Aileron Altimeter Rudder 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Initiating the Turn: Smoothly apply aileron input to roll into a 45-50 degree bank angle. Coordinate with the rudder to prevent adverse yaw and keep the turn balanced. Monitor your instruments closely, especially the altimeter and airspeed indicator, and make small, continuous adjustments.
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Air Facts
JULY 7, 2025
Why I Returned to Stick and Rudder Air Facts Journal When I first read Stick and Rudder , I had just started flying lessons. Somewhere in a best-of list, I found Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying , by Wolfgang Langewiesche. The first thing that struck me about Stick and Rudder was its leisurely pace.
Photographic Logbook
MAY 19, 2025
As with any taildragger, each rudder input required positive cancelation with opposite rudder to prevent the tail's momentum from yawing the airplane more than intended. Compared to the J-3, I found the rudder of the Decathlon to be significantly heavier, which reduced the crispness of some of my turns. He was right.
Pilot Institute
MAY 9, 2024
We correct for the overbanking tendency with aileron opposite the turn. The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. The left wing’s aileron deflects up, decreasing lift. We counteract adverse yaw by applying rudder in the direction of the turn.
Pilot Institute
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In maintaining a properly coordinated steep turn, the pilot must use the opposite aileron to maintain bank. You may need to apply the opposite aileron to counter the overbanking tendency. Adverse Yaw Adverse yaw is when an aircraft tends to yaw towards a raised wing due to the aerodynamic forces of an aileron deflected down.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. But this can be hard to judge when the altimeter is so sensitive. Make sure to brief which way the aircraft will yaw, and which rudder you will use to counteract it. Good question.
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