Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Practicing stalls will also help you learn the low airspeed flight characteristics of the airplane, and how to control the airplane at low airspeeds which is what you will encounter while maneuvering in the traffic pattern and approaching to land. At the normal approach speed, lower the nose to the approach pitch attitude.

Rudder 96

Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

At first glance, ailerons look like ordinary hinged panels on the wings, but don’t be fooledthey’re important for keeping an aircraft both stable and maneuverable. But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw?

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Control Mechanisms Airplane Controls In airplanes, pilots manage flight using three primary controls: the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. Ailerons, located on the wings, control roll by increasing lift on one wing while decreasing it on the other, allowing the aircraft to bank left or right.

Torque 52

Torque Lift Airplanes Stability 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Since my next adventure is total knee replacement on my anti-torque side, I need endurance and strength on that leg, in addition to pushing on the brakes. The first maneuver was an aileron roll, the simplest in the book. As the RV-8 approached inverted flight, rolling rapidly, I felt a sharp pain in my ribs on the right side.

Torque 76

Torque Airplanes Aileron Pilot 76

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

These are called left turning tendencies and include P-factor, spiraling slipstream, torque, and gyroscopic precession. APPROACH AND LANDING Now we’re approaching the airport and ready to land. A pilot might have to use more aileron inputs, especially if it’s bumpy and the aircraft is getting moved around.

Rudder 52

Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

The complication with helicopters is that the main rotor is driven by an engine that applies a twisting force (torque) to spin it. This is called torque reaction, and if its left unchecked, the helicopter fuselage will spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor. These rotors create equal and opposite torques that cancel out.

Lift 52

Lift Thrust Torque Aileron 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Poor Control Feel When the aircraft approaches a stall, the boundary layer separates from the wing. The lack of airflow over the ailerons results in a loss of control authority and mushy and ineffective controls. You should be able to identify buffeting when flying to prevent the impending stall.

Stability 52

Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52