Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
His system would provide an aircraft with automatic stability and control mechanism, through the control of the ailerons, stabilizer, and tail rudder through the use of a set of simple gyroscopes. The process of flight can be divided into seven crucial stages – taxi, take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and landing phases.
Plane and Pilot
JULY 2, 2025
This is new territory for beginning pilots, who must be taught the right—and wrong—ways to manage ascent and descent. For climbing, full or recommended climb power is usually employed, and for descent or landing approach, a power setting that produces the desired descent rate is selected.
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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?
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Keep a close eye on your airspeed, descent rate, and alignment, adjusting controls as needed. Work on timing your rudder and aileron inputs to be smooth and coordinated. Pilots coordinate aileron into the wind and opposite rudder to maintain runway alignment. The key is practice and developing a feel for the controls.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. Theres a whole other reason for using checklists, and that is preparing the pilot mentally for the next flight phase, such as descent or landing, among others.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Use ailerons and rudder together to maintain coordinated flight. Adjusting Bank Angle and Descent Rate: Control your descent by adjusting your bank angle and pitch. Reduce descent rate and airspeed during flare to achieve a smooth touchdown. Avoid steep banks that increase stall risk and reduce glide efficiency.
Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 12, 2025
Aircraft Controls: Primary ControlsAilerons, Elevators, Rudder The three primary flight controls ailerons , elevators, and rudderare essential for piloting an aircraft. Ailerons, located on the wings, control the plane’s roll. Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion.
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