Aileron Hangar Runway 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. Before rolling out on the runway, I confirmed my plan with Waghorn based on our ground school session earlier in the day. I reset the trim to neutral and did a control check.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. If the aircrafts wingspan is long enough, its ailerons will extend beyond the vortex diameter, and counter control would still be possible.
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Plane and Pilot
JUNE 26, 2025
A week later, I met Hunton and his wife at the Hangar Hotel at Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg to try the Jabiru 230-D on for size. You will still have full aileron control by moving your arm side to side, and you’ll have brakes too.” Twist my arm,” I thought. Hunton and McLeod pilot the J-230D around South Texas.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
Depressions in the vertical stabilizer and rudder, as well as stabilator skins and ailerons, all help increase panel stiffness while allowing less under-skin structure. The owner I joined in partnership was the second owner of the Cherokee, and it was based right here, Widell says, gesturing to his spotless hangar at Twin Oaks.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 20, 2025
On the landing approach, Saari, tightened the strap on his goggles, opened the cockpit, and stuck his head into the slipstream to see the runway, setting the Thunderbolt down safely and rolling to a stop. Saari had no forward visibility, and flew on instruments for the 50-minute flight home.
AV Web
DECEMBER 22, 2024
Unfortunately, the government and its money-schlepping agency, the IR of S, strongly believes in the traditional calendar, so today, I find myself rummaging through my hangar’s detritus and junk in search of deductible items and a clue on how to end this year of flying on a high note. Yet, the past twelve months have not been a waste.
Air Facts
MAY 24, 2024
Centerline, centerline, centerline Air Facts Journal It was a beautiful May day as we grabbed the tow bar to pull the 1981 Cessna 182 out of the hangar. After one last check to my left to make sure there weren’t any yahoos on an unapproved short final (old habit), I took the runway then pressed the throttle in to full power.
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