Flight Training Central
MARCH 3, 2025
Recovery is made by lowering the nose, simultaneously applying full power while maintaining directional control with coordinated use of aileron and rudder. Reduce the angle of attack, add full power, and maintain directional control using coordinated rudder and aileron pressures. The recovery procedure is the same as for all stalls.
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?
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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.
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
Pulling the prop back to 1,500 rpm (from its normal 1,700 rpm) reduces the noise level but does not change speed or fuel burn as the autothrottle adjusts torque. Preflight is conventional and gives one an opportunity to look at the excellent fit and finish of the airframe. gph fuel burn. It is a step above what we are used to in any airplane.
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. There’s also loading baggage and fueling, and whatever preflight operations are required. But here’s a surprise.
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.
Northstar VFR
JULY 21, 2024
These are called left turning tendencies and include P-factor, spiraling slipstream, torque, and gyroscopic precession. A pilot might have to use more aileron inputs, especially if it’s bumpy and the aircraft is getting moved around. There are other reasons the nose wants to yaw to the left at high power settings.
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