Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
Flying for extended periods of time at the controls of a basic aircraft was hard physical work, and poor weather or mechanical issues could also add to pilot fatigue on longer flights. Sperrys first autopilot was born from the concept of assisting pilots during longer flights and reducing their workload, both physical and mental.
Flying Magazine
MAY 2, 2025
Dented washer noted in NTSB report [Courtesy: NTSB] The left wing remained attached to the fuselage, although the outer section of the aileron was fractured at its hinge point. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The right wing remained attached to the fuselage.
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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.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 4, 2025
The Weather Vane It mostly comes from the vertical stabilizer (fin) and the sides of the fuselage behind the center of gravity. To help you understand this, imagine a weather vane with the CG as the pivot. Elevons and Control Surfaces An ingenious solution is to combine the elevator and aileron, which gives you: the elevon.
Northstar VFR
JUNE 8, 2025
They are tired, the weather is marginal, and there is a system failure on the flight. Spatial Disorientation : Illusions from flying in degrading weather, optical illusions, night flying, etc. Recovering from a Nose-Low Unusual Attitude: Simultaneously power to idle and roll the wings level using appropriate aileron/rudder inputs.
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. Courtesy: Epic Aircraft] Avionics The big change in the AX is the avionics suite, starting with the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck with synthetic vision, vital traffic, engine monitoring, 3D Safe Taxi and Taxiway Routing, Smart Glide, and weather. With a 15.4-1
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 23, 2025
NTSB weather data analysis determined the wind at 7,500 feet (about 700 feet above the runway) was from 210 degrees at 17 knots—a healthy tailwind for base leg. But the plane was now so slow that the increased angle of attack created by the lowered right aileron caused that wing to stall.
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