Air Traffic Control Ground Effect Tail 
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. The rush of air travels downward from the underside of the wing as it rotates around the tip. Vortex size is also affected by proximity to the ground.
Professional Pilot
JULY 7, 2025
And it’s nice to have air conditioning here in southern California.” Child also notes that the AW139’s open tail boom allows the unit to access its hoist equipment while decreasing cabin clutter – an improvement over the Bell 412s that the AW139s replaced. The Bell 205A-1’s tail rotor assembly had cracked from metal fatigue.
Photographic Logbook
JANUARY 25, 2025
Volunteer Air Traffic Control Because of its unique geometry, the Alton Bay Ice Runway requires careful coordination on the ground to avoid conflicts. More vintage cred: a V-tailed Beechcraft Bonanza! small and cramped inside) and unhurried (i.e., Oh, because of the purple. In total, I logged about 0.1
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