Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Vortex size is also affected by proximity to the ground. If youre flying low enough to be in ground effect, the vortex isnt able to fully develop. They wont directly change the intensity of the vortex, but theyll help dissipate trailing vortices much quicker than still air. This phenomenon is called Ground Effect.

Turbulence

Professional Pilot

JULY 7, 2025

“Because it has full authority digital engine control (FADEC), it’s hard to overspeed or overtorque. We can load 4 people, have full fuel, and sit there and hover out of ground effect at 70%.” We knew that the weather was only supposed to get worse. Its power is a game-changer.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

But getting there from Rochester, NY is never a simple task and not only requires the runway to be open with favorable conditions, but the weather between here and there must be amenable to a six hour round trip there and back again. Syracuse advised of lake effect snow creating a wall between us and Sodus. In total, I logged about 0.1

Runway