Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. What Is Aircraft Stability? Stability is the aircrafts tendency to maintain its attitude or orientation. Lateral stability depends on the aircrafts design.

Aileron

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. Instead of a gentle breeze out of the west, we had over 20 knots of headwind blowing out of the south. Obviously, the winds aloft were nowhere near forecast.

VOR

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

Adam Estes) Inside the museum one can find a former United Airlines Boeing 727-100 (registration number N7017U) hanging from the second story balcony. In 1991, N7017U was retired from United Airlines operational fleet, but instead of being scavenged for parts and scrapped, N7017U was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry.

Cockpit

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

The most recent case, when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 experienced extreme turbulence in May 2024, led to thirty passengers injured and one death by a passenger who suffered a heart attack. Before that, the most recent turbulence-related passenger flight with a fatality in the NTSB database was United Airlines flight 826 in 1997.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Suppose the switch is set to taxi, and the aircraft is flying above 40 knots. Logo Lights Logo lights are lights mounted on the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft and point upward toward the vertical stabilizer, illuminating the airlines logo. These lights are not a legal requirement.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

With a cruise speed of around 162 knots and a range near 700 nautical miles, the Seminole provides performance without overwhelming complexity. Students training on the DA42 often move directly into airline cadet programs or turbine transition courses. Its versatility makes it a popular choice in both the U.S. and Europe.

Cockpit

AOPA

JULY 21, 2025

The aircraft has a useful load of just over 900 pounds, and a stall speed below 45 knots. The RV–15 will cruise at 140 knots and needs less than 400 feet for takeoff and landing. The horizontal tail has morphed into a traditional fixed horizontal stabilizer and elevator with an electrically actuated trim tab.

Tail

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

A support mechanism, such as a tacky brace, can help stabilize the setup, avoiding detachment due to cold conditions at higher altitudes. These mounts can be conveniently attached to windows, offering flexibility in positioning. However, its essential to secure the mount against vibrations and temperature changes.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

First of all, the sudden and quick movements can affect crew performance and the stability of your aircraft. airline accidents between 2009 and 2018. Clear air turbulence usually becomes more likely when wind speeds in the jet stream reach around 110 knots. Horizontal wind speed changes by 40 knots or more over 150 miles.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

The none-too-modest aim of Boom Supersonic is to design and manufacture a supersonic airliner, which it calls Overture. Boomless cruise holds out the possibility of flight speeds 50 percent higher than those of subsonic airliners. Almost eight times as much fuel is needed to propel an airplane at 400 knots as at 200.

Drag

Flight Training Central

MAY 11, 2025

There are numerous jobs in aviation besides just airline pilot. Career opportunities include business aviation pilot, flight instructing, cargo airlines, military flying, law enforcement and many more. You can set your own schedule, use airports that airlines dont serve and leave the hassles of security lines behind.

Pilot

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Airlines of all flags have shared woes recently. Business aircraft operate like quasi-airlines, blazing creative trails to folly. The digital flight data recorder (DFDR) data indicated that the captain attempted takeoff at a rotation speed 23 knots slower than the calculated rotation speed Anything else? Thats FA tenacity.

Pilot

Aerotime

AUGUST 27, 2024

This included testing the retraction and extension of the landing gear, as well as assessing a digital stability augmentation system known as a roll damper to enhance in-flight stability. The XB-1 serves as a demonstrator for Boom’s upcoming Overture airliner.

Stability

Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

It features a forward-swept main wing, plus a smaller set of horizontal canard-style stabilizers mounted on the forward fuselage. The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot.

Gross Weight

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation. We will now begin our tour through a commercial airline flight, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey! After reaching 100 knots, the aircraft will continue to accelerate to what is referred to as its V1 speed.

Cabin Crew

AV Web

AUGUST 29, 2024

Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft is designed to provide the foundation for the design and development of its supersonic airliner, dubbed Overture. During its second test flight, XB-1 flew for about 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 10,400 feet and speeds of 232 knots. XB-1 had a fantastic second flight this morning.

Knot

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning. EQRoy / Shutterstock This is a regular source of passenger frustration on certain airlines. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere.

Cabin Crew

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Not to worry: The airliner you are flying has probably not entered a stall in its entire 20- to 30-year service lifespan.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

It’s where you sharpen your skills, handle more complex systems, and prepare for real-world airline operations. They are a gateway to professional aviation careers—airlines, charters, and cargo operations all require pilots with multi-engine ratings. It’s known for its T-tail design and stability.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

There are numerous jobs in aviation besides just airline pilot. Career opportunities include business aviation pilot, flight instructing, cargo airlines, military flying, law enforcement and many more. You can set your own schedule, use airports that airlines don’t serve and leave the hassles of security lines behind.

Pilot in Command

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. Upon his return, he reported that both right-hand and left-hand rear stabilizers had sustained damage.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The pilot died instantly.

True Airspeed

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Alongside a nearby highway, some recognizable bits of airplane, the vertical stabilizer and rudder, a horizontal stabilizer and elevator, fell separately to Earth. After the military, he joined Hughes Airwest as an airline pilot and settled down with his wife and baby in Boulder City. The pilot died instantly.

True Airspeed

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. The aircraft was 44 knots higher than its target landing speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Wind Shear

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

In business jets and airliners, the issue is usually being too fast, leading to a runway excursion and often substantial damage or even fatalities. Make this one of the key measures of your pilot proficiency: can you maintain a predetermined airspeed with a maximum deviation of +10/-5 knots (the Private Pilot ACS)?

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