Airplanes Center of Gravity General Aviation 
Flying Magazine
JULY 9, 2025
Question: I know there are some aircraft that are to be soloed from the rear seat only, but is there a rule about which seat a solo pilot occupies in a side-by-side airplane? Answer: There is no FAR that stipulates which seat a pilot should or must occupy when flying solo in a side-by-side airplane.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. Fly-by-wire is expensive, so you wont find it on most small general aviation aircraft.
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Pilot Institute
APRIL 12, 2025
Application of Newton’s Third Law in Aviation When we talk about airplanes, we focus primarily on two forces: Lift (how the aircraft stays aloft). High camber generally promotes more airflow deflection, thanks to something called Bernoullis Principle. This generates a downward force on the tail ( reaction ).
Pilot Institute
APRIL 22, 2025
Interestingly, the FAA started issuing BasicMed for general aviation (GA) pilots as an alternative to the third-class medical certificate in 2017. Studying aviation theory helps reduce the time to master flight maneuvers. For instance, the airplane category includes four classes: Single-engine land. Multiengine sea.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 2, 2025
Aircraft manufacturers design training and general aviation aircraft to react this way when disturbed in pitch. Weight Distribution Effects For example, moving the aircrafts Center of Gravity (CG) aft makes it less stable in pitch. This is called a damped or convergent phugoid.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
An aft center of gravity increases flat spin risk. A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Some aircraft can enter flat spins even if their center of gravity is in the normal range.
Flying Magazine
MAY 3, 2024
The COA opens the ability for the company to perform what it terms “A-to-B flights” within the corridor’s general aviation airspace, allowing it to test aircraft range, among other things. Following ground testing at its headquarters and test site, MightyFly began flying the 2024 Cento at the corridor’s origin airport on March 4.
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