Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Flight controls mean ailerons, elevator, and rudder, of course, but on some airplanes, if the trim is mis-set, the plane might be difficult or impossible to control. That flap retraction was not performed, and although the airplane made it into the air, it did not maintain sustained flight. Your airplane may be different.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Or perhaps you’re designing a fully-fledged cockpit that rivals real-world flight training rigs. Many sim pilots also purchase dedicated peripherals to control the rudder and engines. Some devices also offer a basic level of rudder and throttle control. It all depends on your goals. This is by design, of course.

Rudder

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

Starlink Mini isnt exactly tiny, but it can be mounted in most GA airplanes. Ive flown with it on multiple cross-country trips and can tell you its like having full-speed home Wi-Fi on your airplane, all over the US and at all altitudes. Attention is a scarce resource in life today, and flying light airplanes requires a lot of it.

Weather

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 19, 2025

Rudder Work and Component Fabrication Progress has also been made on the aircrafts rudders. The number one (left) rudder is nearly complete. Weve had it hanging on the airplane already and weve taken it off. If all goes according to plan, the stabilizer may be installed ahead of WWII Weekend in June.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 5, 2025

Designed to be a training aircraft for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), the Sage Type 3 reveals the story of how a department store outfitter mobilized to build airplanes for the Royal Navy during WWI. The company that would build the Sage Type 3 had existed even before the invention of the airplane.

Weight-Shift-Control

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Airplane ready. Feet on rudder pedals. At 500 feet down the runway, the little airplane leaped into the air despite my plan to build more speed before taking off. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, and every sense was tuned to the heartbeat of the small new airplane. First flight in a new airplane. Pilot ready?

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

Before a student pilot can legally fly solo, they must be able to demonstrate not just control of the airplane but command of the environment around it. READ MORE: How EFB Helps Private Pilots Transition to IFR Flying What an EFB really does is change how pilots interface with the cockpit.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

JULY 22, 2025

After 800 hours of flying, with almost 50 different types in my logbook, there are several airplanes that I have felt one with—Game Aerospace’s GB1 GameBird , almost any member of the classic and modern day Cub species, and a very specific Cessna 170, just to name a few. I asked as I scoured the cockpit. Where the heck is it?”

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

This means buying the airplane right so there’s money—lots of it— left in the budget for major panel upgrades. Still, the market for avionics systems for turbine airplanes is dominated by Garmin, which earns regulatory approval at impressive rates. Now everything has gone to LCD,” Brown said.

Flight Deck

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft is even still operational to some degree, as pneumatic and air pressure systems in place of the hydraulic system still actuate the 727’s landing gear, flaps, slats, rudder, elevators, and right aileron! On the nose of the cockpit section, the aircraft also bears the name of Captain William R.

Cockpit

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In addition, the chargers were too bulky to bring along in the cockpit. In thermals the V3M is even easier and more stable than the V2 (which requires more rudder to remain coordinated). There’s nothing that can beat it except for highly powered airplanes without glider in tow. Self-launch from high altitude airports.

Density Altitude

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. They work by deflecting airflow at the wings trailing edge.

Aileron

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. Cockpit: Where Control Happens Cockpit, also known as the flight deck , is the nerve center of the airplane.

Lift

AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Some of them seem funny to us now, like the fact that most of our airplanes had no radios or, God forbid, transponders and ELTs, while other facets of the 1970s are tragic. I began my flying life in the early 1970s. Saying that things were different back then would be a major understatement.

Flight Deck

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Learning the right types of aircraft maneuvers isn’t just about checking off boxes—it’s about building muscle memory, sharp instincts, and total confidence in the cockpit. These basic skills form the backbone of safe and effective flying and set the stage for everything you do in the cockpit.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. And on short final at Knoxville, I got chirps from a flock of unrecognized electronic birds, telling me something but not in airplane-speak.

Weather

AV Web

MAY 11, 2025

Not much was noticed there except that on one aircraft, the cockpit floor carpeting was bunched up, restricting the travel of the rudder pedals, and on another airplane, the onboard fire extinguisher had gone out of date and had a weak charge.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

So when you’re in the cockpit, you’ll know exactly what to do. We practice power-off stalls to help us identify the signs of a stall and the characteristics of your airplane when it stalls. Maintain Control and Increase Airspeed It’s important that you add right rudder to neutralize the aircraft’s left-turning tendencies.

Descent

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 8, 2025

This can happen to any airplane type. Level the wings : Use coordinated rudder and aileron inputs. These practice sessions are vital for helping you recognize stall warnings, such as: Quieter cockpit. Do you know what causes aerodynamic stalls and how to prevent them? Apply full power: Increase the throttle to full.

Lift

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

These exercises aim to sharpen your skills and awareness in the cockpit. Ground reference maneuvers aim to train you to accurately control your airplane under various wind conditions. Be respectful, and remember that your airplane makes a lot of noise. As your airplane faces the crosswind, it will naturally drift inward.

Crosswind

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

View of the right side forward area of the airplane showing the covered pitot probe. He returned to the cockpit, no doubt embarrassed at his rookie mistake, but there was no harm done. While the captain was waiting, he noticed an advisory on the Crew Alerting System: RUDDER LIMITER FAULT. Captain : Why is it in pitch?

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Another surveillance video camera recorded the airplane now in a nose-down, left-wing-down attitude, then fully rolling left and impacting the ground inverted. In the accident airplane, the left engine fuel valve assembly was found in off position. Most twin-engine airplanes will roll and yaw in the direction of the dead engine.

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

But in Minden, Nebraska, just south of Interstate 80 and in the shadow of a row of grain elevators across the street and the railroad, there is an incredible collection of all manner of antiques, from historic buildings, cars, a steam locomotive, household appliances, and even airplanes. They can all be found in the Pioneer Village.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Neglecting to Extend Landing Gear Distractions and workload pile up fast in the cockpit. Different airplane models use different landing gear position indicators. Most airplanes have a warning horn that goes off when youre already configured for landing but the gear still isnt down and locked.

Air Traffic Control

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

The pilot said he refueled the airplane the day before the accident and checked the fuel level during his preflight inspection the following morning. The postaccident examination of the airplane was compromised by the saltwater damage to the engine. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.

Density Altitude

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

The airplane came to rest about 1600 feet from the Runway 31 threshold and about 250 feet right of the extended centerline. Examination of the accident site confirmed flight-control continuity from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces. We cant emphasize enough the need for rudder coordination.

Final Approach

Air Facts

JULY 14, 2025

Why do you think Wilbur Wright flew their airplane first? do they move in the right directions when I move the stick and rudders? People driving cars, people flying airplanes, people working at convenience stores, hospitals. He won the coin toss with Orville B. He lost the coin toss with Orville C. attached and B.

Lift

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Right after takeoff, you throw a grappling hook at the end of a short rope out of the cockpit. Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. It is likely that lowering the airplanes nose to reduce its angle of attack, while the proper technique, was counterintuitive to the pilot at such a low altitude.

Drag

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

Although owners generally raved—and still do—about the Malibu’s impressive capabilities, it gained a reputation as a problem airplane. As is often the case, the production airplane was heavier than intended, but this was offset by a boost in takeoff weight. It was essentially the same airplane with a Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A of 350 hp.

Knot

Flying Magazine

JULY 25, 2025

Thankfully, the cockpit is not the only place where pilots can practice. Fly the airplane you will or do fly in reality. Navigate with only a sectional chart , flight plan , and the world outside the cockpit. Then, bring what you learn to the real cockpit. Stick with basic aircraft. Work in go-arounds and radio calls.

Cockpit

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Even before the First World War erupted, the armies of Europe were beginning to recognize the potential of airplanes for military purposes, though largely as a way to support ground armies through reconnaissance as opposed to fighting one another in the air. Flying controls were only fitted in the rear cockpit. 2 for its first flight.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

JULY 1, 2025

Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. Some do well while others struggle as they get used to the feel of real controls, refine their rudder coordination skills, and attempt to tune radios and VORs without the option of hitting a “pause” button. They already have some rudimentary flows.

Rudder

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

For this year’s Ultimate Issue, I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone into an airplane worthy of the Ultimate title. The DC-6 sits tall on its landing gear to accommodate the three-bladed propellers, but the airplane has a balanced and proportional appearance. One can dream and prepare, right?

Flight Deck

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

"Hi.I'm in Delaware." - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World , 1992 Restless Pilot Syndrome Having resumed acting as pilot in command of my own airplane after a relatively brief setback, I was delighted beyond words to be back at it. Seeing none, I set up for a left downwind to runway 20 and rolled out on the reasonably smooth turf runway.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 28, 2025

Material: Leather Sole: Rubber Pros: Designed to grip rudder pedals, semi-high-top design for extra support Special Features : Fire resistant liner Carbon midsole Nomex fire-resistant laces Pric e: $267.95 Comfort is especially important when you are flying an airplane full of passengers.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The airplane, N130Q, was constructed by Douglas at Santa Monica, California in 1943 as a C-53D-DO with serial number 42-68834. For a very thorough and engaging read on the full history of the DC-3 floatplane, including wartime history and the details of the Folsom airplane, we encourage readers to pick up a copy of Jakob H.

Rudder