Air Facts

JANUARY 13, 2025

The pros and the cons: Cirrus SR22 Air Facts Journal A note on the title: Last time I wrote about a particular airplane (the Cessna 210 ), I titled it Why I love it, why I hate it. Richard Collins memorably wrote about Cirrus pilots in previous articlesboth what they do wrong and what they do right but here Ill focus on the airplane.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The lift and drag imbalance between the left and right ailerons creates adverse yaw. A pilot can prevent adverse yaw by using rudder, and making sure that a turn is coordinated. In this situation, you must add the right rudder to correct for adverse yaw. The differential lift and drag are the main causes of adverse yaw.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Lift 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

When the aircraft is in a high-drag configuration, a stall at a low altitude can be quite dangerous. We practice power-off stalls to help us identify the signs of a stall and the characteristics of your airplane when it stalls. Landing flaps add a lot of drag; removing this notch will help the aircraft accelerate quickly.

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Descent Approach AGL Lift 52

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. Unstable aircraft designs are better suited for high-maneuverability aircraft like aerobatic stunt airplanes or military fighters. What Is an Aileron?

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

Sometimes we would beach the airplane on a sandy shoreline for a brief period while we reviewed our maneuvers, grabbed a bite to eat, and simply enjoyed the experience. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 85

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

Sometimes we would beach the airplane on a sandy shoreline for a brief period while we reviewed our maneuvers, grabbed a bite to eat, and simply enjoyed the experience. He had to drag out his tent and spend the night waiting for the next high tide to release him from his predicament. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.

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Airplanes Torque Tail Pilot 83

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The higher speed creates extra lift, causing the airplane to bank further into the turn. The pilot’s job is to prevent the airplane from banking too quickly or too far. While the tilting lift vectors are an important source of adverse yaw, drag also plays a part. Any time a wing creates lift, it creates induced drag.

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Rudder Lift Aileron Drag 52

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Learn the basic structure of an airplane while in flight school at Leopard Aviation. From the navigation display to the wing structure, understanding all segments of an airplane is crucial in the aviation industry. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To learn all the maneuvers you’ll need to perform on your practical test, check out Airplane Maneuvers Mastery for more. The downward deflected aileron produces more lift, and more lift produces more induced drag. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing.

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Lift Aileron Drag Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude.

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Lift Rudder Drag Checkride 52

Jetwhine

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, this airplane is also designed with systems simple enough—and handling qualities docile enough—to allow no-jet-time aviators to confidently solo in as little as 15 hours. You’d think pilot problems would be all about stick-and-rudder skills here,” he said. Hold full right rudder and gently grab the handbrake.

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Knot Rudder Pilot Checkride 52

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

You’ll have to determine the correct point for your particular airplane, but once you do, you can set up your downwind leg perfectly for any runway. It’s tempting to increase the bank angle and add some rudder to rotate the aircraft. Use the rudder pedals to maintain centerline. Use just enough braking as necessary.

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Descent Weight-Shift-Control Crosswind Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Full flaps are generally used since they lower approach speed and increase drag. The drag allows for a steeper descent, which is particularly helpful when avoiding obstacles. Airplanes with higher wing loading may need power all the way until the flare. These stick and rudder skills will help you with crosswind landings.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Density Altitude Descent 52

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). So, an airplane with a propeller or jet doesnt need to push on stationary air molecules in the atmosphere; it simply grabs and throws whichever air molecules are available backward.

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Lift Torque Thrust Aileron 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its connected, along with a safety weak link, to the tail of the airplane. With skill (and some luck) the hook catches, the plane roars up to not drag the fabric along the ground, and the whole assembly is hoisted into the air. Its not button pushing but rather intuitive rudder coordination. Next, adjust your airspeed.

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Drag Airplanes Pilot Rudder 77

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

During certain phases of flight, you may retract the landing gear to reduce drag and improve climb performance. 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.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Pilot Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

MAY 28, 2025

Theres something about a little yellow tailwheel airplane that has always ignited my soul. Its a horrible boat, and an awful airplane, but its a whole lot of fun, said Clinton. I think this airplane is top caliber for floatplanes in this category. It can hold the extra gross weight. How hard could it be, I thought?

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Gross Weight 94

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most accounts point outcorrectlyhow decisions about spacing and glide path management, and even whether it was wise to hold the pick-up game contest in winds that caused cancellation of a larger, planned STOL Drag event, may have contributed to this crash. Mayday STOL Drag Races, a slow-flight competition. Those lessons are all valid.

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Final Approach Airplanes Drag Crosswind 52

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 7, 2025

All of which makes picking 10 airplanes for your fly-before-you-die list more than just a bit subjective. Meanwhile, Marc Cook, Plane & Pilot editor in chief, has 43 years in the left seat and had the good fortune to work a decade for AOPA and fly a bunch of interesting airplanes. A time capsule, indeed.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Jet 98

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 26, 2024

I want it because I want to travel through time and I want to fly a difficult airplane and I want to feel the wind when I fly and I want people to look, to see, to know that glory still exists. “While I still owned the Fairchild, the son of a previous owner – Scott Gupton – reached out to me to share the airplane’s history.

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Airplanes Aileron Tail Hangar 105

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Landing an airplane is not easy, even for experienced pilots. Your ailerons and rudder will be neutral once you’re in the crab position. We use the rudder to align the aircraft’s longitudinal axis with the centerline. Simultaneously, we apply ailerons opposite the rudder input. We call this de-crabbing.

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Crosswind Longitudinal Axis Aileron Rudder 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

If you’ve ever been on a flight and felt the airplane swaying side to side, you might’ve experienced a taste of what’s known as a Dutch roll. Learning about the Dutch roll can make your next flight feel a little more grounded, even when the airplane isn’t. Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag.

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Stability Center of Gravity Aileron Rudder 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We learn all about aerodynamics, thrust, drag, lift, and gravity, study flight manuals, emergency procedures, and FARs, take oral exams and check rides, and constantly review everything we can find about flying. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.”

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Runway Pilot Approach Weather 95

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A power-on stall occurs when the airplane’s nose rises too high, and the angle of attack becomes too steep, disrupting the airflow over the wings. This requires rudder input to maintain directional control. While takeoff flaps improve performance, they also add unwanted drag. A sudden drop can feel alarming.

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Stability Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Lift 52

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

As part of your preflight preparation, you should always consult the POH/AFM performance charts to determine the airplane performance is acceptable for a safe takeoff and climb for the conditions and location. Once the brakes are released as the airplane accelerates, adjust the airplane’s pitch to attain minimum drag and maximum acceleration.

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Density Altitude Indicated Airspeed Lift Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Warrior was already subjected to hail on my watch during a stop in Kennesaw, GA in 2011 when I watched helplessly as tiny chunks of ice pummeled my airplane. No one wants the skin of their airplane to resemble a dimpled golf ball, Pollyanna commentary about drag reduction aside. At least this time, she would be under roof.

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Descent Approach Airplanes Runway 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Confirm the gauges reflect full power and feel the airplane quiver in anticipation. Can an airplane feel excitement? Now, release the brakes and feel yourself pressed into the seat as you discover less right rudder is needed than you expect. He wanted to expand his companys offerings by selling a backcountry airplane.

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Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 78

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 5, 2025

Yet even then, the Imperial Japanese Army realized that as the war dragged on, a new fighter would be needed. US Army Air Force photo) When the Americans discovered s/n 1446, the aircraft had a red lightning bolt with white borders painted on its rudder and vertical stabilizer.

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Pilot Rudder Tail Airplanes 124

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Since then, the team has advanced the airplane into a kit, one made out of carbon fiber and incorporating more than 1400 hours of the prototype’s operation. But now they are, and as no other Experimental—or certified airplane for that matter—can do what the Gweduck can, it’s time to take a good look at the program.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 79

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A strong or soft market overall can dramatically influence any given airplanes success, quite apart from how it looks or performs. Plus, you know, the airplanes were pretty OK. Literally overnight we got eight semitruck loads of equipment outtooling, molds, and even airplanes. General aviation is driven by myriad forces.

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Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Though renowned for its maneuverability, the Triplane struggled to pull away from the Camel, fighting against the fundamental drag of its triple tiered wings. Naming it Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome (ORA), Palen built a turf runway and got those old airplanes flying again. Over time, he built an extensive flying menagerie.

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Airplanes Runway Pilot Aileron 59