Flying Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

CubCrafters offered to bring FLYING the first of the kitbuilt NXCubs to north Idaho and turn us loose with it for two weeks to fly into the backcountry—introducing pilots of all experience and skill levels to the airplane. CubCrafters said its goal was to build an airplane with a 1,000-pound useful load. That got our attention.

Gross Weight

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

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The many analyses and videos on these topics have been done in what can best be described as laboratory conditions—carefully selected ideal conditions of pilot, airplane, and environment. The instructor was able to complete the turn, but the airplane overshot the runway. The engine problem was unaddressed carburetor ice.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Beyond that, likely with an instructor, you can learn fun, new skills in the same airplane. If you have access to both low- and high-wing airplanes, you can practice till you’re really good in both. And only focus on aligning the center of the airplane. Another way is to polish the skills you already learned.

Crosswind

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. Proper rudder use is required to counter adverse yaw to maintain coordinated flight. The Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for your airplane will list V A , typically for maximum gross weight.

Lift

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Common mistakes include neglecting clearing turns, delaying stall recovery, and misusing the rudder. This is often the clean configuration at max gross weight. As you increase the throttle, anticipate the need to add more right rudder. Keep an eye on the turn coordinator and nudge the rudder in the direction it indicates.

Lift

Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

Twenty years ago today, I bought an airplane. I'm in Oklahoma and I just bought an airplane." Compared to the tired, 100 horsepower, 2-seat Cessna I did my training in, this airplane was a veritable beast and it had a great paintjob, too. Also, weak batteries cannot start airplanes. Bill admonished out of embarrassment.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. These stick and rudder skills will help you with crosswind landings.

Weight-Shift-Control

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?

Rudder

Flying Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

READ MORE: Top 5 Used Four-Seater Airplanes to Buy One upgrade they offered is called the Super 700 Aerostar, which takes 601P and 602P Aerostars and fits them with 350-HP Lycoming TIO-540-U2A engines mated with three-blade Hartzell props. The airplane gets a gross weight boost to 6,356 pounds ramp weight.

Knot

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Because the photo is black and white, I dont know for sure what color the aircraft was, but my research indicates the yellow-and-orange paint scheme was popular in 1946, so Im going to hazard a guess that is what the airplane my mother flew looked like. Both those airplanes have been on the aviation bucket list since I earned my certificate.

Weight-Shift-Control

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.

Gross Weight

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.

Airplanes

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.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The aging fleet flown by many operators is steadily racking up hours, imposing more and more maintenance burdens on 50-year-old airframes while production of new airplanes has slowed to a trickle, and the cost of the few available is high. A two-seat dedicated IFR training airplane hadn’t been certified since the Cessna 152 of 1978.

Knot