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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

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China Certifies First Commercial Electric Plane

AV Web

The manufacturer says the plane, which is about the size of Cessna 182 but with a much longer 45-foot wing span will have a 90 minute endurance with a range of about 160 miles and a cruise speed of about 120 knots. Top speed is about 156 knots and stall speed is 54 knots. 29, late last week in a social media post.

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Holding Procedures – Airplane Holding Patterns Easily Explained

Pilot Institute

Today we will explain airplane holding patterns in detail, answer some common questions, and even teach you a few ‘hacks’ to make flying a hold a real breeze. A holding procedure is when an airplane flies in a pattern to maintain its geographic location using its onboard navigational instruments. Here’s why airplanes take up the hold.

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Alaska Caravan Found Overweight Before Fatal Crash

AV Web

According to the pilot operating handbook, the maximum permissible takeoff weight for such conditions was the same as the basic airplanes weight, 8,807 pounds. Approximately three minutes later, the autopilot disengaged when the airspeed was 99 knots. The speed then dropped to 70 knots, and the altitude was about 3,100 feet.

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Boeing 777X Pushes Its Limits 

Flying Magazine

In training airplanes such as the Cessna 172, you will find a notation of the “demonstrated crosswind” with the caveat “not a limitation.” ” To get this information the aircraft manufacturers put their airplanes into crosswind conditions to see that it can handle them.

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The Difference Between Category, Class, and Type of Aircraft

Pilot Institute

Key Takeaways Category is the broadest grouping based on aircraft use, like airplane, glider, or rotorcraft. Heres a quick summary: Category: The broadest classification of aircraft based on their intended use and operating environment, such as airplane, glider, or helicopter (rotorcraft). Bear with me; Ill make it easy.

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Classic Theory Meets Digital Computer; Status Quo Emerges Unscathed

Flying Magazine

Subscribe Now Carsons argument began with the familiar observation that because airplanes need to climb, their engines are more powerful than they would be if they were sized solely for most efficient cruising. Efficiency here means specific range, which is measured in miles per gallon, as it is with cars.