Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 12, 2025

He was proud of his little bird, with its unique split sliding canopy, no rudder pedals, and a delightful art deco instrument panel. Then, a few years ago, I was privileged to hear how an amazing young woman, Jessica Cox , earned her sport pilot certificate. Born without arms, Cox flew her trusty Ercoupe using only her feet.

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Rudder Tail Crosswind Airplanes 105

Plane and Pilot

MAY 19, 2025

Just after departing from Runway 5, the pilot announced on the airports common traffic advisory frequency that the engine was running rough and he was returning to the airport. Another pilot flying in the airport traffic pattern reported that the accident airplane appeared too high and fast to land on Runway 23.

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Rudder Airplanes Annual Inspection Runway 73

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

A wing will always stall at the same angle of attack; however, weight, and bank angle, power setting and load factor may change the speed or the pitch attitude at which the airplane stalls. Also, the weight in the airplane must be properly distributed and balanced. The test standards divide stalls into power off and power on.

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Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

Have you ever seen an airplane with no tail and no vertical fin, but with just a sleek wing? A tailless aircraft is a fixed-wing airplane without a horizontal stabilizing surface. A tailless aircraft may still have a fuselage and a vertical tail (fin and rudder). The rudder allows you to make controlled yaw movements.

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Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. Its first-class team, led by Ian Waghorn, ensures that pilots leave the training program feeling confident, competent, and safe in their new or new-to-them GameBird.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

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. An EFB is, according to FAA Advisory Circular 91-78 , any portable electronic device used to display charts, documents, or other materials typically found in a pilots flight bag.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Cockpit 95

Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

By Josh Page, CFI Ever heard your flight instructor say, More right rudder? One of the fundamental aerodynamic concepts in aviation isleft-turning tendenciesthe natural forces that cause an airplane to yaw or roll left, particularly in a single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft. Right rudder is your best friend.

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Airplanes Rudder Torque Thrust 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 5, 2025

A type club is a collection of owners and supporters of a specific type of airplane organized to share make- and model-specific technical information and hints for owning and flying the aircraft. Many airplanes are very weight limited with full fuel, for instance. For example, will the type support my intended use?

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Pilot Airplanes Center of Gravity Annual Inspection 87

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

The preliminary report on the accident that killed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Pilot Rob Holland (pictured here in 2015) made history by winning for the seventh consecutive year at the U.S. Scott Slocum The airplane had been modified for aerobatics.

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Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Runway 122

CFI Academy

MARCH 28, 2025

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. left aileron, right rudder). How to Perform: Enter a turn (e.g., 65 knots in a Cessna 172).

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Aileron Rudder Checkride AGL 96

Plane and Pilot

MAY 19, 2024

When Zenith Aircraft CEO Sebastien Heintz invited me to attend the company’s annual homecoming event at its Missouri headquarters at the Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ) … Read More "Building a Rudder at Zenith" The post Building a Rudder at Zenith appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Rudder Pilot Airplanes 111

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2025

Remember trying to drive the airplane on the ground with the yoke the first time you attempted to taxi it? READ MORE: Student Pilots Must Be Ready to Learn The opposite of this is positive transference, when a previously learned skill supports one you are learning by reinforcing useful habits and knowledge.

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Rudder Approach Airplanes VOR 94

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With just sixteen airworthy examples, the Douglas A-26 Invader is not the most numerous warbird out there, which means qualified pilots are equally rare. However, among that small cadre, there is one pilot, Stephen Swift, who has four (approximately 38% of the population) of the world’s flying Invaders in his logbook. Imagine that.

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Airplanes Pilot Rudder Approach 116

Northstar VFR

DECEMBER 22, 2024

By Josh Page, CFI The private pilot practical test is the finish line to getting your private pilot certificate and being able to fly as a licensed pilot. Lets look at four common private pilot oral exam questions and see how you can ace them! So how do you recover from a spin? So how do you recover from a spin?

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Pilot Checkride Aileron Final Approach 78

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.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Rudder Stability Cockpit 124

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 3, 2025

As the price for typical entry-level airplanes climbs ever higher and the supply of affordable types dwindles with time, its becoming increasingly difficult to find examples priced below $30,000. In most cases, airplanes in this range require some attention to be brought up to snuff, both mechanically and visually.

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Rudder Annual Inspection Aileron Airplanes 76

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. Years ago, a very young pilot took her first passenger, her husband, on her first flight after getting a private certificate after 125 hours.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Aileron 95

AV Web

JANUARY 19, 2025

My mission was to bring a box of hot coffee from a popular donut joint and another pilot friend, Henry, to help Tom change the oil on his 7ac Champ. This hangar has more wintertime pilot bull sessions per square inch than any other in the tri-state area. Tom is one of the lucky few around here who has an insulated and heated hangar.

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Rudder Transponder Hangar Pilot 98

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale chooses an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, a good deal, or has other qualities we find interesting. The fabric-covered wings are reported to be in good condition, and the airplane features LED wing tip nav lights and a dual Univair landing light kit.

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Avionics Master Switch Transponder Airplanes Rudder 91

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

That new plan, when combined with the portable Starlink Mini hardware kit ($499), means pilots can finally have high speed internet access in flight, without large external antennas or prohibitively expensive monthly fees. If this anecdotal sample is any guide, pilots have noticed the news. The system is hardly perfect.

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Weather Airplanes Pilot Cockpit 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Many sim pilots also purchase dedicated peripherals to control the rudder and engines. Never before have sim pilots seen the world portrayed with such stunning accuracy. For the first time, sim pilots can navigate visually using real-world landmarks. .” A joystick is the most straightforward flight controller.

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Rudder Crosswind Pilot Air Traffic Control 96

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 21, 2025

Happiest meandering from grass strip to grass strip on warm summer days, the pilot is provided with a stick, rudder pedals, a door that can be opened in flight, and little else to distract from the experience. The post Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1947 Piper J3 Cub appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot 89

Northstar VFR

JULY 21, 2024

More right rudder!!” It’s a rite of passage for pilots-in-training to hear these words come from their flight instructor repeatedly. The airplane rudder is one of the most misunderstood of the primary flight controls. Yet the rudder is one of the most important and one of the most under-utilized. Stay coordinated!”

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Rudder Airplanes Pilot Stability 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. How did any given airplane sell? However, the airplane must be completed in a way that it conforms exactly to the SLSA example, of which there must be one for an ELSA to exist.

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

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.

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

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.

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Weight-Shift-Control Tail Airplanes Rudder 98

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.

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Rudder Airplanes Drag Pilot 144

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Airplanes like the Piper Cherokee probably dont get their due. Ask a stranger to think of a small GA airplane, and theyll probably conjure something like a Cub. Fearsome metal airplanes helped win a global conflict, yet pilots came home to variations on prewar designs of tube-and-fabric construction and modest performance.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Aerotime

JUNE 14, 2024

The PCU is the power control unit which provides power to the aircraft’s rudder. According to Boeing, a plane “moves in two axes if it experiences a Dutch roll, which is caused by wind or pilot input”. The “nose may go left to right as the airplane simultaneously banks side to side”.

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Rudder Airlines Airline Airplanes 204

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

READ MORE: Dont Forget: Flight Instruction Is a Business Prior to takeoff, brief the customer on the positive exchange of controls and advise that two hands on the yoke in a small airplane is not necessary and is only found in bad TV movies. I see an airplane doesnt help unless we know where it is in relation to our aircraft.

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Weather Airplanes Altimeter Rudder 79

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

Jeppesen Student Pilot Logbook This compact logbook can be thrown into any flight bag. With 96 easy to read green pages that are bleed resistant, you can log 520 entries making it a go-to for any entry level pilot. The basic layout this logbook offers keeps it simple for all new pilots to keep track of flights with ease.

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Rudder Pilot Weather Airplanes 84

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. None of the pilots or flying students were female or sported a skin color other than beige. I began my flying life in the early 1970s.

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Flight Deck Transponder Checkride Cockpit 95

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the case of certain passengers, a flight may represent the first time they have ever been onboard an airplane, generating feelings of excitement and trepidation in equal measure about what may lie ahead. Once this message is conveyed to the pilots, they disengage the aircraft’s parking brake, hence the ‘ wobble ’.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 273

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Airplane ready. Pilot 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.

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Gross Weight Runway Crosswind Airplanes 65

Pilot Institute

MARCH 24, 2025

Once the airplane has reached a point where it nearly stalls or loses lift, youll initiate a pivot or turn. How to Execute a Stall Turn To execute a stall turn, the pilot enters a vertical climb with full power, which will cause the airspeed to drop. The stall turn consists of three main parts.

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Rudder Lift Descent Pilot 52

CFI Academy

MARCH 28, 2025

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. left aileron, right rudder). How to Perform: Enter a turn (e.g., 65 knots in a Cessna 172).

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Aileron Rudder Checkride AGL 52

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

For anyone training to become a pilot or aviation technician, understanding the anatomy of an aircraft is one of the first essential steps. The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. This is where the pilot and any co-pilot sit and manage every aspect of flight.

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Lift Thrust Tail Horizontal Stabilizer 52