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.

Rudder

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

READ MORE: Airshow Pilot Rob Holland Killed in Accident Holland held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, airplane multiengine land, and gliders. Scott Slocum The airplane had been modified for aerobatics. National Aerobatic Championships.

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

However, as Epic CEO Doug King told FLYING , the airplane was originally designed to be a big-engine, high-performance machine, unlike many manufacturers that start small and progressively add power. We note that the airplane we flew, the first AX off the line, equipped with nearly every option, had a useful load of 2,918 pounds.

Rudder

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

I fully expected the gauge to fix itself before we landed because that is what old airplanes frequently do (this airframe was about 42 years young). Rudder trim fixes the yaw issue, but surprisingly we do not have a single caution or warning light. Seeing my position visually, I was now totally confident I could make the runway.

Knot

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

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Airplane ready. I lined up on Runway 27. The longest runway at Palm Beach County Park Airport (KLNA) is 3,500 feet, plus fields and open spaces would be ahead of me. 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.

Runway

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

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.

Weather

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

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. The process is then repeated with left rudder and a right glance.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

As with all airplane maneuvering, proper altitude changes are based on the foundational formula “power plus attitude equals performance.” This climb speed is determined by minimizing the two sources of drag acting against the airplane. The airplane then sinks back down, requiring time and effort to bring it back to the target altitude.

Descent

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.

Approach

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Nobody answered on unicom, and the facilities were at the west end of the airport, so I decided on left traffic for Runway 27.

Weather

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. If not on day one, then soon after the basics of stick and rudder are mastered. That environment is not limited to weather and airspace. For student pilots, that matters.

Pilot

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

Landing the 727 at Meigs Field would be a challenge, as the runway there was just 3,900-feet (1,200 m), but the airline had a capable crew to take N7017U on its final flight, with Captain B.C. After a low pass for the public and the press that had gathered to watch, Captain Thomas made the approach on runway 36 north.

Cockpit

Chess In the Air

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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. While some of this may be due to continued pilot improvements, a more than 8% improvement is remarkable!

Density Altitude

Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Your instructor will introduce you to the basic components of the aircraft, including the fuselage, wings, ailerons, rudder, elevator, and landing gear. In addition to learning about the aircraft itself, you will also review airport procedures, runway markings, and basic safety guidelines.

Aileron

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 26, 2025

I’ll start introducing you to everyone I know, and we’ll have them teach you a little bit about each of these airplanes.” But I also reminded myself this would soon be the most cost-effective, newer airplane I had ever flown. Gillespie traffic, Jabiru 570BL departing Runway 14, Gillespie,” I announced on frequency.

Aileron

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Turns: Students practice shallow, medium, and steep turns to develop a feel for how the airplane behaves when banking. This develops an understanding of how the airplane reacts at low speeds, a critical skill for safe takeoffs and landings. Proper pitch, power management, and alignment with the runway are emphasized.

Pilot

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.

Torque

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. Nitpicking occurred as it should during the navel-gazing that a stand-down engenders.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

. | Season 7, Episode 5: 'Operation Babylift' | : 2 December 2009 pic.twitter.com/W9hcTj7kSK — Air Crash Investigation (@AirCrash_) April 4, 2022 According to the BAAA, two of the aircrafts four hydraulic systems were out of order and control, and trim cables to the rudder and elevators were severed.

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. Cockpit: Where Control Happens Cockpit, also known as the flight deck , is the nerve center of the airplane. Either way, the goal remains the samemove the airplane forward through the air so lift can be achieved.

Lift

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

Ground reference maneuvers aim to train you to accurately control your airplane under various wind conditions. In the traffic pattern, youll need to ensure that you maintain a course in relation to the runway. In the traffic pattern, this is the runway. Be respectful, and remember that your airplane makes a lot of noise.

Crosswind

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

JULY 1, 2025

If you’ve always wanted to build an airplane (or have the regulatory freedom of owning an experimental), there are kit-built E-LSA models. There’s a big misconception among many pilots stepping down from twins and big singles that because airplanes like the RV-12 are a lot smaller and slower, they’re easier to handle.

Gross Weight

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

View of the right side forward area of the airplane showing the covered pitot probe. The captain slowed the aircraft from 104 knots and exited the runway onto a taxiway. First officer : Fff– They exited the runway to the taxiway and the captain shut down the left engine. He called out that he had no airspeed.

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

CDT, a Beech Baron lifted off from Runway 35 at Lubbock Executive Airpark in Texas (F82). The accident pilot does a cursory look over the plane’s exterior, gets in, starts the engines, and taxis to the runway. In the accident airplane, the left engine fuel valve assembly was found in off position. By 11:40 a.m.

Knot

Air Facts

JUNE 30, 2025

In aviation, there are memorable firsts too: that first flight when you catch the flying bug; the first solo, slipping the surly bonds all by yourself; your first VFR flight plan that unexpectedly ends up in IMC; or your first precision approach where you spot the runway right at minimums. I have my own memorable aviation firsts.

Weather

Air Facts

JULY 18, 2025

My instructor kept pulling the yoke aft as the airplane shrieked in protest, the stall warning screaming louder than any siren I’d heard before. Then, as the G-forces eased and the airplane began to recover, I saw the tallest pine branch pass by the window, its needles seemingly watching us in alarm. We made it to the runway.

AGL

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Instead of rolling on wheels, the aircrafts underside makes direct contact with the runway. Depending on your options, you may be forced to land on a runway, a field, or even water. Different airplane models use different landing gear position indicators. You may not have the advantage of landing on a runway at all.

Air Traffic Control

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

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. The accident airplane was the last one among a group of five, and two landings had been performed without incident. The private pilot was fatally injured. Subsequently, its pitch attitude increased.

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? I had to turn a ninety-degree corner on the taxiway to go towards the runway, and I couldn’t turn with the usual differential braking, and I noticed a large tree was approaching. Airports C.

Lift

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

Air Facts

APRIL 16, 2025

Back then I would buy balsa wood airplane kits, but unfortunately, I had no building experience, and those first kits turned out to be disasters, but I never gave up hope. As I climbed aboard and got strapped down, Captain Bloom started taxing to the end of the field, aligned the aircraft down the grass runway and applied full power.

Rudder