AV Web

JULY 23, 2025

The single biggest change is the increase in the maximum stall speed for airplanes a Sport Pilot can operate. A Sport Pilot can now get logbook endorsements to operate aircraft with retractable landing gear and airplanes with manually controllable-pitch propellers. airplane) as their training.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

Quick estimates improve decision-making Helps with landing technique, wake turbulence, and IFR corrections. By quickly estimating the crosswind using the above technique, youll be able to focus on the task at hand Flying on an airplane and learning to navigate successfully. The time has come for a quick and dirty solution.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 1, 2025

The fourth digit is the icing layer depth in thousands of feet (62050 9 ), so add this value to the base height to determine the top limit of the icing conditions. (5+9=14) The fourth digit is the icing layer depth in thousands of feet (62050 9 ), so add this value to the base height to determine the top limit of the icing conditions. (5+9=14)

AGL

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

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I was expecting there would be bad turbulence, but to my surprise, it was just really light chop. LATAM 787 map enroute to Santiago LATAM 787 map enroute to Santiago I’m not a great airplane sleeper , so that was about as good as airplane sleep gets for me! The sign stayed on for about 15 minutes.

Descent

Flying Magazine

JULY 30, 2025

With the right gear, you can keep your focus on piloting the airplane and have a distraction-free flight. Motion and vibration from the airplane can cause camera shake, distorting and blurring the image. Since aircraft cockpits are notoriously noisy, standard camera microphones can’t capture clear audio in the airplane unassisted.

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

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

6)PIREP: Flying with iPhone Satellite Messaging Every ten years, a new disruptive technology hits the market that fundamentally changes how we operate small airplanes. With that in mind, compiling a list of the top apps may seem foolish, but once again were going to tryafter all, a brand-new iPad pilot needs to start somewhere.

Weather

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

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

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou!

Pilot in Command

Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

Wake turbulence hit me in the air, and it felt like I had been T-boned from the left side. Environmental Factors Turbulence : Turbulence from wind shear, mountainous terrain, thunderstorms, or microbursts can put your aircraft into an unusual attitude. Performance degrades and could end in a stall and unusual attitude.

Turbulence

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 10, 2025

Ed Vesely, senior pilot of the Helldiver, recently shared insights on the aircrafts turbulent journey and its return to airshow circuits for the 2025 season. Its an honor and a privilege to be a pilot and crew member on any of these airplanes, he said.

Turbulence

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Flying a single engine airplane, under IFR, in the clouds, in a non-radar environment and without an autopilot, adds a great deal to the pilots work load. With three airplanes, we departed Springfield for Fairfield, Iowa to compete in an NIFA competition against five other schools. This was the situation on Friday, December 1, 1972.

VOR

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Then, the antennas and radio systems send the information off the airplane. You can use ACARS to request METARS, TAFs, or turbulence reports; itll instantly display what youre looking for. In fact, aviation enthusiasts often set up ACARS receivers to capture and decode messages from airplanes overhead as a hobby.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Moving erratically : Conditions are gusty or turbulent. How To Read a Windsock Hanging limp : Winds are under 3 knots. Extended halfway: Winds are around 7-8 knots. Fully Extended : Winds are strong, likely 15 knots or higher.

Knot

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 24, 2025

It allows you to lock the orientation of the screen, which is usefulwhen flying in turbulence and you don’t want the screen to inadvertently change the layoutwhen viewing a particular chart. You’ll find this extremely helpful (we know by experience) when you misplace your iPad or leave it in the airplane.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

Early airplane lessons for engineers on low-speed aerodynamics and stability control By using wind tunnel testing to improve their wing designs, the Wright brothers established a standard for contemporary aeronautical research and demonstrated that even basic tests may provide revolutionary findings.

Drag

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

iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 1, 2025

But for experienced pilots, especially those who file IFR or fly high-performance airplanes, the Flights tab offers a wealth of powerful features. From here, you can use the slider to move through the route, and tap the menu button at the bottom left to overlay icing, turbulence, and cloud forecasts.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

How are airplanes designed to ensure safety? Airplanes are engineered with multiple safety systems, including backup controls, advanced navigation, and rigorous maintenance checks to ensure passenger security. What happens if theres turbulence during a flight? Turbulence is normal and rarely dangerous.

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

APRIL 11, 2025

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the: abruptness at which the load is applied. speed of the airplane. Low-level turbulence can occur and icing can become hazardous in which type of fog? Moderate or severe turbulence. Groundspeed and true heading. position of the CG.

Groundspeed

Flying Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

Subscribe Now While still in production in limited numbers by Textron as the G36, refurbished A- and B36-series models with new avionics, aesthetic and creature improvements, and low airframe and engine time are good alternatives to high-dollar, later-model G36 airplanes. Bonanza pilots learn early on to use the electric pitch trim.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Anytime the airplane is heading downhill toward terra firma, our attention should be on the instruments in the clouds, and out the windows when the sky is clear. We often end up at higher altitudes to escape the wind shear layer, cumulus buildups, and turbulence below. When should we review the approach (IFR) or airport diagram (VFR)?

Descent

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

The result is a region of separated, turbulent flow behind the shock. What happens if an aircraft in coffin corner hits turbulence? Compressibility and Shock Waves When you reach M cr , a small shock wave forms at any spot on the aircraft where the local airflow hits Mach 1. As you go higher, the space between these two speeds reduces.

True Airspeed

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw? But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Trying to tune the approach frequency with the mouse in turbulence is frustrating. Check out the Top 5 Throttle Quadrants. Advanced Controllers One of the most frustrating aspects of flight simulation is adjusting cockpit controls. This is why many flight simmers eventually purchase radios and autopilot controllers.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 26, 2025

Retrofits for certified airplanes are one of the hottest upgrades in the piston-single market. Analog (Old) Autopilot If you are in the market for an airplane, and it comes with an autopilot, it is useful to know that not all of them are created equally. Color me broke, but happy, a common condition for airplane owners.

Approach

Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

The system for VAOAI is pretty much all of general aviation and not just the hardware on the airplane. When VAOAI is suggested as being comparable to airspeed, the technique for flying the airplane with VAOAI replacing airspeed or being used in conjunction with airspeed must be documented. One problem is turbulence.

Final Approach

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 23, 2025

Moments later, the airplane crashed. Forecasting models suggest a “hydraulic jump” could produce considerable turbulence. And it’s all so much harder in turbulence. It was a pleasant 55 degrees, although it felt cooler due to some gusty winds. All three occupants were killed on impact. Where is the wind? Am I high or low?

True Airspeed

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 8, 2025

This can happen to any airplane type. If you tilt your hand upward slightly, you can feel an increase in lift but if you tilt it too much, the airflow becomes turbulent, and lift suddenly decreases. Do you know what causes aerodynamic stalls and how to prevent them? When you keep it flat, the air flows smoothly above and below.

Lift

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Sporty’s Electronic E6B Flight Computer [Courtesy: Sporty’s] Features: Backlit screen for night operations in the cockpit Built-in storage case protects the screen when not in use Large keypad for easier operation in turbulence Rubber feet keep the E6B from moving when in use Quick reference card Price: $59.95 (regularly $79.95) Deluxe (..)

Flight Computer

Pilot Institute

MAY 15, 2025

Strong winds, prop wash, and turbulence can all disrupt ambient air supply, meaning that the altimeter doesnt give an accurate reading. Pressure Errors Static ports need ambient air that is not moving. Unfortunately, aircraft need to be moving to fly. Can you see the dilemma?

Altimeter

Pilot Institute

JUNE 2, 2025

If youre visualizing tossing and turning, such as caused by turbulence, stop. Turbulence or gusts: Bumps from wind gusts or turbulence give an initial disturbance in pitch that induces phugoid. In simple terms, a phugoid is a long and gentle oscillation in an aircrafts pitch and altitude. Thats completely different.

Stability

AV Web

JUNE 10, 2025

Hats off to the FAA for finally suggesting that all airplanes be equipped with angle of attack systems. The agency recently published a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) recommending that AoA systems become standard equipment in new airplanes and retrofitted in existing ones.

Primary Flight Display

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

View enroute to Washington Dulles Austrian business class pre-landing snack Upon waking up, I first ordered an americano, which was served in a Julius Meinl branded mug, and was pretty great for airplane coffee. He warned of some turbulence on approach, and of strong winds at Washington Dulles, which were gusting up to 30 knots.

Approach

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. Incidents of severe turbulence are becoming more common, often leading to injury. View of the right side forward area of the airplane showing the covered pitot probe.

Turbulence