Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. It was common practice for tower controllers to monitor the area control centre enroute frequency. It was a winter night shift in a Western Ontario air traffic control tower.

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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. Lets go back to that time in postwar GA when the sands shifted quickly. Fantasies revolve around high-profile aircraftthe P-51s, SR-71s, and DC-3s of the world.

Approach

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. Have you ever wondered how pilots keep control at high speeds, during stalls, or even when systems fail? Or how do modern airplanes reduce dangerous effects like aileron flutter or adverse yaw?

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

You may pilot aircraft with a Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) of 1320 pounds, carry no more than one passenger, and fly only during the daytime up to 10,000 feet MSL (or 2,000 AGL). A great option for that is taking an interactive ground school, such as the private airplane pilot course on Pilotinstitute.com. Multiengine land.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Whether you fly charters, train future pilots, or aim for corporate jets, this add-on shifts your skill set into high gear. You’ll learn engine-out procedures, performance planning, and VMC control—all tailored to your pace. Asymmetric Thrust Dynamics: Understanding how loss of an engine affects yaw, roll, and required control inputs.

Checkride

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Key Takeaways A flat spin is a dangerous, level-flight spin with reduced control effectiveness. A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Ready to become a safer pilot? Let’s get started! An aft center of gravity increases flat spin risk.

Center of Gravity

Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

And during these maneuvers, you need to: Act as the sole manipulator of the flight controls. Do your landings to a full stop in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft if youre flying a tailwheel airplane. Youd be far less likely to lose control in unexpected situations when you stay proficient. These five are the most common root causes.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

The design adds weight, complexity, and maintenance needs. A variable-sweep wing, also called a “swing wing,” is a type of airplane wing that can change its angle while flying. These systems control the wings, but engineers also take structural integrity and aerodynamic balance into consideration. What Is a Variable-Sweep Wing?

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

The ability to bank is essential to controlled flight. Otto Lilienthal did it by shifting his weight, but for the much larger Wright Flyer the solution was to make one wing produce more lift than the other by twisting them in opposite directions. But it cannot have been quite so obvious then.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

The remote pilot must have prior authorization from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility having jurisdiction over that airspace. The remote pilot must monitor the Air Traffic Control (ATC) frequency from launch to recovery. The remote pilot must contact the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility after launching the unmanned aircraft.

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AV Web

MAY 5, 2024

They have a few easily recognizable traits that include bragging about how much their airplane cost, denigrating other pilots whether they know them or not, playing irritating talk radio opinion shows way too loud in their hangars, and not being kind to the line crew and other team members at the airport. I would not allow it.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Richard Shuttleworth obtained it in 1935 as his first historic airplane. It is generally recognized as the world’s oldest airplane with the earliest aero-engine in flying condition. James Kightly] One of Louis Blriot’s major achievements, and one he deserves credit for, was his control system.

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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. This is because there is less airflow over the control surfaces.

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Pilot's Life Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Considerations : When learning to fly an SEL aircraft, it’s crucial to ensure that the aircraft’s weight and performance capabilities align with your training and experience. Definition: LSAs are lightweight aircraft designed for sport flying, meeting specific regulatory criteria regarding weight and performance.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Some lucky new owner will undoubtedly treasure it, but the airplane underwent a lot of changes on it’s journey to the stunning warbird it is today. Aerodynamic mods include sealed cowl flaps, metalized control surfaces, and wingtips that were clipped three feet eight inches on each side.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Watch out for some common mistakes, such as over-controlling and reacting incorrectly to visual cues. Approach Path Control Energy Management How to Improve Approach Path Control Using Ground References Your pattern work will improve the more you standardize it. Adjust power to control your descent rate.

Descent

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Evolution of the dispatchers role The concept of the airline dispatcher having operational control evolved naturally from the practices of the railroad industry. In many ways, aircraft dispatchers were the first air traffic controllers, particularly at busy airports.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The low cost carrier (LCC) business model is continuing to grow in Europe and pilot job locations are shifting to where the low cost carriers are based. These carriers can be a good opportunity for low-hour pilots seeking direct-entry into a range of airplane types. Low Cost Carriers and New Entrants into the market add volatility.

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Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Dassault’s advanced Digital Flight Control System enhances crew resource management. Swiss fiscal authorities allow a Maltese airplane to be imported into Switzerland on payment of the assessed duties. The most recent addition to its charter fleet – the first of 2 Falcon 6Xs – was delivered to GVA in July.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 21, 2024

Being able to flying East River and truly circumnavigate the island of Manhattan is the main advantage of the Skyline Route procedure, the reduced chaos of being under positive control is another. In my airplane, I was accompanied by Alyssa and Mark. The Intrepid Bravo Busters We had three aircraft slated to go that morning.

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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.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

You matter just as much as the airplane you’re piloting. Try adding these exercises to your routine: Strength training: Do bodyweight exercises like push-ups and squats, or work out with resistance bands and weights. Loosen any tight grip on the controls or pen to ease physical tension. You’re the one flying the airplane.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

Otherwise, our maintenance guys’ corrosion control team would rip me a new one. Southeast Asian Water Buffalo range in weight from 300–550 kg (660–1,210 lb), but weights of over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) have also been observed Once the critter was secured, my crew and I boarded via the forward entry door to avoid our guests in the cargo bay.

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Airspeed Junkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The control systems are equally sophisticated. The aircraft uses a system of six spoilerons on each wing for roll control, compensating for the lack of traditional ailerons. This shift highlighted the aircraft’s versatility and adaptability in different combat scenarios.

Payload

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Even when painted, the plugs are still visible (they’re easier to see on dirty airplanes). Building a freighter without windows lowers manufacturing cost and reduces the aircraft weight by hundreds of pounds. A loaded ULD can weigh thousands of pounds; that much weight shifting during takeoff or in turbulence can be catastrophic.

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