Air Facts

JULY 7, 2025

Why I Returned to Stick and Rudder Air Facts Journal When I first read Stick and Rudder , I had just started flying lessons. Somewhere in a best-of list, I found Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying , by Wolfgang Langewiesche. The first thing that struck me about Stick and Rudder was its leisurely pace.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

Investigators noted at the time of the accident the temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, the dew point was 4 C, and the altimeter setting was 29.98. The pilot applied right rudder in an attempt to correct this, resulting in a ground loop. The wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage.

Density Altitude

Flying Magazine

JULY 1, 2025

Some do well while others struggle as they get used to the feel of real controls, refine their rudder coordination skills, and attempt to tune radios and VORs without the option of hitting a “pause” button. Rudder Pedals Are Not Optional Too many home pilots skip rudder pedals. It’s what they used, and how they used it.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

When thinking of ways to display your mastery of flight, most of us dream about buttery-smooth landings, or maybe maneuvers flown so precisely that the altimeter needles might as well have been just painted on. For that matter, we’re not all flying around with toe brakes.

Rudder

Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

As with any taildragger, each rudder input required positive cancelation with opposite rudder to prevent the tail's momentum from yawing the airplane more than intended. Compared to the J-3, I found the rudder of the Decathlon to be significantly heavier, which reduced the crispness of some of my turns. He was right.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

When thinking of ways to display your mastery of flight, most of us dream about buttery-smooth landings, or maybe maneuvers flown so precisely that the altimeter needles might as well have been just painted on. For that matter, we’re not all flying around with toe brakes.

Rudder

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

First, the airplane is more stable in pitch than bank and, if you are a typical VFR pilot, you refer to the altimeter more than to the heading indicator. For heading corrections of five degrees or less, keep the wings level and use rudder pressure to change the heading. There are several reasons for this.

Descent

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

We counteract adverse yaw by applying rudder in the direction of the turn. The amount of rudder required depends on roll rate and airspeed. Airspeed and attitude change constantly, and we must change rudder input along with them. We apply right rudder to counteract the left-turning tendencies. Glance at your altimeter.

Rudder

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

The control yoke and rudder pedals offer precise control, contributing to the ease of flying. The classic six-pack of flight instruments that pilots have relied on for decades remains a staple in the Cessna 172. This simplicity in control is one of the reasons why the Cessna 172 is so popular in flight training programs.

Knot

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Brief that you will use the right rudder to align the aircraft straight with the runway and the left aileron to counteract drift. But this can be hard to judge when the altimeter is so sensitive. Make sure to brief which way the aircraft will yaw, and which rudder you will use to counteract it. Landing on the windward wheel.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

The local altimeter setting is 29.65, the temperature is 25°C, and we have a 9-knot headwind. Subtract the altimeter setting from 29.92, multiply it by 1,000, and add that to the field elevation. Use the rudder to keep the aircraft in line with the runway and apply aileron into the wind.

Weight-Shift-Control

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Pilots must use specific techniques, applying rudder and aileron inputs, to maintain directional control and keep the aircraft aligned. Altimeter errors can also occur due to pressure changes. Effects: It will try to push your aeroplane sideways off the runway centreline.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Proper rudder use is required to counter adverse yaw to maintain coordinated flight. Apply the necessary rudder to maintain coordinated flight. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing. Adverse yaw is most apparent during the entry and exit of steep turns.

Lift

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Altimeter+ Calculates the altitude of your current location via GPS, or from the built-in barometer included on newer iPhones and iPads.Offers Apple Watch app. Improve your stick and rudder skills as a private pilot go beyond the instrument checkride with these advanced courses.

Weather

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

Increasing altitude – read from your altimeter. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter. Decreasing altitude – read from your altimeter. Use rudder to check balance. When the altimeter stops decreasing in altitude, hold your attitude. An increasing rate of descent.

Altimeter

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

My feet danced on the rudder pedals as I fought to keep the plane going straight down the runway. When I saw the altimeter start to climb I raised the landing gear and let out the breath I’d apparently been holding. However, just as the altimeter started to climb, the Baron faltered. Dinner was excellent.”

Runway