Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Rudder 
Aerotime
MARCH 28, 2025
The trim on the horizontal stabilizer – the rear wing of the aircraft – was not working. Then the tone indicating the movement of the horizontal stabilizer sounded. Los Angeles air traffic control handed the plane over to approach control in preparation for its arrival at LAX.
Flying Magazine
MAY 2, 2025
According to witness statements given to the NTSB, “the airplane made a normal approach to the runway, and when it was over the end of the runway, it leveled off about 50 [feet] above the runway and flew straight down the runway for several hundred feet. The rudder was intact, although the bottom of the control was crushed.
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Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
PARE: Power idle, Ailerons neutral, Rudder opposite, Elevator forward. Rudder: Full opposite input to the spin direction. The problem is that the airflow from the propeller goes over the horizontal stabilizer, which produces a downward force (and causes the nose to pitch up). Ready to become a safer pilot?
Flying Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
For us, an autopilot in a bushplane seems incongruous, but we found ourselves using it more often than we expected, especially in letdowns toward backcountry strips as it gave us time to take a good look around for situational awareness and plan our approach route to the strip. It set out a good vibe. The preflight contains no surprises.
Vintage Aviation News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Both the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were made of wood and fabric, while the construction of the wing involved wooden spars and ribs, with metal leading edges inboard of the engine nacelles, plywood leading edges on the outer panels, and doped fabric on the trailing section.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 2, 2025
He said that as he approached the airport, the reported weather indicated the wind was aligned with the runway. During the approach, he noted that the windsock showed a left crosswind, and he adjusted the approach using crosswind control correction for the left crosswind. The pilot reported being high and fast on final approach.
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