Approach Tail Torque 
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The rotational force thats needed to move an object about an axis is called torque. The simplest formula for torque is: Torque = F x L L is the distance between the object and the axis of rotation, also called the moment arm. Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 12, 2025
The complication with helicopters is that the main rotor is driven by an engine that applies a twisting force (torque) to spin it. This is called torque reaction, and if its left unchecked, the helicopter fuselage will spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor. These rotors create equal and opposite torques that cancel out.
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Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
The batteries provided so much cranking power that both cold and hot starts never even approached engine temperature limits. Walkaround Approaching the E1000 AX one gets a sense of its true size—it is 35 feet, 10 inches long and 12 feet, 10 inches tall, with a 43-foot wingspan. gph fuel burn.
Fear of Landing
APRIL 19, 2024
The operator confirmed that the tail rotor had been installed the day before the accident. A mechanic had found a worn feathering bearing in the tail rotor hub and blade assembly. Then he followed the installation procedure, including the mast nut torque application. He asked a mechanic to come and verify the mast nut torque.
Fear of Landing
JUNE 28, 2024
CABRI G2 SERVICE LETTER 12-001 Yaw control in approach It is recommended to keep this letter with the Flight Manual. The service letter goes on to explain that the Cabri G2’s Fenestron tail rotor requires immediate and significant right pedal input to counteract the yaw movements, especially during low-speed manouevres.
Flight Training Central
JANUARY 27, 2025
This article dives into the most prevalent landing errors, shedding light on why they occur and how they can sneak into even the most carefully executed approaches. As the airplane contacts the ground, the tail will be forced down very rapidly by the back-elevator pressure and by inertia acting downward on the tail.
Fear of Landing
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. The approach controller instructed the crew to continue to wait for the descent clearance.
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