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. As you return to the traffic pattern, focus on short and soft field approaches and landings. Youd be far less likely to lose control in unexpected situations when you stay proficient. These five are the most common root causes.

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AV Web

MAY 5, 2024

Because I had not yet donned my prescription bifocal sunglasses, my peepers were too overwhelmed by the light to give me a chance to avoid Frank, who approached quickly, like an adept fighter pilot—high and out of the sun. Frank shifted uncomfortably but wanted to hang in there to overwhelm me and get his point across eventually.

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. The T-38 scores around 0.26.

Aileron

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. It only takes a 10% increase in approach speed to increase the landing roll by 20%.

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. Perfect the approach phase by managing the aircraft’s energy and using references to improve positioning throughout the pattern. Flying the Approach Haphazard approaches are very likely to lead to haphazard landings.

Descent

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

As he approached Stead in 1967, the Corsair’s R-2800 blew a pair of jugs forcing him to make a hasty landing that blew the left main tire. Aerodynamic mods include sealed cowl flaps, metalized control surfaces, and wingtips that were clipped three feet eight inches on each side. The crew could not make repairs in time to qualify.

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Aviation Bussiness News

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Beyond our extensive network with frequent connections, we boast one of the worlds most modern temperature-controlled air cargo terminals (with 24/7 operations supported by automation and temperature monitoring), allowing us to be an industry-leader in transporting temperature-controlled cargo such as pharmaceuticals, seafood, and other perishables.

Cargo

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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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

A rare feat for airborne emergency medical services (EMS) operations, Boston MedFlight uses 11 proprietary instrument approach procedures, allowing pilots to navigate Bostons complex airspace, even under the foulest weather. Point-in-Space approaches enable precision landings at hospitals in spite of low visibility.

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Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Dassault’s advanced Digital Flight Control System enhances crew resource management. Albinati recalls that, during this time, management companies would occasionally approach the company to offer their services. 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. While we were approaching the Orange County Airport, a student launched in a Cessna from runway 22. answered New York Approach brightly.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

He has always loved aviation, noting there are pictures of him as a toddler with a toy aircraft, and he grew up flying line-controlled models. I am happy to report I didnt need a back cushion to reach the rudders, but I took care not to get anywhere near the brakes or let the toes of my sneakers compromise control cables.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 20, 2024

“ By Neeraj Chandra It is clear that we are in the middle of a paradigm shift in warfare. Air Force leadership recently announced a pause on the initiative, with some generals rethinking the effort despite others still publicly backing the current approach. The Air Force should design its future fighters to be uncrewed.

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