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Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Why don’t they use Indicated Airspeed just like the pilots who fly slower aircraft? Key Takeaways Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of true airspeed to local speed of sound. That’s the speed your airspeed indicator shows based on ram air pressure in the pitot tube. Here’s why.

True Airspeed

True Airspeed Pilot Indicated Airspeed Lift

How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights

Pilot Institute

MAY 9, 2024

The aileron on the right wing deflects down, increasing the camber and creating more lift. For a Cessna 172, the recommended indicated airspeed for the maneuver is 105 knots. Adverse Yaw Adverse yaw is an aircraft’s tendency to yaw opposite the direction of a roll. Let’s look at why this happens.

Rudder

Rudder Lift Aileron Drag

Mach Number Explained: What It Is and Why Pilots Use It

How to Fly Perfect Lazy Eights

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