Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

You can see other Weick influences, such as the oil-damped tricycle landing gearall produced Cherokees are trikeswith a wide track to make crosswind landings more manageable. At least the Cherokee gave the pilot a better view of the runway from the patternno wing in the wayand lacked the high-wing Cessnas pitch change with flap deployment.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

This tendency is due to their high center of gravity and heavy engine over the nose wheel. Unlike paved runways, every soft landing surface is different. Obstructions: Ensure the runway is clear of obstacles, from stones to animals. You can walk down the length of the runway. Insurance: Are You Covered?

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

When the wind is blowing across the runway instead of along it, things get more challenging. In this article, we’ll cover all you need to know to confidently master crosswind landings. Key Takeaways Manage crosswind landing challenges using the crab and sideslip techniques. A runway excursion can quickly follow.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

The aircraft pivots about its center of gravity. Whenever aircraft encounter crosswinds, the most noticeable impact is felt in yaw. Whenever aircraft encounter crosswinds, the most noticeable impact is felt in yaw. Thats because the tail has a large vertical surface that catches a lot of crosswind.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Thats a big deal because a Husky weak spot had been its landing gear geometry, which resulted in the highest rate of flipping over during runway loss of control landing accidents among its tailwheel peers according to research done by FLYING sister publication The Aviation Consumer.

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AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Student pilots get a free pass, because theyre adorable skittering off runways in Loss of Directional Control (LODC) events that vex the best among us. During the second landing attempt, NTSB notes, the airplane touched down and bouncedmultiple times as it continued down the runway and subsequently nosed over. Sorta the Wrong Runway?

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