Center of Gravity Descent Rudder 
Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
His system would provide an aircraft with automatic stability and control mechanism, through the control of the ailerons, stabilizer, and tail rudder through the use of a set of simple gyroscopes. As the French mechanic slid himself along the wing of the aircraft, shifting its center of gravity, the aircraft became unbalanced.
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
Over the years we’ve flown a lot of aircraft with “aft-tending” centers of gravity—if you filled the seats, you were outside the aft CG limit, and the rear seats in six-place airplanes were unusable. Steering with the rudder pedals is direct and effective—brakes are only required for the tightest turns.
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Flying Magazine
MAY 5, 2025
Often individual airplane models or model years are center-of-gravity limited against filling most or all of the seats. But be honesta few takeoffs, climbs, descents, and landings do not make a checkout. For example, will the type support my intended use? Many airplanes are very weight limited with full fuel, for instance.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Adverse yaw is a side effect of aileron use, countered by rudder input. Unlike the elevators and rudder mounted close to the fuselage, the ailerons location at the end of the long, thin, and flexible wings makes them much more prone to flutter. This shifts the ailerons Center of Gravity (C.G.) What Is an Aileron?
Pilot Institute
APRIL 12, 2025
The aircraft pivots about its center of gravity. Rudder The rudder is the panel on the vertical part of the aircrafts tail. This is where the rudder comes in. If you press the left pedal, the rudder turns to the left. Oncoming airflow hits the protruding rudder and deflects to the left ( action ).
Photographic Logbook
JUNE 1, 2025
Given the terrain around Lock Haven, descent into the Susquehanna River valley in strong gusts can make for a very unpleasant ride. I earned my tailwheel endorsement in a beautifully-maintained 1946 J-3 Cub and had a wonderful time flying low and slow with the door open, a true stick and rudder experience. So many Cubs!
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
An elegantly simple rope system inside the fuselage raises and lowers the Gweduck’s water rudder mounted inside the base of the main rudder (right). The only unconventional thing I noticed (as did the folks in back) was the rudder has a dead spot mid-travel. I think I’d have figured out the trick in another couple hours.
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