Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. 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.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
These control surfaces dictate the aircraft’s roll, and this allows it to bank smoothly through turns or even recover from turbulence. This shifts the ailerons Center of Gravity (C.G.) But theres much more to ailerons than just rolling left or right. With enough mass added, the C.G.
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
CG Center of Gravity For any given body, the CG is the average position of the weight distribution of an object. AIRMETS – Airmans Meteorological Information An AIRMETS is a weather advisory that warns pilots about moderately hazardous conditions like turbulence, icing, and limited visibility.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
Nothing happens especially quicklyno hair-trigger responses hereplus they are positively trim stable in pitch, handle turbulence well considering their wing loading, and generally dont ask a lot of a pilot. Across the board, the PA-28 models and their many derivatives are straightforward, sweet-natured, docile machines.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 2, 2025
If youre visualizing tossing and turning, such as caused by turbulence, stop. Turbulence or gusts: Bumps from wind gusts or turbulence give an initial disturbance in pitch that induces phugoid. Weight Distribution Effects For example, moving the aircrafts Center of Gravity (CG) aft makes it less stable in pitch.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
An aft center of gravity increases flat spin risk. A flat spin happens when the center of gravity shifts too far aft (toward the tail), and the aircraft’s rotation becomes more horizontal. Some aircraft can enter flat spins even if their center of gravity is in the normal range.
Photographic Logbook
JUNE 1, 2025
I expected the gusty wind to create an uncomfortable ride down low, but the turbulence was mild. This placement makes sense because the hopper should be close enough to the center of gravity that the balance of the airplane is not significantly affected as agricultural chemicals are added or consumed.
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