Air Facts
MARCH 5, 2025
The power reduction, the induced drag of the level turn (2 Gs necessary to maintain level flight), and the parasitic drag of the speed-brakes slows the aircraft below the gear-limiting speed of 240 knots. It took several attempts, but the controller earned his pay that day; Ali made one OK landing. Sadly, Ali did not survive.
Northstar VFR
OCTOBER 6, 2024
By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI When you’re in the middle of flight training, the days and weeks seem to drag along as you’re practicing maneuvers, learning emergency procedures, and fine-tuning your landings. The checkride feels like an event in the distant future. Don’t let your checkride preparation sneak up on you!
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Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Private Pilot License : Take a checkride to receive your license. During training, you’ll learn about Newton’s laws of motion, Bernoulli’s principle, and aerodynamic forces, including lift, thrust, and drag. Checkride : $400-$600. Solo flight: Getting the experience to fly the aircraft on your own.
Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Your wings don’t create as much drag as they would at higher altitudes, which gives you extra lift. Key Takeaways Ground effect increases an aircraft’s lift and decreases drag. Secondly, drag decreases due to the ground disturbing the wingtip vortices, causing induced drag. It’s not magic—it’s ground effect.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 29, 2024
Additionally, both private and commercial pilot checkrides require the demonstration of slow flight. Drag : The aerodynamic force opposing the aircraft’s forward motion. This increases lift but comes at the cost of increased induced drag. Pilots must counteract the additional drag with more thrust to maintain altitude.
Pilot Institute
MAY 9, 2024
Lazy eights sound like the least challenging commercial checkride maneuver to learn. While the tilting lift vectors are an important source of adverse yaw, drag also plays a part. Any time a wing creates lift, it creates induced drag. This drag imbalance amplifies the adverse yaw.
Pilot Institute
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The downward deflected aileron produces more lift, and more lift produces more induced drag. This added drag will cause the aircraft to yaw towards the direction of the raised wing. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift. Induced Drag Induced drag is a byproduct of lift.
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