Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 30, 2024
With a gross weight of 1,700 lbs and an empty weight of 1,175 lbs, this particular Starduster has a useful load of 529 lbs. When paired with the 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360, the healthy power-to-weight ratio makes for spritely takeoff and climb performance. Lets put this into a different perspective.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 What changed? FOQA was developed as a collaborative effort by the FAA, the airlines, and ALPA and other pilot unions, all of whom agreed the data would never be used punitively. degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5
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Flying Magazine
MAY 17, 2025
Arithmetic skills sometimes atrophy in the cockpit. It might be challenging to detect a weakened electrical system from the cockpit, stressing that it is important to monitor all the gauges. He then did a weight and balance check and found that he needed to reduce the weight to within maximum gross weight.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 12, 2025
The oil filler cap and dipstick are both located inside the cockpit, by the pilots left knee, eliminating the requirement to climb over the cowling during preflight. The result was a nearly 400-pound increase in gross weight and a 2,600-pound useful load. Of course, de Havilland was not the only company to improve the Beaver.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 2, 2025
The average gross weight was 115,000 pounds. The door to the cockpit area is open, showing a view of the ladder that folds down to be used by the pilots to enter and leave the area. Boeing B-47A Stratojet NACA 150 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The B-47A fuselage was 106 feet 11 inches in length. NASA Photo
Plane and Pilot
APRIL 1, 2025
I closed my eyes and drank in a gulp of the cool air coming through the cockpit. Combining that with the higher gross weight, I had trained in an airplane that rendered a very different experience, not preparing me for the first flight in a much faster airplane. The dream is real. Lessons learned?
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Keeping with the American theme, Wichita, Kansas-produced Garmin G3X Touch instrument packages come standard for the front and rear cockpits. As I climbed into the aft pilots seat, I was immediately impressed by the minimalistic, clean cockpit and the fit. Max Gross Weight: 2,200 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 1,300 lbs.
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