Northstar VFR

MARCH 16, 2025

Left-turning tendencies are primarily caused by four aerodynamic effects:torque, spiraling slipstream, gyroscopic precession, and P-factor (asymmetric thrust).Each Since most aircraft have clockwise-spinning propellers (as seen from the cockpit), this means a pitch-up change causes a force that yaws the airplane to the left.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Aerodynamics 101 Flying a small plane revolves around understanding four key forces: lift, thrust, drag, and weight. Thrust, produced by the engine, propels the plane forward, overcoming drag, which is the resistance caused by air.

Weather

Flying Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2025

Subscribe Now Boeing took the nose, cockpit, and much of the forward fuselage right off the 707 to make assembly and commonality a main feature. In fact, today’s brand-new 737s still have the nose, cockpit windows, cockpit shape and size of the original 707 from the ’50s. It lacks any reverse thrust sound.

Cockpit

Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

Although he was flying at or near the proper airspeeds for an overhead pattern, he was constantly moving the throttlesfrom near idle to near full thrust within seconds. In addition to instructing him on proper throttle management, I tried using my left hand as a brake on the throttles in the rear cockpit to resist his large, sudden inputs.

AGL

One Mile at a Time

JULY 9, 2025

Based on the available data so far, investigators can’t rule in or our improper, inadvertent, or intentional actions, leading to the lack of thrust. Switching the fuel control switch from “RUN” to “CUTOFF” immediately stops the fuel from flowing to the engine, causing the engine to immediately shut down, and lose thrust.

Thrust

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

Despite its small size, it was equipped with two cockpits and had maximum takeoff weights of 5,700 to 7,000 pounds, depending on whether it was expected to transition to forward flight outside or within ground effect. These were the same type used in the Cessna T-37 Tweet jet trainer and produced 920 pounds of thrust each.

Ground Effect

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Or perhaps you’re designing a fully-fledged cockpit that rivals real-world flight training rigs. Throttles/Thrust Levers According to Navigraph’s 2023 survey, throttle quadrants are the number one add-on peripheral. Since there are only two thrust levers, the TCA quadrant is best used for jet or FADEC aircraft.

Rudder

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Instead, the focus is on mastering the skills and procedures that are unique to multi-engine aircraft—things like managing asymmetrical thrust, understanding the concept of VMC (minimum control speed), and responding to engine-out scenarios. This rating plays a crucial role in career development.

Checkride

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 19, 2025

of thrust, developed by Reaction Motors, Inc., On January 19, 1946, Bell’s Chief Experimental Test Pilot, Jack Woolams, climbed from the bomb bay of a B-29 into the cockpit of the XS-1. Power to the Bell XS-1 was to be provided by a Reaction Motors XLR11 liquid-propellant rocket engine, which generated 6,000 lbs.

Cockpit

Ask Captain Lim

MARCH 14, 2025

Such engine vibration indications are typically displayed on the EICAS or cockpit instruments. A note in the checklist states: If the vibration does not decrease when the thrust lever is retarded, check other engine indications. Bearing problems may also increase friction and mechanical instability.

Thrust

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 18, 2025

The aircraft also participated in studies involving low-altitude flight with asymmetric engine thrust. View of the cockpit of NASA’s F-14, tail number 991. NASA 991 was returned to the Navy on September 6, 1985, having completed its mission and left a lasting impact on both NASA and Navy aviation research.

Horizontal Stabilizer

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

These include: Fuselage Wings Cockpit Engine Propeller (in some aircraft) Tail Assembly (Empennage) Landing Gear Understanding how these parts interact is essential to grasping the basics of aerodynamicsand its one of the first steps in becoming a safe and informed pilot.

Lift

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2025

Welch in the cockpit of YF-100A 52-5754 at Los Angeles International Airport. Image Credit USAF) Powered by a Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A afterburning turbojet engine producing 10,200 pounds of thrust, the F-100 could reach speeds up to Mach 1.4 (924 North American Aviation Chief Test Pilot George S.

Ceiling

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. All flight controls are actuated electronically, and theres no physical link between the control sidesticks in the cockpit and the flight surfaces. They can use the engines to produce differential thrust to steer the aircraft.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Monitoring Mach Number in the Cockpit Since IAS fails to accurately estimate speed at high altitudes, pilots switch to the Mach scale to manage their speed once they’re in a high-altitude cruise. on dry thrust alone. On the other hand, flying much slower might save fuel per mile, but then you spend more time in the air.

True Airspeed

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding the Basics of Flight Principles of Flight: Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag Flying a plane for the first time requires a basic understanding of the forces that make flight possible. Thrust, produced by the engines, moves the plane forward, while drag, or air resistance, slows it down.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

Like in a conventional aircraft, youll still have a yoke or stick in the cockpit to control pitch and roll. As a result, it creates induced thrust at the wingtips rather than induced drag. Theyre typically installed on each side of the aircraft at the trailing edge of the wing, where the ailerons typically are.

Tail

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

Four minutes missing from recording equipment Robert Plummer from the BBC reported that both the South Korean and US analysis of the cockpit and flight data recorders showed the recorders were missing the four minutes leading up to the collision. The 737 does not use Weight on Wheels (WoW) to enable the thrust reversers.

Thrust

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The C-5 Galaxy has a unique high-wing design, with four engines capable of delivering an enormous amount of thrust. Its massive cargo bay, which bulges out above the cockpit, gives the aircraft its characteristic smiling appearance. Built by Lockheed, the C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest military transport aircraft in the world.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Learning the right types of aircraft maneuvers isn’t just about checking off boxes—it’s about building muscle memory, sharp instincts, and total confidence in the cockpit. These basic skills form the backbone of safe and effective flying and set the stage for everything you do in the cockpit.

Pilot

Professional Pilot

MARCH 14, 2025

PRESS RELEASE P rogressive, Proven, Professional: A completely new cockpit, innovative safety functions such as Autoland, Smart Glide and Electronic Stability, plus a new interior finishes and color schemes. Exterior visibility has been improved by removing the Direct Vision cockpit window frame.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

So when you’re in the cockpit, you’ll know exactly what to do. It’s mainly due to the effects of thrust and the high-energy slipstream from the propeller preventing boundary separation. Without a quick reaction, it can lead to a dangerous situation. In comparison, during a power-off stall, the power will be idle.

Descent

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

This configuration provides the necessary power for both climb and cruise, while also offering valuable training for managing asymmetric thrust in the event of an engine-out situation. The operative engine will create asymmetric thrust, so adjusting the aircrafts heading and maintaining coordinated flight is essential.

Descent

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Analysts confirmed that they had the data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder but last week, there was concern about the fire damage from the Flight Data Recorder. Both cockpit voice recorders were overwritten, so the primary information is crew interviews and ADS-B data. The EGPWS “sink rate” warning sounded 2.6

Descent

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The aircraft also featured a pressurized cockpit, and considerations were made for it to be armed with six 20mm cannons or six 12.7mm machine guns.Consolidated-Vultee submitted the design of the Model 102 to the US Army Air Force’s Air Material Command in September 1943, and the Model 102 was approved for further development as the XP-81.

Thrust

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hartman, and a tachometer and an ice scale used by Hartman to measure the pounds of thrust generated by the engine before takeoff. Designed by John Chotia based on his two previous ultralight designs, the Weedhopper and the Woodhopper, but with a wooden cockpit pod, this example was built and flown by L.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2025

The powerplant, which actually consisted of two smaller jet turbine engines mounted behind the cockpit, turned two driveshafts that ran along each side of the pilot at nearly 40,000 rpm. Thrust was increased or decreased by varying the pitch of the propeller. These two shafts drove a reduction gearbox mounted behind the propeller.

Jet

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Inside the aircraft were two rocket propellant tanks, twelve nitrogen spheres for fuel and cabin pressurization, the pilots pressurized cockpit, three pressure regulators, a retractable landing gear, the wing spar structure, a 6.000-pound-thrust rocket engine, and more than five hundred pounds of special flight-test instrumentation.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 26, 2025

Certifying Powered-Lift The AC defines powered-lift as heavier-than-air aircraft that use “engine-driven lift devices” or engine thrust for vertical takeoff and landing and low-speed flight. The new AC is intended to clarify the certification process. For lift during horizontal flight, they use rigid airfoils such as wings.

Lift

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

At Leopard Aviation , we integrate sim sessions to build your IFR skills efficiently before you transition to the cockpit—saving you time and money. Using simulators can lower the cost, as simulated time is cheaper per hour than actual flight time. Commercial Pilot License (CPL) This is your next step if you want to fly commercially.

Pilot

Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 28, 2025

However, before stepping into the cockpit, its important to understand the full financial commitment required. Training focuses on multi-engine operations, asymmetric thrust management, engine-out procedures, and system redundancies. With the aviation industry seeing record demand for pilots, 2025 is a prime time to start training.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

The test program had been without surprisesthere is excellent in-cockpit video of some flights on YouTube, by the wayand the test pilot reported that the airplanes flying qualities above Mach 1 were actually nicer than at subsonic speed. it would have made an impressive case for Booms capabilities.

Drag

Aerotime

JUNE 1, 2025

In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered rotor at the top to generate lift, while relying on an engine-driven propeller for thrust. A gyroplane is also not a fixed-winged aircraft, since the thrust generated by the overhead rotor makes the wings unnecessary.

Lift

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

During parliamentary hearings in 2013 , Victor Bondarev, head of the Russian Aerospace Forces, explained that the MiG-31s new cockpit glass, which provides better visibility, has also limited the aircrafts speed to Mach 1.5. The MiG-31, only used in Russia, has its speed hobbled by the cockpit glass. Mach, it flies at only 1.5

Jet

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

JUNE 19, 2025

Understanding Air India 171 Rampant Speculation YouTube screen grab from NewsNineLive.com Thrust not achieved.Falling.Mayday, mayday, mayday!” Apparently, for whatever reason, climb thrust was not being achieved, either by one or both engines. Air India Wiki Facts : [link] That’s really about all we know at this time.

Wind Shear

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Practical Test (Checkride ): You’ll face an FAA-designated examiner for an oral exam and flight test that evaluates your ability to manage asymmetric thrust, VMC, engine-out approaches, and performance planning. Asymmetric Thrust Dynamics: Understanding how loss of an engine affects yaw, roll, and required control inputs.

Checkride

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

A peek of the A220 cockpit The emergency row Inflight snack and beverage We were given a packet of biscuit and a choice of beverage, orange juice for this case. Spoilers were armed while the reverse thrust was deployed to slow the aircraft. Time to leave the aircraft. Flying over some hilly areas. Touched down!

Runway