Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

What Is Aircraft Stability? Stability is the aircrafts tendency to maintain its attitude or orientation. This means that they have to be effective enough to counter the aircrafts inherent lateral stability. Lateral stability depends on the aircrafts design. What Materials Are Used in Ailerons?

Aileron

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft had to land into a 15-knot crosswind, and the plane landed at a speed of 115 mph, well below the standard landing speed of between 150-175 mph. (Historic Chicago) On September 28, 1992, the Boeing 727 took off from Chicagos OHare International Airport on the short flight to Meigs.

Cockpit

AV Web

JULY 1, 2025

The max stall speed is 45 knots and the max full-power cruising speed is 120 KCAS. Plus, despite the company’s turmoil of late, it’s a recognizable and respected Van’s product, with an efficient all-metal stabilator-equipped airframe that has removable wings for trailering and easier storage. GPH on 92 knots.

Gross Weight

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

At Ocracoke, North Carolina, an RV-6 (tailwheel version of 6a) landedtechnicallywith a 90-degree crosswind. NTSB says, flight crew attempted to takeoff with the airplane 2975 pounds over the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), a center of gravity (CG) close to the most forward limit, and an incorrect stabilizer trim setting.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. There was no inherent stability.

Crosswind

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,400 pounds and a maximum gross weight that ensures stability, this aircraft is robust enough to handle a variety of flying conditions. For instance, Knots 2U offers a Cessna 172 Cowl / Body Fairing Kit that improves aerodynamics and can increase cruise speed by 3-4 mph.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This results in a rather narrow track for the main landing gear, which requires a bit more attention by the pilot during crosswind takeoffs and landings. The T-tail, a novelty in the late 1970s, features a powerful stabilator. Initial climb rate is around 1,200 feet per minute, and cruise speed is in the 170 knot range.

Tail

Pilot Institute

JULY 12, 2024

The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach. So, what is a stabilized approach? A stabilized approach requires the pilot to establish and maintain a constant angle glidepath towards an aiming point. Flying at 60 knots? The crosswind can push you out and mess up your glidepath if you’re not careful.

Descent

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

If there is a crosswind at the airport, you should mention this in your brief. Discuss your nominated crosswind technique. Explain what aircraft input you will require to land the aircraft in the crosswind. For example, the crosswind is from left to right. Take your ground speed in knots and divide it by two.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. Airplanes in the LSA category have some performance limitations, so the RV-12 gets right to the 120-knot max cruise figure.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

In the Cessna 172S Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH), the landing distance decreases by 10% for every 9 knots of headwind. For the Cessna 172, landing distance increases by 10% for every 2 knots of tailwind. This gives you a safe buffer on the stall speed and plenty of time to stabilize. Full flaps, 1.3

Weight-Shift-Control

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

For example, The Cessna 172 has an approach speed of 65 knots with full flaps. Stabilized Approach Ideally, the goal should be to achieve a stabilized condition with a constant rate of descent. Use the Rudder In case of a strong crosswind, you can use the crab control or side slip to keep the aircraft aligned with the runway.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. Constant manipulation of attitude and power while chasing errant airspeed are signs that a CFI needs to step in to stabilize things. 1 priority.

Wind Shear

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. Constant manipulation of attitude and power while chasing errant airspeed are signs that a CFI needs to step in to stabilize things. 1 priority.

Wind Shear

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

A faster, reduced-flaps approach improves aircraft control during strong crosswinds or gusts. As with any landing, it’s vital to have a stabilized approach. If you’re not stabilized at 200 feet AGL, go around. It’s okay if you’re pushed off the center by crosswinds as long as you recover. Insurance: Are You Covered?

NOTAMs

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. Once the aircraft is stabilized in its dive, your pitch attitude is true -45. Lets say your stall speed was 60 knots. 60 X 1.4 = a new stall speed of 84 knots!

Lift

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Top Reasons for Go-Arounds Unstabilized Approach An aircraft must have a stabilized approach before landing. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. The aircraft was 44 knots higher than its target landing speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Wind Shear

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

There are handles on the lower aft fuselage for maneuvering the airplane on the ground, but more importantly, there are also handles where they are really needed, on the front of the horizontal stabilizer. The tail comes off the ground to a tail-low position and the airplane flies off at about 45 knots.

Gross Weight

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

Make this one of the key measures of your pilot proficiency: can you maintain a predetermined airspeed with a maximum deviation of +10/-5 knots (the Private Pilot ACS)? For example, fly 65 knots level (+/-2 knots if you can), then fly 65 knots climbing, then 65 knots descending, then 65 knots descending and turning.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Stall Speed, Flaps Down: 39 knots Takeoff Distance: 460 ft.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do.

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