Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Lift, drag, and handling correlate well with IAS in the lower atmosphere. This type of wing redirects the shockwaves further aft on the wing, reducing drag. The result is a region of separated, turbulent flow behind the shock. This is partly due to the steep rise in drag nearing M cr. roughly) up to about Mach 5.0.

True Airspeed

Flight Training Central

JUNE 30, 2025

Detrimental Drag Drag is the force that resists movement of an aircraft through the air. There are two basic types: parasite drag and induced drag. Parasite drag is comprised of all the forces that work to slow an aircraft’s movement. The second basic type of drag is induced drag.

Airfoil

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. The problem is that the aileron can only be deflected to a point after which the drag becomes significant. The downward moving aileron produces more lift, but also generates more induced drag.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. When that big Hartzell prop flattens out, it produces a lot of drag that lets one nicely fine-tune speed and rate of descent. However, that also means, as King noted, the E1000 AX is “built like a tank.” Once we canceled IFR, we spent some time hand-flying the AX.

Rudder

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

These altitudes minimize fuel use, avoid turbulence, and provide smoother rides for passengers. When flying a small plane, staying within the appropriate altitude ensures better control and a more comfortable experience, especially in turbulent weather. Flying at high altitudes is a cornerstone of commercial aviation.

Weight-Shift-Control

Flying Magazine

JULY 8, 2025

They include: Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems Taxiing or surface operations, including runups Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind Straight and level flight and turns in both directions Climbs and climbing turns Airport traffic patterns, (..)

Wind Shear

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

During certain phases of flight, you may retract the landing gear to reduce drag and improve climb performance. A gust of unexpected turbulence might even throw you off. Severe Weather Conditions Turbulence, icing, or extreme cold can all affect gear operations. But how does this happen?

Air Traffic Control

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Wind shear, turbulence, or gusty winds can create challenges during the landing phase, so knowing how to adjust for these factors is critical. Managing the critical engine, which is the engine closest to the aircrafts wingtip, is key to reducing drag and maintaining control.

Descent

Pilot Institute

JUNE 12, 2025

As you reach high speeds, especially near or above the speed of sound, you can then sweep the wings back to reduce drag. They delay the formation of shock waves that cause wave drag. But when you’re doing high-speed dashes, sweeping the wings back will reduce drag. High-Speed Efficiency But the advantages don’t just stop there.

Weight-Shift-Control

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Add in some crosswind and turbulence from preceding aircraft, and these arrivals can get a bit hairy. It reminds us that just as low, dragged-in approaches are bad, a steeper-than-normal approach has equal potential to cause unsafe touchdowns and landings.

Stability

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

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. Higher altitudes are also less prone to turbulence and have fewer birds.

Lift

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Managing the angle of attack matters because it directly influences lift generation and drag in all phases of flight. Proper angle of attack management also maintains safety during slow flight, crosswind landings, and when encountering wake turbulence. Different wings offer a different lift-to-drag ratio.

Lift

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Other modifications include flap gap seals that reduce drag and improve aerodynamic efficiency, and a nose wheel pant that encloses the lower nose strut for better aerodynamics. The reliability of the Cessna 172 shines through in various flight conditions, including crosswinds and turbulence.

Knot

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

As is often the case with swept-wing jets, sometimes extra drag is required beyond gear and flaps. BBJ-700 from PMDG showcasing the master quality and awesome terrain that LOWI provides, complete with snow-squall weather and violent turbulence. Live weather in XP12 has a defect where it rains all the time, regardless of actual METAR.

Crosswind

Pilot's Life Blog

MAY 6, 2025

Weight and Loading More weight means more drag. More drag means more fuel burn. Heres how we help our students factor that in: Weather Wind, heat, turbulence, and storms all impact how far you can fly. Trim and balance : Keeping the plane in proper trim and flying smooth helps reduce drag. Less drag means more distance.

Weather

Fullthrottle Aviation

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

If the descent is conducted in turbulent conditions, the pilot must also comply with the design maneuvering speed (VA) limitations. This provides increased drag and, therefore, the loss of altitude as quickly as possible. The descent should be made at the maximum allowable airspeed consistent with the procedure used.

Descent

Airspeed Junkie

JULY 31, 2024

Passenger experience is significantly enhanced on the Dreamliner due to its spacious cabin design, superior air quality, and technologies that reduce turbulence, allowing for a more enjoyable and less taxing flight. Sensors on the aircraft actively adjust control surfaces to counteract turbulence, ensuring a more stable flight experience.

Turbulence

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

On the day of departure Even though we had plenty of time before our flight departure, we decided to head to the airport early as dragging our cabin baggage across the footpath was not ideal. The turbulence was not as bad as what I was anticipating and for most parts of the flight, it was smooth. Goodbye Lisbon, until next time!

Turbulence

Chess In the Air

JULY 4, 2022

Possible causes include: Rotor turbulence, e.g. on wave days. If that happens, the propeller causes a lot of extra drag, comparable to half-extended airbrakes. This is another great point. Sudden and very powerful surface winds can have various other causes. They are also not limited to summer soaring weather.

Wind Shear

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 10, 2024

Having to drag your baggage across the carpeted area is not fun. Usually it gets turbulent at the bay of Bengel but not on this flight. This is the first time for me, I had enter the airside longer than this and had no issues at all. We waited for about 15 minutes before being cleared, this was strange.

Cabin Crew

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This specific design reduced drag alongside providing exceptional lift and stability, two very crucial factors for high-altitude bombing. Additionally, being an aircraft capable of reaching speed close to sound, the Vulcan generated more sound due to the aerodynamic effect of the shock waves and turbulent airflow. meters Length 32.13

Payload

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Increased lift on the raised wing immediately creates more induced drag. What’s induced drag? Induced drag is the resistance that happens as a result of creating lift, caused by swirling air around the wings that slows the airplane down. The higher drag on the raised wing reduces its speed relative to the lower wing.

Stability

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 13, 2025

We were not ready for the turbulence that came before. What drags this one down is the back of the fuselage: the design is tail-heavy. “Yesterday, our future was uncertain. Our economy in turmoil,” rumbles the home page. “Today, the dark clouds have passed. And we can take back to the skies. Never again!”

Tail

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The turbulent air hits the horizontal stabilizer, which causes a vibration that can be felt throughout the aircraft. While takeoff flaps improve performance, they also add unwanted drag. Furthermore, you must immediately remove one notch of the flaps to reduce the wing’s drag. Buffeting is like flying in rough, choppy air.

Stability

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 7, 2025

Icing: Ice buildup can reduce lift and increase drag. Turbulence: Rough air can make flying uncomfortable or even hazardous if severe. Before takeoff, always review the latest weather forecasts for your departure, route, and destination. Which aspects of the weather should you watch out for?

NOTAMs

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

A sideslip approach creates excess drag and requires more control inputs. However, the obstacles generate mechanical turbulence, making the air less stable. Preparing Your Approach Decide if you want to use the crab or the sideslip approach. The crab method is the most comfortable way to fly the approach. Be prepared for gusts!

Crosswind

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

The Garmin glass lived up to its reputation for being easy to program, and the autopilot did as it was programmed, even in turbulence, with appropriate rudder input. The tailwheel can be kept on the ground if desired for soft or rough fields, but the extra drag prolongs the takeoff roll slightly. It is not plain vanilla.

Gross Weight

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 26, 2024

Francis Xaver would say in his recollections about the landing: “As we flew over the 50 foot cliff on the shoreline, a strong wind blowing up the face of the cliff was so turbulent that it knocked out our radio, and we lost all contact with Adak.

Weather