Firewall Pilot Rudder 
Plane and Pilot
MAY 19, 2025
Just after departing from Runway 5, the pilot announced on the airports common traffic advisory frequency that the engine was running rough and he was returning to the airport. Another pilot flying in the airport traffic pattern reported that the accident airplane appeared too high and fast to land on Runway 23.
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 29, 2025
Among the observers on the ground were members of the National Aeronautical Association (NAA), a member of the world governing body of air sports, the Fdration Aronautique Internationale (FAI), while pilots Amelia Earhart and Paul Mantz flew above to ensure that Hughes did not exceed the set altitude restriction for his high-speed passes.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
Fearsome metal airplanes helped win a global conflict, yet pilots came home to variations on prewar designs of tube-and-fabric construction and modest performance. Depressions in the vertical stabilizer and rudder, as well as stabilator skins and ailerons, all help increase panel stiffness while allowing less under-skin structure.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 19, 2024
This early canopy limited visibility for the pilot, leading to later models adopting a more streamlined, blown canopy for improved situational awareness. The limitations of the early canopy are clearly seen in this near-pilot’s eye view. The power plant modifications plate on the engine bay’s firewall. Today, Ens.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority.
iPad Pilot News
MAY 29, 2024
Tips for using aviation apps with home flight simulators iPad Pilot News Are you stuck at home and separated from your airplane or just experiencing an unlucky stretch of bad weather? Many flight simulators today integrate directly with EFB apps including ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, FlyQ, and Stratus Insight.
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