Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

The aircraft is in coordinated flight when the rudder input prevents the aircraft from slipping or skidding in a turn (similar to a car) or when its tailplane is aligned with its flight path during straight flight. This ball is located in a tube filled with fluid and can move freely to the right and left. vertical speed), and airspeed.

Pitot Tube

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

READ MORE: FlightSimCoach.com Available at Home and on Your Schedule To meet the DC-6B for the first time, I loaded onto the general aviation ramp at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS)—my home airport in-sim. On a 5-mile final, I lowered the landing gear and brought the master propeller lever up to high rpm.

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The 172 has a steerable nosewheel, much heavier than the rudders on my RV-9A with a castering nosewheel. Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe. Not really a problem, as the CFI and I had a great chat for an hour about things aeronautical.

Pitot Tube