Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Known for its reliability and versatility, it has been a go-to choice for pilot training and leisure flying. Speed is a key factor for pilots, whether for planning cross-country trips or understanding the aircraft’s capabilities. Its stable flight characteristics and forgiving nature make it ideal for beginner pilots.

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

One of the companies that had acquired surplus Beech 18s had secured a long term contract to carry auto parts from Oshawa to Detroit for General Motors and almost every night around 9 pm, one of those flights would head west full of parts and usually with only the one pilot on board. Such it was in those days.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

With a better understanding of the structure of the test, the material the exam covers, and some sample questions, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a commercial drone pilot. Courses like those offered by Altitude University , The Pilot Institute and ASA , for instance, include several graded practice exams and quizzes.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Louis, where on January 6, 1944, test pilot Everett E. By May 11, Army Air Force pilots began evaluating the XP-67. Speaking of its positive qualities, they felt the cockpit layout was descent, its ground handling was good, the controls were light, the roll rate was adequate, and control and stability was generally effective.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Pilots and flight schools favor this aircraft for its ease of use and dependable performance. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface. This article explores the Cessna Skyhawk C172’s features, evolution, and lasting appeal.

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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. Sure, there are the removable wings and an unusual-for-an-RV stabilator out back for pitch control, but there’s nothing revolutionary in the concepts or execution. But successful?

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Short field landings are a true test of a pilot’s skill. They are also one of the most feared maneuvers during the private pilot checkride. Whether you’re new to short field landings or a pilot needing a refresher, this essential guide is for you. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights.

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Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

The wreckage of the airplane was found two days after the crash in which all nine passengers and the sole pilot lost their lives. The controller suggested to the pilot of flight 445 that he slow his aircraft down to minimize the delay in landing once overhead Nome. Shortly afterward, the airplane began to descend.

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Knot Air Traffic Control Gross Weight Airplanes 271

Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

Key Takeaways Slow flight trains pilots to handle the aircraft at speeds just above stalling. That’s why it’s crucial for pilots to learn aircraft control at low speeds. Additionally, both private and commercial pilot checkrides require the demonstration of slow flight. Pilots use reference stalling speeds instead.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It features a forward-swept main wing, plus a smaller set of horizontal canard-style stabilizers mounted on the forward fuselage. The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot. meters (38ft) in length, and 2.8

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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

Adventurous aerobatic pilot Frank Christensen, owner of Christen Industries, which built the Pitts Special series and the Christen Eagle II aerobatic biplane kit, watched as biplane sales fell during the early 1980s. Its shortcoming was a meager useful load for its 1,800-pound gross weight. Sales grew.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The landing gear box had to be substantially stronger with the two-piece gear, so we were able to see a weight savings with the one-piece gear. The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. Max Gross Weight: 1,320 lbs. Length: 22.5

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Kilo Charlie was in need of a modern glass-panel trainer, adequate for a student and instructor, IFR capable, with low operating costs and, most importantly, capable of presenting well to this generation of prospective student pilots. Maximum Gross Weight: 1,587 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 959 lbs. Wing Area: 128.1

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Knot Rudder Airplanes Gross Weight 97