Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
For example, if the wind is blowing directly from the side at 15 knots, the entire 15 knots acts as a crosswind. This method provides better control at touchdown because the aircraft’s longitudinal axis remains aligned with the runway. But if the wind is at an angle, only part of its speed affects the aircraft sideways.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis. Since theyre located on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, both ailerons need to move in the opposite directions to complement each others motion. This movement turns the aircraft about the longitudinal axis, making it enter a bank.
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 22, 2025
Turn Coordinator Operation The turn coordinator consists of a gyroscope mounted at a 30-degree angle upward in relation to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. An approximate bank angle required for a standard rate turn can be obtained by dividing the True Airspeed (in knots) by 10 and then adding 7.
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