Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

Have either a student or sport pilot certificate. Nearly the same restrictions of the sport pilot certificate apply to the recreational one. You can lift most limitations through the completion of a prescribed training course with an FAA-certified flight instructor. 750 hours for current or former US military pilots.

Pilot 86

Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Lift Airplanes 86

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This can cause you to lose lift. Remember Bernoulli’s Theorem and how lift is created. The loss of lift causes the aircraft to stall and lose altitude. As the pilot in command, it is your job to minimize the loss of altitude and recovery as soon as practicable. Why Practice Power-off Stalls?

Descent 52

Descent Approach AGL Lift 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key Takeaways Ailerons control the aircrafts roll by adjusting lift on each wing. The aircrafts wing is able to generate lift due to its shape. The more the wings shape is able to change the direction of the flow of air over the surface, the more lift it will produce. Why does this increase the lift? How Do Ailerons Work?

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

The problem is, there’s more than this one limitation involved in the average flight, beyond just the perils that can be met by our piloting ability. We need to consider the full range of hazards we’re facing, and that involves more than just assessing the pilot’s ability. Probably not without some practice.

Density Altitude 58

Density Altitude Airplanes Wind Shear Pilot 58

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

The helicopter pilot assumed that the Cessna would turn onto another taxiway however the Cessna continued toward the helicopter. With lateral options dwindling, the Bell 47D went into a vertical lift. No mention if the Cessna pilot noticed. Feliz ao nuevo! pole dancer. Post-almost-flight investigation proved embarrassing.

Pilot 52

Pilot Airplanes Runway Descent 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 22, 2024

Well done to the PIC (Pilot-in-command)! We lifted off effortless towards the grumpy skies. Touched down with the reverse thrust kicking in to slow the aircraft down. This is the Roll Royce XWB-84 engines, with 84,000 Ibf thrust. I can enjoy the movie and watch the flight map at the same time. Here we are.

Cabin Crew 59

Cabin Crew Runway Weather Ceiling 59

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Unlike the Concorde, though, the aircraft also had two small retractable canards that would deploy from the just behind the cockpit to allow for increased lift at low speeds, such as during takeoffs and landings. The pilot in command was Tupolev’s chief test pilot Eduard Yelyan.

Pilot in Command 52

Pilot in Command Pilot Drag Thrust 52