Lift Rudder Threshold 
Flying Magazine
JULY 3, 2025
Rudder trim fixes the yaw issue, but surprisingly we do not have a single caution or warning light. The yaw from the asymmetrical thrust was now gone, and the rudder needed to be retrimmed. We are on short final, about to cross the field threshold, and I am 25 knots above my targeted landing speed (VREF).
Air Facts
AUGUST 1, 2025
I taxied alone to the threshold of runway 17. The I-GITR lifted off and I was flying solo for the first time. A crosswind gust nudged me left; I corrected with right rudder. Giorgio hopped out and walked back to the Aeroclub’s office to get on the radio. But there was no turning back now. Throttle full open. You’re airborne.
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Plane and Pilot
JULY 1, 2025
A witness reported that they saw the airplane lift off from the runway and remain in ground effect until it crossed the departure end of the runway. The pilot applied right rudder in an attempt to correct this, resulting in a ground loop. He had no further memory of the event. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
Fear of Landing
JULY 25, 2025
The key take-off speeds are V 1 , which is the speed at which a take-off should no longer be aborted, V R , the speed at which to rotate the aircraft, lifting the nose for take off, and V 2 , the speed at which the aircraft can still safely climb with one engine out. The CRJ 200 suffered an asymmetric stall as the right wing lost lift.
Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Storo lifted the British fighter into the air for the first time on June 28, 2022, from Tillamook Municipal Airport near his home. At that point, you’re simply looking down the runway, and then it lifts off. And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. 19 Squadron.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
I watched the stick flutter to and fro in sync with the rudder pedals as Wilkins fought to maintain the centerline, all the while pushing in the throttle. The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl.
Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
If it prevents you from landing close to the threshold, a short runway becomes even shorter. The aiming point at an actual short field should be as close to the threshold as is safe. Reducing lift puts more weight on the wheels. If you are below 5 knots of your target threshold speed, execute a go-around.
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