Rudder Torque Weather 
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. Courtesy: Epic Aircraft] Avionics The big change in the AX is the avionics suite, starting with the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck with synthetic vision, vital traffic, engine monitoring, 3D Safe Taxi and Taxiway Routing, Smart Glide, and weather. With a 15.4-1
Fear of Landing
JUNE 28, 2024
In the event of an unintentional left yaw, the pilot must immediately apply right rudder, that is, firmly apply pressure on the right rudder pedal. The key is to respond swiftly and with rather more right rudder than might be expected from pilots without experience with Fenestron-equipped helicopters. The weather was clear.
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Air Facts
JANUARY 13, 2025
Just open up FlightAware and see how many Cirrus are flying, all over the country in all kinds of weather. I love to fly a Citabria at 500 feet with the window open as much as any pilot, but in a high performance IFR airplane does anyone seriously want to fly without moving maps, datalink weather, and a good autopilot? No rudder trim.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 18, 2024
The weather had cleared after our arrival, offering warmer temperatures and occasional sunshine, which is rare for this part of Alaska in summer. The combination of poor weather and challenging terrain has led many a floatplane pilot to disaster. To put it mildly, it is a very risky maneuver. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 18, 2024
The weather had cleared after our arrival, offering warmer temperatures and occasional sunshine, which is rare for this part of Alaska in summer. The combination of poor weather and challenging terrain has led many a floatplane pilot to disaster. To put it mildly, it is a very risky maneuver. Back to the shore of Heckman Lake.
Pilot's Life Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Control Mechanisms Airplane Controls In airplanes, pilots manage flight using three primary controls: the ailerons, elevator, and rudder. The rudder, attached to the vertical tail fin, manages yaw, enabling the nose to move left or right. These controls work in harmony to navigate the aircraft through various flight maneuvers.
Photographic Logbook
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The chirping we heard was due to excess torque-related motion of the powerplant in the engine compartment. Ray later found that the nuts securing the remaining three mounts were insufficiently torqued by whomever mounted that engine before the Williamson Flying Club bought the airplane in 2021. It was undamaged, it just came apart.
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