Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Advanced air mobility], and our aircraft specifically, is practically purpose-built for the distributed geography and weather conditions of Ireland and the rest of Europe, said Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of Beta, in remarks announcing the debut flightthe countrys first with a fully electric aircraft and Betas first on another continent.

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Cargo Knot Tail Aviation Technology 111

Flying Magazine

MAY 27, 2025

A few of the aircrafts noteworthy features are its Garmin GNS530W GPS/nav/com, PMA8000G audio panel, ADS-B In and Out, XM weather and music, JPI 790 engine monitor, and GMX200 multifunction display. Tail AD 16-05-01 has been complied with in accordance with Service Bulletin 127A. Avionics are current and capable.

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Payload Transponder Airplanes Tail 87

Gary's Flight Journal

JUNE 5, 2025

I set the tail camera and climbed aboard. After picking up the weather in Cape May I joined the left down wind for runway two-eight to flow with traffic even though winds favored one-nine. It was nice to meet Mike and Carrol. I gave them a ride to the terminal. Ok, back to the airplane stuff.

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Runway Tail Weather Airplanes 70

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2025

In 2014, the aircraft was removed from its perch, transported to a hangar at Salem Municipal Airport, and began its transformation from weathered display to airworthy warbird once again. Similar work lies ahead for the right wing and the tail section.

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Cockpit Firewall Hangar Tail 124

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 25, 2025

Air Force with the dream of becoming a B-52 tail gunneran ambition that was cut short when the position was phased out during his training. “And when we first took it down the road, the plane wanted to weather vane into the wind, so we had to adjust the chassis until we found the sweet spot.” He enlisted in the U.S.

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Airplanes Tail Weather Approach 98

Air Facts

MAY 19, 2025

” Those logbook entriesdates, aircraft tail numbers, airports visited, hours loggedform a skeletal record of experiences whose true essence exists in memory and sensation. Weather diversions became opportunities for deeper understanding, chances to share not just the technical aspects of flight but its profound impact on the soul.

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Crosswind Approach Tail Weather 92

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 20, 2025

As first designed, the plane had a sharp upper line to the top of the fuselage from the cockpit to the tail, resulting in the “razorback” nickname. The “bubbletop” was less laterally stable than the “razorback,” so starting with the P-47D-27-RE a shallow fillet was added ahead of the vertical tail.

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Tail Cockpit Pilot Approach 95

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This was another satisfying trip, full of ADM, IMSAFE, and trade-offs—and weather. The weather was… interesting. Fussing with the avionics to keep tabs on the weather gave many more knob touches than the airplane itself. The FAA weather said a thunderstorm was forecast, gusts to 6 knots. Lesson learned.

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Weather Runway Knot Rudder 79

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Powered by Collins’ IRT NX Satcom system, the service leverages the Iridium NEXT constellation of 66 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for high data rates and reliable, fade-free connectivity even in poor weather conditions. The system also has a small footprint, with only one tail mount antenna and 2 LRUs.

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Jet Tail Drag Cockpit 94

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

For extra flair, have the aircraft tail number embossed or embroidered on the covers. If cold weather operations will be a norm for you, ask other aircraft owners at your same airport what they recommend. All those orifices allow critters to enter your aircraft where they can cause all sorts of expensive damage.

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Airplanes Cockpit Tail Hangar 71

Air Facts

MAY 26, 2025

3) Weather: Shorts, T-shirts, and sandals vs. toques, parkas, and boots? Customs at your entry airport an hour before arrival, provide your tail number, eAPIS confirmation, ETA, and get the officers name or code. These colors must be seen to be believed. Thats an easy choice. Bahamas-bound trips are easy.

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Crosswind Runway Pilot Flight Plan 98

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 1, 2025

Besides validating the thin delta wing principle, the XF-92A played a major role in supporting the development of the Convair F-102A interceptor, the Air Forces first attempt at an all-weather, supersonic interceptor. Photo NACA/NASA

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Airfoil Aileron Rudder Stability 68

Air Facts

JUNE 2, 2025

The approach controller who recognizes your tail number and offers a shortcut before you even ask for it. The airplane owner who lends you their hangar for the weekend because they’re away on a trip and he knows bad weather is moving in while your aircraft is tied down outside.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 86

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Clear weather, everything as usual, and the airfield quiet – just ourselves following a BA 747 to the runway. It was in the process of turning, but the 200-foot long machine’s floodlit tail, now swung out across the runway, had not even reached its centreline, and this aircraft moved with caution in the darkness of the airfield’s remote west.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 104

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Flight training doesn’t need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions. And the most important piece of cold weather gear? A cell phone of course.

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Weather Runway Airplanes NOTAMs 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you’re flying IFR in winter weather, icing is a threat you have to actively prepare for. If you can understand the conditions that lead to icing and know how to react when it happens, you’ll keep yourself ahead of the harsh weather. Provide PIREPs to assist other pilots and enhance weather forecasting.

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Weather Pitot Tube OAT Tail 52

Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

The Cabri G2 comprises a shrouded tail rotor, usually referred to as a “Fenestron” (a registered trade mark of Eurocopter) that was proven to provide excellent maneuverability in every flight condition, in every direction of flight up to 40 kt at least. The weather was clear.

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Rudder Tail Lift Knot 111

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

The aircraft is equipped with Turbo GAMI fuel injectors, DShannon engine cooling baffles, B&C standby alternator, six-place built-in oxygen system, 102-gallon fuel capacity, six-place intercom, and shoulder harnesses on all six seats. Use our airplane loan calculator to calculate your estimated monthly payments.

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Gross Weight Weather Airplanes Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar.

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Weather Airplanes Tail Hangar 122

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

He told of his time as a Red Tail ground crew member, much to the awe of the students and teachers alike. P-51 at the National Warplane Museum The Tuskegee History program would continue at our airshow over the years, enduring city school budget cuts, inclement weather, and a museum name change. I had his full support.

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Tail Pilot Weather 111

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

I think twice of all the times we’ve flown, we’ve woken up and said, you know what, the weather’s not working out, let’s just drive it, he says. I also like to look for what I call crummy weather thats just low enough that I can get an instrument approach in, but not so much that I don’t have any outs.

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Approach Airplanes Stability Weight-Shift-Control 73

AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I once had the opportunity to fly my vintage V-tail Bonanza to Washington-Dulles International Airport to report on the opening of a Signature Flight Support facility there. I cant remember if I had filed IFR, but the weather was perfect, so maybe I was on VFR Flight Following. So, you can tell this was a long time ago.

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Crosswind Runway Approach Tail 82

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coordinating schedules and weather took almost six months. Andrew with the Taylorcraft in the 1980s, before it received the checkerboard tail. Andrew and I chose to meet at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport (KBTP), 455 miles or about five hours of flight time from the home base of Post Mills Airport (2B9).

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Airplanes Hangar Runway Tarmac 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 6, 2025

However, the design of the museum building was not intended to accommodate the DC-3, and so the aircraft was left outdoors in Exposition Park, exposed to the local weather. Douglas DC-3-362 (c/n 3269, N760) marked ‘Spirit of Seventy Six’ on display at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, December 1991.

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Aileron Cargo Airplanes Tail 93

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 15, 2025

Soon after, the RAF SE5a F904 took off in pursuit, engaging in several mock tail-chases before performing its solo display and joining the Spitfire for their unique flypasts. With any luck, future shows will see the weather fully cooperate, especially for the fragile Edwardians.

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Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

For this purpose, the aircraft had its water tanks removed and a hydraulic under-tail integrated airstair installed, along with a 14-seat passenger interior and spectacular rear one-piece Perspex blisters for unrivaled panoramic views of the passing landscape. The aircraft eventually sank (where it remains to this day).

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 290

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

.” It’s still configured as a cropduster, with gauges in the center section, a hopper, pump, and booms, with flat-bottom high lift wings, a metal covered fuselage and the most distinct looking “stearman” tail you’d ever find. With its wide stance, long wing and nose, and square tail it takes you back to the 1930’s in art deco style.

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Tail Airplanes Aileron Transponder 122

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

National Museum of the US Navy) As night fell over the Jersey shore, the USS Akron cut a path through thick fog and severe weather, unknowingly flying into a violent stormfront. The failure of the vertical stabilizer also saw pieces of the tail structure puncture the rear gas cells, and the Macon began losing helium rapidly.

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Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 58

Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

Basically, any wind that blows across the runway or flight path instead of head-on or tailing the aircraft. Such as Navigation An old, bold pilot once told us that a weather forecast is simply a horoscope with numbers. Even with the best weather data in the world, things can change quickly. And weve got news for you.

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Crosswind Pilot Knot Turbulence 69

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Elevators, found on the tail, manage its pitch, or up-and-down motion. The rudder, also on the tail, adjusts yaw, which affects left and right turns. It covers topics like airspace regulations, weather patterns, and aircraft systems. Ailerons, located on the wings, control the plane’s roll.

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Aileron Drag Rudder Descent 52

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts iPad Pilot News Datalink weather stole the show when portable ADS-B technology debuted over a decade ago, providing pilots with free in-flight weather imagery in mobile apps like ForeFlight.

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Turbulence Runway AGL Airplanes 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Whether calling a weather briefer on the ground or reaching out for help in an emergency, the added ability to make and receive phone calls from your headset can be invaluable. Changing weather and climate, handling chemicals like fuel and oil, and physical activities like preflighting all can introduce risk to the pilot.

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Pitot Tube Weather Airplanes Pilot 93

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Another highlight was the “Beech Boys” formation with three Beech Staggerwings, N18V, N192H and N9405H which gave a great formation display as well as tail chase and even a coordinated landing of all three together which is easy to achieve with two on the very wide grass runway and one on the hard. and MV293 MK.XIV.

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Tail Weather Runway Hangar 98

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 12, 2025

Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega during an engine runup at Wheeler Field, January 8, 1935 (Hawaii Aviation) On January 11, 1935, Earhart and her plane were ready for the flight, but the weather was not. The tail came up as it gathered speed, throwing up a cataract of red-brown mud.

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Airplanes Tail Pilot Cockpit 52

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The weather was overcast for the flight route, with cloud tops reaching temperatures forecast from 0° to -35°C (32° to -31°F). The captain made a passenger announcement to give the Guarulhos weather information and estimated time left in the flight. The estimated flight time was an hour and forty-five minutes for the flight of 735 km.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Gary's Flight Journal

MAY 8, 2025

The weather was perfect, I was feeling good, and 3 Tango Charlie was ready to go. I followed the coast to Lewes Delaware taking pictures of the inlet bridge and some good tail cam shots. I decided on a quick hop today since Mary was out with the Women's Club of Ocean Pines.

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Tail Approach Weather Runway 68