How does a heavier aircraft perform in the glide? Well, if you were to find yourself on top of a rooftop, and dropped two items, let’s say a brick and a paper plate, from exactly the same height, in the same direction (down) and at the same time, then what would happen?
Rough running engines are never a good sign, but ignoring the problem will not make it go away. Instead, having some idea of what might be causing those snap, crackle and pop noises, could help you solve a problem which might not require the services of an inflight aircraft mechanic.
While it might just be a little laziness, or a seemingly less important part of your pre-flight, when fuel and oil take precedence, it seems that checking tyre pressure is often accomplished with an eyeball and quick kick. So how should you check the tyre pressure, and what happens if your tyre pressure is too low or too high?
There are props and there are props, but these days there is such an assortment that without a degree in aeronautics, distinguishing the differences, and understanding how they all work, is quite a challenge. More specifically, why are there two, three and four blade propellers?
Encountering wake turbulence can be especially scary and hazardous during the landing and take-off phases of flight, where the aircraft’s close proximity to the ground makes a recovery from the turbulence-induced problems more difficult.
