What if you forget to remove the pitot tube cover?
I have to confess that just the other day, I did the unthinkable – I somehow did not remove the pitot tube cover before starting the aircraft engine…
Right of Way – Which way should you fly?
If you have ever been faced with a situation where you have an aircraft coming towards you, or you are zooming along in your Piper Seneca and you find yourself having to over take a nervous student in a C152, here is the proper way to do it…
How does the mixture control work?
In a piston engine aircraft, the mixture control lever is the red one. Red, because it is really important for healthy engine operation. So what exactly does the mixture control lever do?
When to use Carb Heat?
If you have ever felt a little confused as to how carb heat works, and when exactly to use it, you are not alone…
How can a power-on stall occur?
The airspeed bleeds off and you feel a buffet, or the stall warning bleats and flashes desperately at you. Of course, you recover like a pro with a super co-ordinated release of back pressure and smooth input of power. But have you ever considered a stall with the power on?
How to use rudder for a perfectly coordinated turn
The remedy for adverse yaw is to be found in the rudder pedals, and in combination with the ailerons is termed a ‘coordinated turn’. What this means is simply the coordination of aileron and rudder, in order to balance the turn. But how does one achieve this?
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