What is a Contra-rotating Propeller?
The issues are overcome by using a design concept known as contra-rotating propellers…
What is a Tailplane Stall?
While pulling back on the control column may require the biceps of Dwayne Johnson, forward movement will feel unusually easy.
Flight Plans – When should you inform ATC of a deviation?
The purpose here is not to highlight the importance of filing a flight plan (you should), but rather to answer the important question of what to do if circumstances in flight cause you to deviate from the flight plan?
Are new pilots being ‘forced’ into instruction?
My point is this – are new pilots simply being forced into instruction because other opportunities are so scarce?
What is a Rate 1 turn?
A rate 1 turn is a standardised rate of turn used in instrument approaches and holding patterns so that pilot action can be predictable by both controllers and other traffic. It is referred to as ‘rate 1’ because whatever angle of bank is used, the result...
Why You need to take care when flying from high to low pressure areas
When starting flying lessons, we are given a lot of sound advice, but over time, especially if you don’t fly longer cross country trips on a regular basis, the warnings become faded and are sometimes forgotten. One of these wicked phrases that we were all taught is ‘High to low, careful go!’, but understanding what this means can be a challenge.
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