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If as a habit you hold the yoke in any-which-way-but-loose you will never take-off with a control lock in place.

It's probably all about taxes. Have to satisfy the government that someone isn't fueling their 67 Mustang from the pump.

A glider's thrust comes from gravity. The more the glider weighs the greater the thrust.

"I had the Cessna, there was no danger, so I took off."

A Fav of mine. Such nice flying classic airplanes.

Hmmm, I haven't tried this but I can see mathematically it would be so. Next time I'm up in the Cessna I will try a 60 degree turn with the stall horn sounding and see if there is an overbanking tendency with the smaller turning radius. Dave

Back when I instructed I used to tell students that the aerodynamic principles I explained would all be over simplifications . The FAA does this in their publications also and for good reason. Even today new theories of flight are emerging. One of the biggest problems with explaining...

Myth. Think about a steep turn, the airplane is still far from the center of the turn, Not really a significant difference in relative wind over a 30 ft span compared to the 500ft center radius, also due to the angle of bank the wings are actually very close together relative to the center of...

First it is absolutely true that a Cessna 172 will stay in a level 55 to 60 degree banked turn with the ball in the middle and both hands and feet off of the controls almost indefinitely. No over banking. But why? If you imagine a 90 degree banked turn the elevator could not hold the nose...

I never heard a driving instructor say to only use one hand on the steering wheel. F1 race car drivers don't use one hand. Using two hands iis better . For one the geometry of the wheel is such that turning left with your left hand is awkward if you are using a lot of deflection. Two hands...

Bob Hoover uses two hands on the yoke when doing aerobatics, although with both engines shut down there's really no need for a hand on the throttles. http://youtu.be/g7R7jZmliGc

Looks like a nice 172. We paid about $40K for a similarly equipped L with a freshly rebuilt engine two years ago. When airplane shopping I didn't look at any Ns though. For me the N in 172N meant No. This is only because of the Lycoming O-320H2AD engine with the letters AD in it. I know the...

Class G, Uncontrolled airspace. Soon to be class Google, prohibited airspace. Go out and enjoy it while you can. Dave

Squirrelly is not good for initial instruction. The instructor needs to let the student make mistakes and recover. You need a tail wheel airplane with a large margin for error. After getting the sign off in say the Husky, then move on to the Pitts. Dave

You describe how my Dad taught me to wheel land, works great, and I do it often. Best way to get a greaser touchdown. However, you gotta admit it's fun and looks cool to add ten knots and fly it on the mains in a level attitude with a touch of power. Dave

GPS altitude is true altitude and regardless of what modeling it uses is most likely accurate within feet. Altimeters are ancient technology and only estimate your height using a standard pressure gradient. This is why you need greater terrain separation in mountainous areas, the altimeter...

The FAA's Airplane Flying Handbook uses the two terms interchangeably.The AFH really is the bible of aviation and describes perfectly how to roundout (flare). Most instructors will break the flare into two parts as you describe. The AFH does this also and calls the last part the touchdown. As...

I'm only guessing but I'd say pilots who don't "flare" are flying 3 degree glide paths with power. Old school single engine pilots like myself fly our final approach power off at a much steeper descent angle. If we don't flare then we don't have a nose wheel or prop to play with afterward. Dave

Also own a Schweizer as my username suggests.

Hey Hank, I get your point but what is the point of a Forum then? Maybe I miss the point but to me it's like back in the day when instructors and students were fogged in at the airport. A student asked a question and six different answers came out. Nothing wrong with this. Discussion ensued and...