When Are You at the Highest Risk for Carb Ice?
What is the potential for carb ice today? You are at the highest risk for developing carb ice between temperatures of -5°C and +15°C with a small temperature-dew point spread. [...]
What is the potential for carb ice today? You are at the highest risk for developing carb ice between temperatures of -5°C and +15°C with a small temperature-dew point spread. [...]
How does the location of your airplane's center of gravity effect your cruise performance? The Variables First we have 3 variables; the center of pressure, the center of gravity, and [...]
Types of Drag Acting on an Airplane There are two types of drag acting on an airplane: parasite drag and induced drag. Parasite Drag Parasite drag is a combination of [...]
Pitot Static Errors Blocked Pitot Tube Errors If your pitot tube becomes fully blocked it will over-read in a climb and under-read in a descent. It will act like an [...]
The Weight Change Formula The weight change formula can be very useful and save you from re-calculating the weight and balance if the load of your airplane changes. There are [...]
The Weight Shift Formula The weight shift formula can be very useful and save you from re-calculating the weight and balance of your airplane if your C of G is [...]