The rule of thumb for calculating maximum safe crosswind is to take the clean stall speed of the airplane and multiply it by 0.2. Ex: 50KT stall speed would mean the [...]
Increasing your airspeed in a turn will decrease the rate of turn and increase the turn radius.
Stalling speed increases in a turn because of the increase in load factor. The airplane isn't actually heavier. It is fake weight, but the airplane reacts to it. With more weight, [...]
True airspeed and angle of bank. The lower the true airspeed and the greater the angle of bank the tighter the turn. Don't forget that your stall speed increases in a [...]
Take the square root of the load factor and multiply it by the stalling speed at 0° of bank. Example: Stalling speed = 47KT (Vs) Stalling speed at 45° bank = [...]
The rule of thumb is to take your TAS in KT, divide by 10 and add 7. AoB = TAS / 10 + 7
Most general aviation wings stall between 16° and 18°. This is known as the critical angle of attack. As you increase the angle of attack the centre of pressure (bottom [...]
The boundary layer is the airflow nearest the skin of the wing.
Service Ceiling is the height at which the maximum rate of climb reduces to 100 fpm. Absolute Ceiling is the height at which the rate of climb is reduced to zero [...]
Types of drag acting on an airplane: Parasitic Drag interference drag skin friction form drag Induced Drag