There’s more to turning in the air than merely tilting your yoke or stick to the left or right. Trying to avoid slips and skids takes practice. Chris Palmer from Angle of Attack covers proper turning technique including inputting back pressure on the yoke, coordinating with your rudder pedals, and how to use the oft-ignored Turn […]
Now that we’re in the air, it’s time to work on maintaining stable airspeeds through your maneuvers. In this week’s episode, Chris Palmer from Angle of Attack introduces the concept of “Pitch = Airspeed, Power = Altitude.” (Originally posted in 2010.) Need some Saitek gear for your flight sim? Check out our October sales!
(Rob Newbold, an avid glider in the UK and longtime Saitek customer, was kind enough to provide us with an intro to FS gliding. He also created the RW gliding videos you see here.) Why gliding? Easy to start and difficult to master. If you talk to many pilots you will find they started […]
All has been prologue to this moment– getting on the runway and taking to the skies. In this week’s episode, Chris Palmer from Angle of Attack goes over the Lights-Camera-Action checklist, why you should never cross the Hold Short Lines until all clear (spoiler alert: a plane might land on you), and finally, how […]
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