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Tutorial: Aircraft Flight Controls - Aircraft Basics By thecorporatepilotdad In this second tutorial of aircraft basics, flight controls are discussed. This is a new series of videos covering basics and working toward gaining knowledge that would be learned when getting a private pilot license. The video offers a description of primary and secondary flight controls and the difference between the types of control surfaces.Primary flight controls include ailerons, elevator, and rudder.Secondary flight controls are various types of flaps, trim, and leading edge devices. Adverse yaw is briefly talked about but will be discussed more in detail in a later video. thecorporatepilotdad Youtube channel Previous video: Ignition System and Magnetos About The Author This video is produced by thecorporatepilotdad. He has been a FlightSim.Com member for close to twenty years and using Flight Simulator since back in the day of FS98 and FS2000. He is also a professional pilot with over 8000 hours of real world flight experience ranging from Cessna 152s to super-mid size business jets.
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Tutorial: Ignition System and Magnetos - Aircraft Basics By thecorporatepilotdad In this first tutorial of aircraft basics, the ignition system of a piston engine airplane is discussed. What happens if the master switch it turned off in flight? Will the engine still run or will it quit as it will in a car with an electrical failure? Those questions will be answered along with what magnetos are and what they do for redundancy and safety in aircraft. thecorporatepilotdad Youtube channel About The Author This video is produced by thecorporatepilotdad. He has been a FlightSim.Com member for close to twenty years and using Flight Simulator since back in the day of FS98 and FS2000. He is also a professional pilot with over 8000 hours of real world flight experience ranging from Cessna 152s to super-mid size business jets.