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  2. Graveyard spiral - Wikipedia

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    If the left turn continues (~20 seconds or more), the pilot will experience the sensation that the airplane is no longer turning to the left. At this point, if the pilot attempts to level the wings this action will produce a sensation that the airplane is turning and banking in the opposite direction (to the right), a sensation commonly known ...

  3. Teardrop turn - Wikipedia

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    A teardrop turn is a method of reversing the course of an aircraft or vessel so that it returns on its original path, travelling in the opposite direction, and passes through a specified point on the original path.

  4. Skid (aerodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    For example, if the airplane is rolling clockwise (from the pilot point of view), the airplane yaws to the left. It assumes a crab-like attitude relative to the wind. This is called a slip. The air is flowing crosswise over the fuselage. In order to correct this adverse slip, the pilot must apply rudder (right rudder in this example). If the ...

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  6. Incredible video shows airplane performing stomach-churning ...

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    Boeing's commercial jet pilots typically make a point of flying in a way that passengers don't experience anxiety and nausea. However, two taking an unoccupied 787-9 Dreamliner out for a ...

  7. Aircraft compass turns - Wikipedia

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    For example, an aircraft flying at 45°N latitude making a turn to north from east or west maintaining a standard rate turn a pilot would need to roll out of the turn when the compass was 45 degrees plus one half of the bank angle before north. (From east to north at 90 knots 0+45+7=52) A pilot would begin to roll out to straight flight and on ...

  8. Aileron roll - Wikipedia

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    Examples of this are the Immelmann turn, barrel roll, and Split S. An aileron roll carried out by a pilot as a sign of victory or celebration is known as a victory roll. Test pilots commonly employ the aileron roll to evaluate an aircraft's turning characteristics (e.g. time to turn). [5]

  9. Horse Gets Loose in Cargo Hold and Forces Flight to Land Early

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    The plane, which was a Boeing 747, rose to about 31,000 feet before air traffic control received a message from the pilot about a horse getting loose on the plane.