Have you ever felt like you're veering toward the left edge of the runway on takeoff? It's not because you're a bad pilot. There's a reason your plane pulls left. Actually, there are 4 of them, and they're called left-turning tendencies. read more
Atc will normally do this to put you on course quicker allow our aircraft to climb to a higher altitude versus if it were to climb on runway heading, and to allow the expeditious flow of aircraft in the terminal environment. read more
Not just fighters but all aeroplanes need to “turn” to one side to change direction. This tilting is called banking and the angle of tilt is called angle of bank. read more
In an aircraft’s cockpit, the captain always sits on the left side and this has raised queries as to why he never sits on the right. The reason for this in a commercial jetliner seems to be rather historical. read more