Just as soon as the pilot receives permission he moves his charter jet onto the runway while heading into the wind and continues down the runway. In many ways the take-off of an aircraft is like starting a car in low gear, shifting to second gear and finally into high gear as speed increases. The pilot of the charter jet adjusts the angle or pitches of the flap.

After take-off the bite is increased and the jet engine speed is reduced. When the plane reaches cruising altitude the pilot reduces engine speed and is in high. Thankfully the pilot has all the flying on his mind, while mine is on New Jersey to sign some papers.

The pilots continue checking after the charter jet is airborne and during the climb to altitude. They pull up or retract the landing gear. They also move the flaps into flight position where they are brought up close to and in line with the under surface of the wing. When the aircraft reaches the altitude called in the flight plan, another cursing check is made.

While flying the course the pilot reports his position from time to time as he passes over air traffic control points. As he flies along designated airways he knows when he is over such points by a flashing light on the instrument panel or by a cone of silence when over a radio range station. Both the flashing light and the signals in his earphones are caused by the radio signals which the station markers send up. He also keeps track of his position by checking landmarks on his charts. (more…)

This aircraft navigation device is commonly known as a gyro pilot or automatic pilot. This device automatically steers aircrafts. They’re also used on ships to help maintain a course for the pilot’s. They’re used to make up for human error.

The automatic pilot for charter jets actually contains two gyroscopes. The vertical gyro controls the ailerons and elevators of the charter jet. The gyros compass controls rudder. Corrective signals to the charter jet controls are produced when the aircraft moves from its proper course and attitude. These signals are voltage displacements which are amplified and sent to servo units, which are small electric motors that move the aircraft’s controls.

Lawrence Sperry, son of Elmer Sperry in 1914 invented and demonstrated an automatic gyroscopic stabilizing device for airplanes using four gyroscopes. In 1932 the Sperry Gyroscope Company developed its first gyro pilot flight control for modern airplanes. (more…)

Many people believe that a pilot must work constantly to keep the charter jet in the air. With the study of aerodynamics we can understand how charter jet, can and do fly. Aerodynamics is the way air moves against objects or of objects moving through the air. The science of aerodynamics is used in designing airplanes, ships, trains, automobiles and other objects to help them move smoothly through the air.

Wikipedia: Aerodynamics is a branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air, particularly when it interacts with a moving object. Aerodynamics is a study field of fluid dynamics and gas dynamics, with much theory shared between them.

Aircraft’s are actually designed to be stable. The pilot merely needs to use a small amount of pressure on the controls from time to time to make the charter jet to turn or go up and down. Many people also believe that if the airplane engine stops running while it is in the air, that it will fall straight to the ground. This is not really the case either. When the airplane’s engine stopped in flight the airplane will glide to the ground like a sled coasting down a hill and can usually be landed safely on any level field. (more…)

At all times a pilot needs to know how his aircraft is performing and at what position they’re in above the earth. The charter jet provides just that with excellent aircraft instruments. In the early days of flying, pilots flew “by the seat of their pants,” or depended entirely upon their senses to tell them the position or attitude of the plane.

Medical science has proved that pilots cannot depend on their senses for this all the time. Just for an example: a pilot may be leaning to one side but think that he is sitting straight up.

With the development of aircraft instruments has made it possible to fly blind or fly with instruments when the pilot cannot see the ground because of bad weather or darkness. Charter jet instruments are complicated to build and expensive to buy. Just for an example take one electronic fuel gauge may cost upward of $6,000 or more.

There are three general groups of aircraft instruments at bay. The first group is the navigation instruments which help the pilot to find his way from one airport to the other. The second group is the flight instruments, which tell the pilot the aircraft attitude of his aircraft while in the air. Last but not least are the engine and airframe instruments which tell how the aircraft is operating. (more…)