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Article: Angle Of The Wing

I was introduced to an angle-of-attack indicator back in the early '80s. I was ferrying a V35B Bonanza from Atlanta, Georgia to Palo Alto, Calif., where it was to be fitted with one of Victor Aviation's balanced, blueprinted, Black Edition engines. ...

Also labeled: Features, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Accident Statistics, Angle of Attack, Flight Training, Navigation, Safety

Article: Risk Management

Risk management is a solid concept, and an often-used term in aviation, medicine, firefighting, insurance and business.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Features, Flying Skills, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: When Airplanes Collide: Avoiding The Unexpected

It’s ironic that most general aviation pilots consider a possible engine failure as their greatest fear.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: IFR Communications: Serious Business

I listened carefully to the clearance on the first go-around, shook my head in exasperation, and wondered if the controller had been a trumpet player in a previous life. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, ATC, Features, Flying Skills, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Piper Cub Heaven

On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Features, Flying Skills, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shows and Fly-Ins

Article: Mysteries Of Landing

We've all read our share of stories on how to land an airplane, many of them written by pilots with "CFI" after their name.

Also labeled: Emergency Situations, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Challenge Yourself!

One of the never-ending conversations in aviation starts with, "How does a person become a better pilot?"

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Emergency Situations, Features, Flight Planning, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Pilot Safety

Article: Takeoff Mistakes: The Critical Minute

Tom Willett was regarded as a natural. A former USAF navigator, Willett had become one of Globe Aero’s most reliable international ferry pilots.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Emergency Situations, Features, Flight Planning, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Pilot Safety

Article: Greasing It On: 20 Tips To Get ’Er Done

We all know "those" kinds of pilots: They never bounce, are always down in the first few hundred feet, and put it on slicker’n a squashed gopher (I dare you). ...

Also labeled: Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Proficiency

Article: Perfect Your Approaches

One of the most basic tenets of journalism is that we're all either the beneficiaries or the victims of our sources.

Also labeled: Flight Training, Learning Center, Pilot Resources, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Aerial Phobias

All of us have things in our lives that make us uncomfortable, sometimes to the point of terrorizing us. As kids, it’s what’s hiding under the bed. ...

Also labeled: Pilot Resources, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Buy To Fly

Hello, can I schedule a lesson for Friday afternoon? No? You don’t have an airplane available?

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources

Article: Making History

Sixty miles northeast of Los Angeles, restricted airspaces R-2508 and R-2515 cover Rosamond Dry Lake, home of Edwards Air Force Base.

Also labeled: Aviation History, Aviation News, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learn To Fly, Pilot Safety

Article: Choose Your Own Adventure

So, you just hit the lottery for a half-million bucks (after tax). This sounds like a big deal, except that it’s redundant because your spouse hit it last week for 10 million.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Choosing A Six-Seater

If it’s really true that buyers of four-seat airplanes often buy two seats more than they need, the same may not be true of purchasers in the six-place class. ...

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Beware The Downburst

Contrary to the advice that aviation usually allows you to make most mistakes only once, I’ve been fortunate in 50 years of flying to make virtually all the bad mistakes, in some cases more than once.

Also labeled: Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Pilot Safety

Article: LSA Buyer's Guide

What a great time to be a pilot! The economy gains traction, Big Tin (Cessna and Piper) flexes its muscles as more Skycatchers and PiperSports find homes across America, and new S-LSA—111 models as we go to press—continue to come on line.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Four-Seater Buyer's Guide

Four-seat airplanes have always been the most popular configuration in general aviation.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Challenging Runways

What makes some runways more challenging than others? The length? The wind? What you had for breakfast that morning? What?

Also labeled: Features, Flight Hazards, Learn To Fly, Pilot Safety

Article: Managing Risk: VFR Versus VMC

It has been a long day on a long cross-country flight. The weather forecasts have not been very accurate—you’re reminded of a quote from an anonymous wag: "Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers."

Also labeled: Emergency Situations, Flight Hazards, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Airpark Living: Waking Up To Your Dream

If you’re serious about flying, at some point your dreams have wandered to airparks.

Also labeled: Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Journeys, Learning Center, Ownership, People and Places, Travel

Article: Best LSA

The light-sport aircraft industry hangs in there, although sales numbers, as with general aviation, still struggle to gain safe altitude in the stormy economic skies ...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Aircraft Ownership, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Finance, Learning Center

Article: Flying The Corridors

V­FR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs (Terminal Control Areas) and TRSAs (Terminal Radar Service Areas), now less telegraphically renamed Class B and Class C airspace, respectively.

Also labeled: ATC, FAA Regulations, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Navigation, Accident Statistics, Flight Training, Safety

Article: Best Of The West!

One of the great benefits of general aviation is having easy access to spectacular destinations around the world. One of the great...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: Formation Flying! Part II

Formation flying is a dangerous and, for me, compellingly beautiful and engaging experience. Formation flying is a dangerous and, for...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Air Shows, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Safety

Article: WAAS

The benefits of...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, FAA Regulations, Aviation News, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: A New License To Learn

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: Weather In The Cockpit

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Flying Skills, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Skills, Pilot Supplies, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings


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