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Article: Fear Of Dunking

From two miles up, big water looks pretty much the same all over the world.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: Making Sense Of The Back-Course Approach

Yes, I know. There aren't many of those procedures in use, and even when they're available, controllers are more likely to issue a circle-to-land clearance on the standard localizer/ILS.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Save On Avgas

It barely matters what you fly these days— avgas is starting to comprise a greater percentage of an airplane's total operating cost.

Also labeled: Aviation Resources, Bargains, Budget Flying, Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Resources

Article: Muscle Memory

One of the basic clichés in life is that learning anything is quite often a matter of doing it over and over until you get it right. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Proficiency

Article: A New Era Dawns: Electric Flight

Fantasy time: A shadow flashes across you as you walk toward the airport cafe.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation History, Aviation News, Features, Gadgets, Learning Center

Article: How Well Do You Know Your Airliners?

Determining aircraft types isn't as easy as it used to be, when seeing a hump on the front meant it was a 747, and three tail-mounted engines indicated you were in for a noisy 727 departure.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation History, Features, Situational Awareness, Specs

Article: The Best Of Books And Training Kits

Once upon a time in aviation, studying for the written and practical exams was anything but easy or convenient. Most likely, you'd sign up for ground school ...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Books and DVDs, Buyer's Guide, Features, Gifts, New Products, Pilot Resources, Pilot Supplies

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: Decision Making, Features, Flight Training, Flying Skills, Pilot Resources, Proficiency

Article: Pilot Outlook 2010-2029: A Shortage Looms

Like the pendulum on a giant grandfather clock, the availability of aviation jobs goes back and forth in giant, lazy swings.

Also labeled: Aviation Careers, Aviation History, Aviation News, Careers, Features, Flight Training, Getting Your License, Pilot Resources, Pilot Talk, Staying Current

Article: Caring For Your Aircraft

We all know about TBO (Time Between Overhauls or Time Before Overhaul), and we put money aside—mentally, if not in fact—for engine work with every flying hour, because major work is inevitable.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Careers, Aviation Resources, Buyer's Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Sebring 2011: Rays Of Hope Ahead?

The year’s first major aviation show, Florida’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, went off swimmingly, if a mite frigidly in January, with good attendance, thanks to show organizer Bob Woods and his friendly volunteers.

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation History, Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Journeys, LSAs, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Paths To The Sky

In the seven years since FAA created the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft (SP/LSA) category, even with economic woes, nearly 2,000 LSA now grace America’s skies. ...

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation Resources, Features, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

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, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Resources

Article: Sporty’s 50 Years On The Pulse Of GA

I’m meandering along a quiet perimeter road at Clermont County Airport near Batavia, Ohio, on a frigid morning.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Careers, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: The Many Roads To Aviation

Melanie Endsley never set out to become a jet pilot. “The plan was just for me to take some safety pilot lessons since I would be flying with a pilot friend in his jet,” explains Endsley.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation Careers, Aviation Resources, Features, Getting Your License, Learn To Fly, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

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, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, 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, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

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, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, 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, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: ElectriFly 2010

In 2007, a quintessential “garage inventor” named Randall Fishman showed up out of nowhere at Oshkosh AirVenture with an electric-powered ultralight—and quietly turned the aviation world on its ear.

Also labeled: Adventure Aircraft, Aircraft, Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Features, Gadgets, Learning Center, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: July 2008 Readback

Cessna Aircraft Company will offer...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products

Article: Worst-Case Weather Scenarios

There is absolutely no excuse for...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Safety, Weather Skills

Article: 12 Tips To Beat The Heat

Most new-production and many high-performance aircraft have fuel-injected engines....

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Safety, Summer Flying, Weather Skills