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Article: How Low Should You Go?

The indiscretions of youth. It's all too easy to examine stupid pilot tricks and dismiss them as functions of immaturity.

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Combating Crosswinds

Neither the wind given to you by the tower, nor that shown on a mid-field wind sock, is likely to be what you actually experience when landing. ...

Also labeled: Features, Flying Skills, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winds

Article: Weather Avoidance: Back To Basics

It's one of the great paradoxes in aviation that one of the biggest killers of pilots —weather—is one of the least understood and least taught subjects in primary flight instruction.

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather, Weather Flying, Weather Skills, Winds

Article: WAAS

The benefits of...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, FAA Regulations, Aviation News, Decision Making, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: A New License To Learn

Also labeled: Advanced Ratings, Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety

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

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: 10 Fast Fixes For Lousy Landings

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, Safety, Top 10s

Article: Bernoulli Or Newton: Who's Right About Lift?

Just about every pilot would agree that studying certain aspects of flight can be a time-consuming mental workout. Any attempt to master complex aviation subjects can be frustrating, if not impossible, when pilots are given conflicting or incorrect...

Also labeled: Learning Center

Article: Crosswind Landings FAQs

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

Article: Taking On Extreme Runways

Also labeled: Flying Skills, Flight Hazards, Airports, Bush Planes, Bush Pilots, Learning Center, Safety

Article: Avoiding Midair Collisions

It was over so fast, it was almost as if it hadn’t h...

Also labeled: Decision Making, Flight Hazards, High-Traffic Airspace, Learning Center, Safety

Article: Turbulent Times

A few weeks ago, New York was experiencing an extended period of rainy weather, accompanied by what seemed like constant low overcasts, reduced visibility and winds that were...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Safety

Article: The Touchdown Set-Up

One of the really great things about most light general aviation airplanes is that they generally are highly responsive to control and power inputs, and touchdown speeds are comparatively...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Flight Hazards, NTSB Reports, Safety

Article: Greasing It On

On any given flight, the landing is the maneuver that...

Article: When To Abort

I was just over three hours out of Santa Barbara on my way to Honolulu in a Piper Chieftain when the HF...

Article: The Lowdown On Descents

Descents are too often regarded as throwaway maneuvers. Pilots place great emphasis on proper...

Also labeled: Descents, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Safety