Takeoffs and Landings

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: Trim Trouble

Many private pilots who were trained in airplanes using manual trim wheels, cranks or knobs have transitioned to aircraft equipped with electric trim without being trained to recognize a runaway...

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

Article: Uncontrolled Airports

Operating at uncontrolled or non-towered airports is something we all do and probably do...

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

Article: What's All This Flap About?

With a simple flick of a switch or a pull of a handle, pilots become empowered to instantly...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Safety, Stalls and Spins

Article: Directional Control On Takeoff

Even though a takeoff requires only 2% or 3% of a typical flight’s duration, the maneuver produces m...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, 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