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  The 3 Types Of Hydroplaning, And How To Prevent Them

  Here are the three different ways you can go slipping down the runway, and how you can prevent each one.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/23/2019
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  Quiz: 6 Questions To See If You're Ready To Be A Private Pilot

  Are you ready to be a private pilot? Let's find out...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/22/2019
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  How To Immediately Improve Your Takeoffs and Landings

  Learn the techniques to perfect landings, and use them on your next flight!

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/13/2017
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  Is This An Unavoidable Danger For Every Pilot?

  Can you think of an unavoidable danger that affects all pilots? It reduces exterior AND interior visibility, degrades situational awareness, and leaves you with a physical headache.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/21/2019

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  6 Maneuvers You Should Practice On Your Next Flight

  When you're training for a new certificate or rating, you practice. A lot. But after you pass your checkride, how often do you practice maneuvers and procedures? The reality for most pilots is "rarely". Raw stick-and-rudder skills fade over time without practice, so try incorporating these maneuvers into your next flight.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/21/2019
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  Quiz: 7 Questions To See If You Can Fly The LOC/DME-E Approach Into Aspen

  Good luck!

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/20/2019
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  Why Are True Airspeed And Indicated Airspeed Different?

  True airspeed and indicated airspeed are rarely the same, but why?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 04/17/2018
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  How To Use VFR Flight Following

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  You have to request it, and the controller provides it if they have time.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/14/2017
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  How To Fly An Approach To Landing Through Turbulence

  Every pilot dreams of perfectly smooth air, but turbulence often interferes with your approach to landing. Here's how to fly the best approach possible through rough air.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/19/2019

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  The 13 Hardest Parts Of Getting Your Instrument Rating

  Getting your instrument rating makes you a much safer pilot, and it takes a lot of work. Here are some of the hardest parts of training.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/19/2019
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  Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 Navaid Questions?

  Ready? Let's get started...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/18/2019
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  Airline Crew Catches Aircraft Mix-Up Before Taking Off

  Here's a great example where a crew, with passengers already on board, caught a mix-up on the ground that would have caused major problems had they taken off.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/16/2019
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  Check These 8 Things Before Flying Into A New FBO

  Flying somewhere new is exciting. But do you know enough about the FBO where you're planning to keep your airplane?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/16/2019
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  Quiz: 7 Questions To See How Much You Know About Aircraft Engines

  If you can find the ignition switch, you can drive a car. But you need to know a little more about your plane...

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/15/2019
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  How To Get an IFR Clearance at a Non-Towered Airport

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  There are three different ways, and our latest video explains each of them.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 04/03/2018