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  Pilot Stalls In Icing Conditions And Recovers Below The Minimum IFR Altitude

  Icing conditions can rapidly deteriorate your performance in a piston aircraft. Here's what happened to one pilot in an IMC flight over mountainous terrain.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/16/2024
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  Floating Down The Runway? Here's How To Fix It.

  It's frustrating to watch stripe after stripe pass underneath your nose, well past where you planned to touch down. Worse yet, your airspeed just isn't bleeding off.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/12/2024
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  5 Rules-Of-Thumb You Can Use On Your Next Flight

  In partnership with AOPA

  Flying gets a lot easier once you know some basic rules-of-thumb. Here are 5 of the best rules, and how to use them.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/19/2024
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  Does A 'Climb And Maintain' Clearance Delete Your Crossing Restrictions On A SID?

  In partnership with AOPA Pilot Protection Services

  You're departing from Houston on the RITAA Seven Departure, which has five altitude crossing restrictions. ATC tells you to "climb and maintain 15,000." Do you still need to meet the crossing restrictions?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/03/2024

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  Afraid Of Stalls? Try A Falling Leaf.

  Afraid of stalls? You're not alone. In fact, nearly every pilot is apprehensive about stalls when they're starting out.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 09/28/2024
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  What's Your Limit For Landing In Gusty Winds?

  Just like strong crosswinds or low clouds, you should have personal limitations for gust factor when you're approaching your destination.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/26/2024
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  Elevator Trim Stall: How To Prevent It From Happening To You

  There's nothing wrong with going around if your landing isn't working out. Just don't forget to compensate for trim as you add go-around power.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/21/2024
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  Easy Mental Math For Pilots

  If you're like us, you probably don't consider yourself a math expert. Here are a few easy tips and tricks you can use to make mental math in the cockpit a little easier.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 09/19/2024
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  Mountain Wave Turbulence: Where You Find It, And How To Avoid It

  There are two primary types of mountain waves: trapped lee waves, and vertically propagating waves. In this article, we'll focus on trapped lee waves, and the types of turbulence you can expect flying through them.

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  • Corey Komarec
  • 09/19/2024

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  Piper Cherokee Lands Fast And Overruns In The Rain

  Adverse weather, rain or snow, can make a normal landing a lot more challenging, especially if you're not stabilized on final approach.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/10/2024
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  How To Fly A No-Flap Landing

  Partial-flap and no-flap landings aren't particularly difficult or dangerous in light airplanes, but they do require a few specific procedures that you should be aware of. Here's what you need to know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/31/2024
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  How To Fly A Stop-And-Go Landing

  Whether you're a new student or an experienced pilot, here are tips you can use for flying your next stop-and-go landing.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 07/06/2024
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  3 Rules-Of-Thumb For Flying In Hot Weather

  When the weather gets hot, these rules-of-thumb can help.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 06/06/2024
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  What Is Cruise Climb Speed, And When Should You Use It?

  Vcc is commonly called "enroute climb speed", and it's always faster than Vy. Unless a steep climb is required to avoid terrain or to fly a departure procedure, cruise climb speeds allow you to fly faster, with a relatively small loss of climb performance.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/28/2024
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  Density Altitude: What It Is, And How It Affects Your Performance

  Density altitude is a measure of how 'thick' the air is, and it's based on three factors: atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 05/16/2024