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  Why You Rarely Fly At Best Range Speed In A Prop, But You're Close To It In A Jet

  Your "Best Range" or "Maximum Range" condition is a term you've probably heard. But, in a propeller-driven airplane, it's a setting you will probably never use.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 10/23/2018
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  What Does Altitude Have To Do With Vx And Vy?

  So, why do Vx and Vy change with altitude?

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 04/25/2017
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  Coffin Corner: Where Stall And Overspeed Meet

  Most of us have never had to worry about exceeding VNE - especially in level flight. And in a piston airplane, VNE is about as far away from stall speed as you can get.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 04/11/2017
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  Can You Fly This Approach Into Aspen?

  Think you're ready for this high mountain approach?

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 11/28/2016

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  What Is A Contact Approach, And How Do You Fly It?

  Most IFR flights end with a visual approach - which seems kind of funny, considering the majority of your IFR training centers around shooting instrument approaches.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 09/24/2016
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  Why Skids Are More Dangerous Than Slips

  You may have heard that a skid during a stall is more dangerous than a slip, and it's true. But, why?

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 09/17/2016
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  How To Fly An IFR Departure Procedure With A 'Climb Via'

  ExpressJet gave us a flight crew and a jet for the day (how cool is that?). So we went out and flew one of the more confusing things in instrument flying: a departure procedure with a "climb via". Check out the video and see what it's like.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 09/03/2016
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  Landing In Aspen With A 16 Knot Tailwind

  This should have been an easy flight.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 07/02/2016
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  Fly An Instrument Approach Into Steamboat Springs, CO

  It's getting dark, and you've never been here before. How can you get down safely?

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 06/04/2016

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  How Turbulent Is The Airflow Over Your Wings?

  Air, believe it or not, is sticky. Really, it's viscous - as it flows over the surface of your wing, it slows down due to friction. In fact, immediately above the surface of your wing, the air isn't moving at all.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 01/28/2016
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  Engine Failure On Takeoff: Do You Stop Or Go?

  How do you handle an engine failure during takeoff in a 737 - or any other large multi-engine jet? The answer usually comes down to a V-speed we don't use in light aircraft - V1.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 01/19/2016
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  7 Questions To Prove You're A Real Instrument Pilot

  Think you deserve that instrument rating? Here are 7 questions to prove you're qualified to cruise in the soup.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 12/09/2015
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  Spin Recovery: What's The Purpose Of Each Step?

  Spins are always a hot topic, and spin recovery is one of the first maneuvers you learn in flight training. Many of us learned the spin recovery acronym "PARE," for Power, Aileron, Rudder and Elevator. It's a great way to remember spin recovery technique - but do you know what each step does?

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 11/17/2015
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  Kick Your Fear Of Stalls With A Falling Leaf

  Afraid of stalls? You're not alone. In fact, nearly every student pilot is apprehensive about stalls - especially full stalls.

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 10/22/2015
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  Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 Flight Instrument Questions?

  Let's see how you do...

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  • Aleks Udris
  • 10/14/2015