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  How To Establish Two-Way Radio Communication

  Here's what you need to hear from ATC...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/04/2025
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  The Hardest IFR Quiz You'll Take This Week

  Good luck!

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/03/2025
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  6 Tips For Your First Solo Flight

  In partnership with LIFT

  Here are some tips to make your first solo memorable, safe, and fun.

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/03/2025
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  How We Manage Frequencies On a Garmin G1000

  Here's how we set up our frequencies for an IFR flight...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/03/2025

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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.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/02/2025
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  Final Approach Fix vs. Final Approach Point

  Here's the difference...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/02/2025
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  How Fuel Flow Affects CHT

  Here's what happens to CHT when you pull your mixture back...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/01/2025
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  Can You Use The Glideslope On a Back Course Approach?

  You might see glideslope indications, but...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/31/2025
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  3 Of The Most Common Mistakes Pilots Make On IFR Flights, And How To Prevent Them

  In partnership with Garmin

  If you know the common errors, you can help prevent them from happening...

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/30/2025

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  Do You Need To Fly The HILPT?

  In partnership with Garmin

  We've been using Garmin's new SmartCharts for the past few weeks, and they make it easy to answer the question...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/30/2025
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  How Does Upslope Flow Convergence Create Thunderstorms?

  Know the hazards before you fly over terrain this summer.

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/29/2025
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  How To Use An IFR Cruise Clearance

  Here's what it is, and how you use it...

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/28/2025
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  Should You Activate The Approach?

  Should you use the menu option? We don't, and here's why...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/28/2025
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  5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When You Start Your Engine

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  How you start your engine can determine how much wear, tear, and maintenance cost you'll face over time.

  • • List
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/28/2025
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  Flying The Dalles One Departure (ODP)

  Here's how to fly it...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/27/2025