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  How Much Do You Know About Navaids?

  How much do you know about navaids? Find out.

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/01/2014
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  Should Instructors Allow Students To Use GoPros In Solo Flight?

  GoPros are a common sight in the cockpit. They can produce incredible aerial footage and great debriefing material. But, are they an unnecessary and dangerous distraction to a student pilot on a solo flight?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 07/07/2014
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  Approach Quiz: Can You Fly The VOR Into AXN?

  Last week, we ran a quiz on the LDA/DME into Eagle County in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. Here's an approach without the terrain considerations - how well can you fly it?

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/25/2014
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  Fly The 'Mach Loop' In A Eurofighter Typhoon

  The Mach Loop is a series of valleys in the U.K. used for low-level aircraft training. The 8 mile course is flown at altitudes as low as 250 feet and speeds up to 450 knots.

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/21/2014

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  Which Would You Wear?

  We're creating some shirts and hoodies for contests - and whatever. Which is your favorite? Vote! (The models are all men, but the shirts will be unisex.)

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/19/2014
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  7 Radar Images Of Squall Lines Storming Through The US, And The METARs That Recorded Them

  Have you ever seen a squall line? Check out these radar images from a squall line that moved through Colorado and Texas on July 8th - and check out the matching METARS. Don't recognize some of the abbreviations in these METARS? Our Weather course will get you up to speed.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/18/2014
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  Do You Need A 3rd Class Medical - Or Is A Driver's License Good Enough? Vote!

  You probably know that AOPA and much of the aviation community is working to let you fly without a third class medical. Instead, you would self-certify - meaning that if you have a driver's license and you don't have any prohibited medical conditions, you can fly single-engine aircraft non-commercially. No medical needed.

  • • Vote
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/16/2014
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  Ready For Summer Flying? Here Are 6 Questions To Test Your Mettle

  Are you ready for summer flying? Here are six questions on performance and weather to test your mettle.

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/10/2014
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  Airbus A330 + GoPro = 5 Minute Trip Around The World

  Get a taste of life at 35,000 feet in this Airbus A330's 5 minute trip around the world.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/05/2014

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  The B-17 'Flying Fortress' (Infographic)

  It helped change the course of WWII. Tens of thousands of crewmembers flew in it. Check out these impressive stats on the B-17, then, find out how you can get a ride in one this summer.

  • • Infographic
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/05/2014
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  Vote: Why Does Pumping The Throttle Prime Carbureted Engines?

  At some point, you've probably heard it. You may have even been taught it: pumping the throttle on your aircraft primes a carbureted engine.

  • • Vote
  • Boldmethod
  • 06/02/2014
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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/28/2014
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  Can You Land At This Airport?

  You're a non-instrument rated private pilot taking a cross-country in your Cessna 182 from Boulder, CO (KBDU) to Cheyenne, WY (KCYS).

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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/19/2014
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  Does This Airplane Need A 100 Hour Inspection?

  Your friend owns a Cessna 182 that he occasionally rents to a small group of pilot friends. He rents the airplane for $85/hr, including fuel.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/12/2014
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  What Happens When You Race A Supercar And A Fighter Jet?

  Supercar vs. Fighter Jet.  2 miles horizontal vs. 2 miles vertical.  Check out this ultimate drag race between the Bugatti Veyron and Eurofighter Typhoon - it's pretty incredible.

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 05/08/2014