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  Tips To Handle Icy Runways and Taxiways

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  Here's how to anticipate the amount of snow or ice on a runway, and what to do if you need to land on a contaminated runway.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 01/09/2024
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  How Pitot-Static Failures Affect Your Indicated Airspeed And Altitude

  The first step to being prepared in an abnormal or emergency scenario is to know your aircraft's systems.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 12/26/2023
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  4 Aeromedical Risk Factors To Watch Out For This Winter

  It's getting cold across much of the US, and that means it's a good time to consider the possible winter hazards on your next flight.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 11/14/2023
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  Attitude Indicator: How It Works

  In partnership with AOPA

  Today we'll break down how an attitude indicator works, both for round-dial and glass cockpit flight decks.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 11/07/2023

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  Induced Drag: How It Works

  Induced drag is created as a result of lift. As your wing passes through the air, an area of lower air pressure is formed on the top of the wing.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 09/14/2023
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  What Happens If You Lose Your Radios On An IFR Flight?

  Losing your radios on an IFR flight can result in complex decision making.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/31/2023
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  4 Reasons You Might Not Use Full Flaps On Landing

  Partial flap landings aren't too common in general aviation, but here are some reasons you might decide to not use your full flap setting.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/31/2023
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  7 METAR Codes You Only See In Summer

  Each season of flying introduces new weather phenomenon, and with it, new acronyms.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/29/2023
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  6 Summer Cross-Country Factors To Consider Before Your Next Flight

  Are you prepared to make an off-field landing along your entire route of flight?

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/12/2023

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  How Do Clouds Form?

  No matter if you're VFR or IFR, clouds affect how you operate.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 01/31/2023
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  4 Tips To Clean Up Your Turns Around A Point

  Here are 4 easy-to-use tips to improve your turns around a point.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 01/19/2023
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  5 Things You Learn In Your First 50 Hours Of Instructing

  You'll become a great instructor, but it can take some time to get ahead of the 'power curve...'

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 12/22/2022
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  How To Pick Up An IFR Clearance

  We've got you covered with how IFR clearances work, and even a video example.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 11/12/2022
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  How To Enter A Holding Pattern

  Fortunately, we have two tips you can use to make it easier.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 11/03/2022
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  8 Tips For Flying VFR In To Oshkosh 2022

  Check out the complete NOTICE for AirVenture 2022 here, and fly safe!

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 07/16/2022