AOPA Pilot Protection Services

Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Approach Charts

How much do you know about them?

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Boldmethod
11/06/2024

Quiz: Do You Know These 6 Common IFR Enroute Chart Symbols?

Ready? Let's get started...

- Quiz
Corey Komarec
11/04/2024

RNAV (GPS) vs. RNAV (RNP)

Which one can you fly in most light aircraft?

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Boldmethod
10/10/2024

Does A 'Climb And Maintain' Clearance Delete Your Crossing Restrictions On A SID?

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

What Does 'Establish Radio Communication' Mean?

Here's what you need to enter Class D airspace...

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Boldmethod
09/25/2024

Quiz: Do You Know These 6 Common Approach Chart Symbols?

Do you know your approach charts?

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Corey Komarec
09/09/2024

Quiz: Are You Ready For These 6 Aircraft Emergencies?

Are you ready for an emergency?

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Colin Cutler
09/05/2024

IAS vs. TAS

Why are indicated airspeed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS) different?

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Boldmethod
08/29/2024

Are The Approach Lights On?

- Video
Boldmethod
08/28/2024

Why Should You Lock a Push-Pull Style Primer?

Here's why you should lock it before takeoff...

- Video
Boldmethod
08/20/2024

Why Does Your Engine Run Rough When It's Lean?

Here's why...

- Video
Boldmethod
08/19/2024

What Counts As A Prop Strike?

Prop strikes can wreak havoc on your engine, not to mention your wallet. Here's what you should know.

- Article
Swayne Martin
08/15/2024

What's The Scale Deflection For a Localizer?

Here's the scale deflection...

- Video
Boldmethod
08/13/2024

5 Ways You Can Be A Safer Pilot

Here are 5 recommendations from the NTSB to make your flights safer.

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Corey Komarec
08/06/2024

Do All Missed Approaches End In A Holding Pattern?

They usually do, but...

- Video
Boldmethod
07/25/2024

Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Flight Instruments

Think you know all 6?

- Quiz
Corey Komarec
07/19/2024

8 Things To Consider When Transitioning To A New Plane

Transitioning to a new plane? Here are 8 things you need to consider before taking your first flight.

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Nicolas Shelton
07/11/2024

Should You Fly a Faster IAS On Hot Days?

Your airspeed indicator will adjust so you don't have to...

Boldmethod
07/11/2024

Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Aircraft Performance

Do you know what really makes your airplane tick?

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Boldmethod
07/03/2024

Can You Arc Using GPS?

You can. Here's why...

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Boldmethod
06/30/2024

What Are The Requirements To Fly a Visual Approach?

Here's the minimum weather you need to fly a visual...

- Video
Boldmethod
06/21/2024

Do You Have To Fly The Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP)?

Are you required? We explain...

- Video
Boldmethod
06/17/2024

Terminal Arrival Area: What Is It?

What it is, and how to determine which one you're in...

- Video
Boldmethod
06/14/2024

DA vs. MDA: What's The Difference?

Decision Altitude vs. Minimum Descent Altitude. What's the difference?

- Video
Boldmethod
06/09/2024

Loose iPad Jams Pilot's Trim Wheel, Leading To An Emergency Landing

Have you ever dropped your iPad in the cockpit? What would you do if this happened to you?

- Article
Boldmethod
06/04/2024

Quiz: 7 Questions To See How Well You Understand Aerodynamics

You many think you know aerodynamics, but we'll let these questions be the true determination of that!

- Quiz
Corey Komarec
06/03/2024

7 Things You Should Know About Microbursts

While microbursts can form from airmass storms and squall lines, single-cell storms seem to produce most of them.

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Boldmethod
05/11/2024

The Hardest Aircraft Engine Quiz You'll Take This Week

Good luck!

- Quiz
Corey Komarec
05/10/2024

Avoiding Traffic During a Go-Around

How to execute a go-around, from intial climbout to traffic avoidance...

- Video
Boldmethod
05/07/2024

Spatial Disorientation: How To Overcome It In Flight

Somatogravic illusions occur during rapid acceleration and deceleration in flight. This illusion usually happens when there's limited exterior visibility, and you react to body senses over actual flight instrument readings.

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Boldmethod
05/04/2024

Can You Depart An Airport Under IFR If There's No SID or ODP?

You can, but...

Boldmethod
05/03/2024

Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 Regulations Questions?

How well do you know the FARs?

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Colin Cutler
05/01/2024

8 Shortcuts Every Pilot Wants

Pilots love taking shortcuts. How many of these have you gotten?

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Boldmethod
04/09/2024

Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 RNAV Approach Questions?

Are you ready to fly this approach?

- Quiz
Corey Komarec
04/03/2024

The 3 Types Of Hydroplaning, And How To Prevent Them

Here are the three different ways you can go slipping down the runway, and how you can prevent each one.

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Colin Cutler
03/21/2024

Getting An Amended IFR Clearance

You might not always get what you file...

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Boldmethod
03/14/2024

Can You Take Off With Another Plane On The Runway?

Have you ever been cleared for takeoff with another airplane on the runway? How would you handle this scenario?

- Article
Boldmethod
03/05/2024

Do I Need To Meet Stepdown Altitudes When I Go Visual?

You do, and it's because...

- Video
Boldmethod
02/28/2024

How Far Should You Taxi Behind A Jet?

Whether you're following a Boeing 747 or Citation Jet, turbine engines pose a unique threat to your aircraft.

- Article
Boldmethod
02/22/2024

7 Things To Remember During A Last Minute Runway Change

ATC just asked you to make a last-minute runway change, right after you finished briefing your intended landing runway. Here's what you need to do when this happens to you...