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  Why Does Stall Speed Increase With Bank Angle?

  In partnership with AOPA

  When you bank while maintaining altitude, your stall speed increases. It's something that you need to be aware of, especially when you're in the traffic pattern. So why does stall speed increase when you start rolling left or right?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 03/01/2025
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  If Your Engine Fails, Should You Fly Best Glide Or Minimum Sink?

  The first question you need to answer in a power-off landing scenario is this: do you want to maximize the distance you can glide, or do you want to maximize the amount of time you can stay aloft?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/25/2025
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  When Should You Start A 'Pilot's-Discretion' Descent?

  In partnership with Lightspeed

  When ATC gives you a "pilot's discretion" descent under IFR, how do you plan for it?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/22/2025
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  Ground Effect: Why Your Plane Floats During Landing

  If your approach to landing is too fast, ground effect can get the best of you, as you float, and float, and float down the runway.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/20/2025

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  5 Rules-of-Thumb You Can Use On Your Next Flight

  If the wind is 30 degrees off the runway, your crosswind component is about 50% of the wind speed.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/15/2025
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  Why Aircraft Weight Affects Climb Performance

  In partnership with AOPA

  If you've ever flown an airplane at max gross weight, you've definitely noticed a decrease in climb performance compared to when you're light. Here's why it happens.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/21/2025
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  Freezing Rain: How It Forms

  According to the FAA, freezing rain is created when snow falls through a warm layer, then through a sub-zero layer of air.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/02/2025
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  What Happens If You Go Around After The Missed Approach Point On An Instrument Approach?

  In partnership with Lightspeed

  You've been cleared for the ILS and break out of the clouds around 500 feet. As you begin your flare, traffic crosses the runway ahead of you. You initiate a go-around, but now you're beyond the missed approach point (MAP). Now what?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/19/2024
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  How To Correct A High Flare During Landing

  We've all done it. You apply back pressure and start your flare. The runway below you appears abnormally far away and you're decelerating quickly.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/17/2024

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  Frost Contributes To Cessna 172 Takeoff Accident

  In partnership with AOPA

  It's rare to see a takeoff accident where frost is the only contributing factor.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/26/2024
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  Why Does CG Location Affect Your Airplane's Performance?

  When your CG moves forward or aft, it affects your airplane's performance. But why?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 11/21/2024
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  Pilot Stalls In Icing Conditions And Recovers Below The Minimum IFR Altitude

  Icing conditions can rapidly deteriorate your performance in a piston aircraft. Here's what happened to one pilot in an IMC flight over mountainous terrain.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/16/2024
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  Floating Down The Runway? Here's How To Fix It.

  It's frustrating to watch stripe after stripe pass underneath your nose, well past where you planned to touch down. Worse yet, your airspeed just isn't bleeding off.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/12/2024
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  5 Rules-Of-Thumb You Can Use On Your Next Flight

  In partnership with AOPA

  Flying gets a lot easier once you know some basic rules-of-thumb. Here are 5 of the best rules, and how to use them.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/19/2024
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  Does A 'Climb And Maintain' Clearance Delete Your Crossing Restrictions On A SID?

  In partnership with AOPA Pilot Protection Services

  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