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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 Use Trim?

  When should you trim in flight? It's a question we get asked quite a bit. Here's what you should know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/08/2025
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  How To Land With An Asymmetric Flap Failure

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  What happens if you need to fly your airplane in a split-flap condition? Here's what you should know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/06/2025
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  How A Propeller Generates Thrust

  The answer is relatively simple, and it all goes back to how lift is created and directed.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/30/2025

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  Pilots Experience Engine Failure From Fuel Contamination

  Contaminated fuel on the ground can lead to serious problems in the air. Here's an example of pilots that sumped their fuel and still had a contamination-related engine failure.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/28/2025
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  How Pitot-Static Failures Affect Your Indicated Airspeed And Altitude

  Knowing your systems allows you to work through erroneous indications, and at the same time, get on the ground safely.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 01/09/2025
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  Runway Light Colors, Explained

  How far down the runway will the lights change from white to yellow? When do they change to red?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/07/2025
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  Ice-Covered Pitot Tube Results In Low-Altitude Alert From ATC

  You're flying an ILS through icing conditions and your airspeed suddenly begins decreasing. Your pitot tube is covered in ice. What would you do? Here's what happened to this pilot.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/31/2024
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  What Happens When Your Pitot Tube Ices Over?

  In partnership with AOPA

  Instrument failures may be one of the toughest parts of training, and they can quickly spark confusion if they happen when you're in the clouds.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/10/2024

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  Three Ways To Preheat Your Airplane This Winter

  In partnership with Lightspeed

  It's always a good idea to preheat your plane before you head out for a flight on a cold winter day. But how should you preheat your plane? And when should you do it?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 11/28/2024
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  Runway Light Colors And Light Spacing, Explained.

  Just like runway markings, runway lighting is spaced at defined intervals. Here's how they're spaced...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/02/2024
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  Why Engine Fires Happen More Often In The Fall

  In partnership with Lightspeed

  Fall flying means cold engine starts, especially early in the morning. And cold starts often lead to engine fires.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 10/31/2024
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  How To Fly Visual Approaches At Night, And Do It Safely

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  Visual approaches aren't always straightforward, and flying them at night adds extra complexity. So how can you fly them more safely at night?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/17/2024
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  How Wing Washout Makes Your Airplane More Stable

  In partnership with Lightspeed

  Almost all aircraft have something called washout built into their wings, and it makes them more stable in a stall.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 09/14/2024
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  How Do Flaps Work?

  What actually happens when you lower your flaps? You increase lift and induced drag for any given angle-of-attack. Here's why it happens.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/27/2024