Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This guide covers the types of FAA pilot certifications, what they allow you to do, and the steps to achieve them. From Student to Airline Transport Pilot Certificates, find the information you need for your aviation goals. The certifications include the Student Pilot Certificate and the Sport Pilot Certificate.

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Pilot Instrument Flight Rules Weather Center of Gravity 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. You might be surprised to learn that tiny four-seater Cessna 172s and 140-passenger Boeing 707 airliners both use simple cables for moving the ailerons and elevators!

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Seems the accident helicopter was the subject of a FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), which specified academic, flight training, qualification, and currency requirements for pilots acting as pilot-in-command. Airlines of all flags have shared woes recently. Thats FA tenacity. Other than that, what?

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Pilot Airplanes Runway Descent 52