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Pointers for Packing Your First Flight Bag

Flying Magazine

A kneeboard is like a lap desk you use in the airplane. Courtesy: Sporty’s Pilot Shop] Kneeboard A kneeboard is like a lap desk you use in the airplane. Make sure you put your name on yours and that the pipette/gauge is the correct one to use for the fuel tanks on the airplane you fly.

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Pilot Safety Simplified: Proficiency vs. Currency Explained

Pilot Institute

Do your landings to a full stop in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft if youre flying a tailwheel airplane. Here are the areas you should read up on: Landing irregularities : Information on crosswind landings will help you escape a tight situation and get back on the ground safely. Youll also find detailed information on flight maneuvers.

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Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

However, the aircraft has limitations of its own, ones established both by its design and practical performance. And the operating environment presents its own limitations on our activity, quite aside from the skills of the pilot and innate performance of the airplane. Stay honest in your relationship with the airplane.