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Budget Buys and Early Bye-Bye’s

Air Facts

That said, you earned your Private Pilot Certificate and Instrument Rating back in SoCal, as the local pilot’s fondly refer to that part of the country. Outside of the marine layer that incessantly taunts the coastal areas, back home your experiences with density altitude are minimal. Multiply 1.5

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What Are Common Part 107 Test Questions?

Flying Magazine

1: According to 14 CFR Part 107, the remote pilot in command (PIC) of a small unmanned aircraft planning to operate within Class C airspace: A. 2: What effect does high density altitude have on the efficiency of a UA propeller? Density altitude does not affect propeller efficiency. remote pilot in command B.

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Unstable approaches

Professional Pilot

The combined effects of high density altitude, published gradients, and optical illusion of a down-sloping runway at night all indicate a higher probability of an unstable approach. miles from the runway and at an altitude of 900 ft, the aircraft was not fully configured for landing and was 39 kts above ref speed.

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Pilot’s aviation app directory – 2025 Edition

iPad Pilot News

This app lets you know at a glance if you are legal to fly as pilot in command by keeping track of your flight review, medical status and recent flight experience. Or point your device at a plane in the sky to see where it’s going.Offers Apple Watch app. Flight Currency Ready to fly? Are you current?

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Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

The problem is, there’s more than this one limitation involved in the average flight, beyond just the perils that can be met by our piloting ability. We need to consider the full range of hazards we’re facing, and that involves more than just assessing the pilot’s ability.