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Step-By-Step Guide To Performing Ground Reference Maneuvers

Northstar VFR

Turns Around a Point This is a classic maneuver that helps pilots learn how to maintain a constant radius around a point on the ground while compensating for the wind. Begin a turn around the point, keeping asteepest bank angleon the downwind, where your groundspeed is highest. Pro tip: Watch your airspeed vs groundspeed.

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Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights

iPad Pilot News

Heads-up, hands-free: How to use iPad audio alerts for safer flights iPad Pilot News The iPad is an engaging visual tool, but many pilots forget about its many audio uses. Many pilots may not realize that ForeFlight also provides audio alerts with these notifications. Here’s a rundown of what you might hear.

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Danger lurks in circling approaches

Air Facts

Let us not forget that the circling approach maneuver is designed as a last resort, non-precision approach. A high degree of pilot proficiency, competence as well as currency (currency in Circling Approaches specifically). How truly important is this current approach to mission success? Any NOTAMS applicable?

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Turbulence

Air Facts

From light turbulence which causes a minor change in the lateral, longitudinal and vertical axis through moderate turbulence where the aircraft movement is rapid but remains in the control of the pilot and then extreme turbulence where the control of the aircraft is lost. I once flew with a newly minted Private pilot in his Piper Archer.

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How to Improve Your Landings

Pilot Institute

Even the best of pilots can mess up sometimes. But for new pilots, it can be tough to figure out where it all went wrong. Key Takeaways Start by setting up your approach correctly to ensure you arrive at the threshold perfectly every time. The easiest way to achieve this is by flying a stabilized approach.

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Squawk Ident

Professional Pilot

As a pilot, have you ever had to deviate to an alternate airport? After 11 hours of flight during our descent to initiate an approach, the airport closed for Category I (CAT I) approaches due to weather. King Air 350i Chief Pilot Texas Pacific Land Dallas TX H ave had a few deviations due to weather. Jeff Jones ATP.

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Deadstick Landings: How Pilots Handle Engine-Out Emergencies

Pilot Institute

The pilots decided to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg until, just moments later, the right engine also gave out. If you were the pilot in the cockpit, what would you do? This scenario is known as a deadstick landing , where a pilot must land an aircraft without engine power. Do you know why? What should you do?

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