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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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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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My Near Death Experience

Air Facts

At the current groundspeed, I believed it shouldn’t be of much concern unless the cell began producing lightning. I queried ATC about when to expect the approach clearance and was informed that the Saratoga had appeared to land but the pilot hadn’t contacted ATC to close his IFR flight plan. The IAF was looming closer.

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Anticipation

Air Facts

How does that relate to a pilot, you ask? You, are a pilot, or wanting to be one, right? Armed with that knowledge the pilot would be wise to pull aft on the yoke and climb away from a potential disaster. The pilots desire is to prevent a clash and the bird has a similar viewpoint. So, how does that help us as a pilot?

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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.