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Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck

Air Facts

He shook the stick in reply: Youve got the airplane. After closing the speed brakes and raising the gear and flaps, I turned crosswind at the departure end. Our Talon accelerated as it climbed toward pattern altitude1,500 feet AGL. I lowered the nose, pushed the throttles to 100%, lifted off again, and cleaned up the airplane.

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

For example, describing a Cuban eight maneuver would involve such writing as, enter the (in Farsi , R-L), Cuban eight (in English, L-R), maneuver no lower than (in Farsi , R-L), 10,000 AGL (in English, L-R), at a minimum of (in Farsi , R-L), 450 knots (in English, L-R). Watching such scribbling could make ones head spin!

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Eureka Springs Known as ‘Little Switzerland of the Ozarks’

Flying Magazine

Airport At an elevation of 1,206 feet agl, Carroll County Airports 3,554-feet-long-by-75-feet-wide runway sticks out amongst the rural area that immediately surrounds it. An additional point of emphasis for pilots flying in is that the runway sits in an east-west orientation and often has a crosswind, caused by north-blowing winds.

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The Ultimate Guide to Ground Reference Maneuvers

Pilot Institute

Ground reference maneuvers aim to train you to accurately control your airplane under various wind conditions. Youll want to perform any ground reference maneuver between 600 and 1000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL). Be respectful, and remember that your airplane makes a lot of noise.

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Stupid Pilot Tricks

AV Web

While hover taxing on the taxiway, NTSB reports, a Cessna airplane taxied onto the same taxiway. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. There, the airplane landed without further incident. at Marana, Arizona, on 2021s first day.

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What’s wrong with the teardrop pattern entry

Air Facts

If you’ve arrived at a non-towered airport recently, especially one with a busy flight school, you may have heard another airplane announce something to the effect of “overhead for the teardrop entry.” ” What about the old fashioned midfield crosswind, which many of us grew up flying? So, what is safe and efficient?

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Flight Sims for the Win: It’s All About Repetition and Drill

Flying Magazine

It can also be dangerous when the learner drops the airplane to fly the checklist or radio, so practice in the ATD is often a good way to learn procedures, as the ATD is a CFI-controlled environment. To get the most out of the scenario, the learner should use the same procedures in the airplane. It’s an ATD.