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Guide for Student Pilots to Understand and Calculate Weight and Balance

WayMan

Before you fly solo or take your checkride, you need to know how to safely load an aircraft. Center of gravity (CG) : The point where the airplane balances. This is also a key part of the private pilot checkride and something you’ll use every time you fly. This guide What Is Weight and Balance in Simple Terms?

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Types of Pilot Licenses Explained (Student, Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, and more)

Pilot Institute

As a flight instructor, you can train pilots, conduct flight reviews, and issue endorsements required for pilot certificates, ratings, knowledge tests, and checkrides. Hold a commercial or an airline transport pilot certificate. Class denotes a classification of aircraft within a category having similar operating characteristics.

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How to Make a Perfect Soft Field Landing Every Time

Pilot Institute

Going into a checkride (or a grass strip) without solid soft field skills is asking for trouble. This tendency is due to their high center of gravity and heavy engine over the nose wheel. Private Pilot and Commercial ACS Standards Are you preparing for your Private or Commercial Pilot checkride? Well, not exactly.

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