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JULY 7, 2025

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Checkride

AOPA

JUNE 12, 2025

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Checkride

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It’s as close to “evasive action” as you can get while flying a general aviation aircraft. A smaller bank angle will result in more lift, while an increased bank angle will reduce the lift. As an aircraft banks, lift is divided into horizontal and vertical components. What Are Steep Turns?

Lift

Air Facts

MAY 1, 2024

Many times as a teenager I would hang around the airport watching the general aviation planes come and go. Spend some time lifting some weights and do some aerobic exercise (I walk three miles a day and do lift weights three days a week). My dad did get his Private Pilot license and my mom only soloed.

Checkride

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

One of the leading causes of fatal general aviation accidents is the loss of aircraft control. Icing Icing on the aerofoil disrupts the smooth airflow over the wings that produce lift. This decrease in lift has the potential to cause the aircraft to stall. Imagine you’re stuck in a spiral dive, hurtling toward the ground.

Altimeter

AOPA

JULY 21, 2025

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

Yet, statistics show that go-arounds are among the riskiest maneuvers in general aviation. Reducing the flaps all at once will result in a large loss of lift, which can cause the aircraft to settle on the runway or stall. Private and Commercial Pilot ACS Standards During a checkride, you must perform a go-around.

Wind Shear