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Master the power-off 180 accuracy landing by managing energy with no engine - the real skill that also prepares you for an actual engine failure.
PatternLearn how to run a 15-second takeoff briefing out loud before every flight to survive an engine failure on climb-out.
PatternLearn the top-of-descent math - altitude-to-lose times three - so you arrive at an unfamiliar field calm, slowed, and ahead of the airplane.
PatternLearn why hearing your callsign - not a clearance - is what legally gets you into Class Delta airspace, and when 'stand by' keeps you out.
PatternThe uAvionix AV-30-C is a 3⅛-inch software-defined instrument that replaces vacuum-driven gyros with solid-state MEMS sensors for a fraction of a glass panel's cost.
VectorThe story of the F4U Corsair, the gull-winged 'Whistling Death' the Navy nearly abandoned before the Marines made it a WWII legend.
TaildraggerLearn to decode the Winds and Temperatures Aloft (FB) forecast to pick the best altitude, save fuel, and spot icing conditions.
PatternTriple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC is a 7,000-foot Bermuda-grass runway built by Pat Hartness as the world's finest turf airfield.
RampHow Voyager and the Rutan team flew nonstop around the world in 1986, landing with just 18 gallons of fuel to spare.
TaildraggerADS-B broadcasts your aircraft's position unencrypted and unauthenticated - here's why that tradeoff powers modern surveillance and exposes you.
VectorHow Auto-GCAS, the F-16's ground collision system, waits until the last half-second to fly the jet out of a fatal dive itself.
VectorThe FAA raised BasicMed's weight limit to 12,500 lbs and passenger cap to six, letting pilots fly bigger airplanes and more people without a third-class medical.
TowerHow Bessie Coleman crossed the Atlantic to become the first Black and Native American woman to earn a pilot's license.
TaildraggerBoulder voted to keep its municipal airport open; the lone dissenter, council member Mark Wallach, then resigned.
TowerRadio Hangar explores Dead Reckoning, the First Checkpoint, and the Groundspeed Check That Rewrites Your Whole Flight Plan.
PatternHow Talkeetna bush pilot Don Sheldon flew an ordinary Cessna 180 on skis onto Denali's glaciers to rescue stranded climbers.
TaildraggerEAA presented retiring Congressman Sam Graves the Freedom of Flight Award at AirVenture for his decades defending general aviation.
TowerHow Electra's EL9 uses blown lift and hybrid-electric power to take off and land in 150 feet instead of a full runway.
VectorWhat you must see at decision height to land off an ILS to minimums - and the approach light rule pilots forget.
TowerGaston's White River Resort (3M0) in Lakeview, Arkansas offers a 3,200-ft grass strip where your tiedown is your cabin driveway.
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