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Trivia rolls-over daily, at midnight, Mountain Standard Time
Question of the Day
FAR _____ prohibits pilots, and remote pilots, from performing crew-member duties
Advice of the Day
System of the Day
Hydraulics and Pneumatics: Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems provide mechanical advantage to system components
Regulation of the Day
FAR 61.4: Qualication and approval of flight simulators and flight trianing devices
Maneuver of the Day
Soft Field Takeoffs: Soft field takeoffs are used to obtain maximum performance when departing from a soft or rough runway surface
Emergency of the Day
Engine Failure: The total loss of power requires immediate actions which depend upon speed (life) and altitude (life insurance)
Powerplant of the Day
R-985 Wasp Junior: The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a series of nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aircraft engines built by the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company from the 1930s to the 1950s
Mishap of the Day
WPR20CA087: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during taxi operations at night.