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Private Pilot Question of the Day
What do steady red, flashing red, and flashing white ATC light-gun signals mean for an aircraft on the ground?
Steady red means stop; flashing red means taxi clear of the runway in use; flashing white means return to the starting point on the airport.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
How frequently are contiguous-U.S. Convective SIGMET bulletins normally issued, and how long is the forecast valid?
Hourly at 55 minutes past the hour; valid up to one hour.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
Which cues indicate that cumulus clouds may be developing into a serious convective threat?
Rapid vertical growth, darkening bases, increasing radar returns, lightning, virga or precipitation shafts, gust-front indications, and deteriorating reports.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
How should the pilot establish and correct the configuration, airspeed or attitude, pitch, and power on a normal approach?
Use the manufacturer-recommended landing configuration and approach airspeed or attitude, trim as appropriate, and coordinate pitch and power to control flightpath and energy. Make small, timely corrections; if the approach cannot be stabilized with normal corrections, go around.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
At a nontowered seaplane base, which communication practice is appropriate?
Monitor and make concise position and intention calls on the published CTAF while maintaining visual vigilance and following published procedures.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
Which use of Flight Service provides the strongest support for a pilot's preflight decision?
Use briefing, NOTAM, and flight-plan information as documented inputs to the pilot's own weather, route, fuel, and risk assessment.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
Are prohibited area times of use listed on a Sectional Chart in local time or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC/Zulu)?
Local time, unless otherwise noted.
Advice of the Day
Maintain a consistent flight training schedule. Long breaks in any kind of training, but especially aviation, will cause a dramatic loss of progress.
System of the Day
Cabin Heating and Cooling Systems: Cabin Heating and cooling systems provide conditioned air for comfortable operations during various weather conditions
Maneuver of the Day
No-Gyro Approach: No-Gyro approaches are required to safely and accurately maneuver the airplane in the event of attitude and heading indicators failure.
Emergency of the Day
Engine Failure: The total loss of power requires immediate actions which depend upon speed (life) and altitude (life insurance)
Mishap of the Day
ERA14LA450: The NTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff with the airplane's center of gravity aft of its limit and led the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and experience an aerodynamic stall during the initial climb.
