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Trivia rolls-over daily, at midnight, Mountain Standard Time
Question of the Day
You are on an IFR flight plan and have been given a clearance that asks you to follow an aircraft to the airport that aircraft may in turn be following someone else, and so on. Name the procedure:
Advice of the Day
Online flight planning tools such as AirNav can help confirm your flight plan
System of the Day
Flight Control System: The flight controls are the devices and systems that govern the attitude of an aircraft and, as a result, the flight path followed by the aircraft
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
Event of the Day
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