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Private Pilot Question of the Day
What services does approach control provide to arriving VFR aircraft in Class C airspace?
Approach control provides participating VFR aircraft radar sequencing, traffic advisories, and safety alerts. Class C separation is provided between IFR and VFR aircraft; VFR aircraft are not generally separated from other VFR aircraft solely because both are in Class C.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
After an engine failure while flying solely by instruments, what procedure has priority in straight-and-level flight or a turn?
Maintain attitude, heading or safe turn, and the prescribed airspeed; control yaw, identify and verify, apply the AFM/POH procedure, reduce drag, trim, and reassess altitude and route capability.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
How is an ILS localizer back course with an additional navigation function distinguished on an FAA low-altitude en route chart?
The feathering is shown on the back-course side of the localizer-course depiction.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
In level flight in an unpressurized airplane, what instrument indications should a pilot expect after selecting an alternate static source vented inside the cabin?
The altimeter and airspeed indicator will generally indicate slightly higher, and the vertical speed indicator will momentarily indicate a climb before returning to zero.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
What do alternating white and green airport beacon flashes normally identify?
A lighted land airport. Confirm the airport using charts, position, and other identifying features rather than the beacon alone.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
How do training objectives help an instructor design and manage a lesson?
They define the intended result, guide content and method selection, communicate expectations, establish assessment standards, and help keep instruction focused on what the learner must demonstrate.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
An airport forecast calls for a ceiling of 4,000 feet AGL and visibility of 6 statute miles. What weather reporting category applies?
VFR: ceiling above 3,000 feet AGL and visibility above 5 SM. This reporting category does not replace the operation's regulatory VFR weather minimums.
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
Straight And Level Flight: Straight and level flight is a fundamental skill, whereby a pilot maintains constant heading and altitude.
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.
