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Trivia rolls over daily at midnight, Mountain Standard Time.
Private Pilot Question of the Day
What does the letter L in an airport data grouping on an FAA Sectional indicate?
Airport lighting is in operation from sunset to sunrise.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
For otherwise identical conditions, what is the usual effect of a runway-aligned tailwind on takeoff performance?
It increases the groundspeed needed to reach liftoff airspeed, generally lengthening takeoff distance and reducing climb angle over the ground.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
What hazards are implied by any Convective SIGMET?
Severe-or-greater turbulence, severe icing, and low-level wind shear.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
What is the correct power-application principle for a go-around?
Apply full or maximum allowable takeoff power smoothly and without hesitation, while countering yaw and controlling pitch in accordance with the aircraft procedure.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
A pilot replaces and gaps the spark plugs under the preventive-maintenance rules one month before the annual is due. What happens to the annual-inspection deadline?
It is unchanged; preventive maintenance does not reset or replace the required annual inspection.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
How does VFR-on-top differ from an ordinary VFR flight?
VFR-on-top remains an IFR operation on an active IFR flight plan and clearance while also requiring compliance with applicable VFR altitude, visibility, cloud-clearance, and see-and-avoid rules. An ordinary VFR flight is not operating under an IFR clearance or the continuing IFR requirements attached to it.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
In the DECIDE model, what does the Evaluate step require the pilot to determine?
Whether the completed action achieved the desired outcome or further action is needed.
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
Approach And Landing: Approach and landing procedures enable an aircraft's transition from the en route to the terminal phase of flight.
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.
