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Private Pilot Question of the Day
Where can a pilot obtain LAHSO available landing distance information?
In the Chart Supplement or U.S. Terminal Procedures Publications, and from ATC upon request.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
Can an aircraft have positive static stability but negative dynamic stability?
Yes. It can initially move toward equilibrium while its subsequent oscillations increase in amplitude over time.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
What hazards accompany blowing dust or sand beyond the reported visibility value?
Rapidly changing obscuration, loss of horizon and terrain contrast, strong or gusty winds, engine or surface abrasion, and localized walls of very low visibility.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
A controller is too busy to provide requested VFR flight following. What is the appropriate response?
Continue only if the flight can be safely conducted with independent navigation, weather avoidance, terrain clearance, and see-and-avoid.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
For airman certification, what does an aircraft class describe?
A subdivision within a category having similar operating characteristics, such as single-engine land or multiengine sea.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
How does a pilot use an alignment-of-elements visual approach slope system?
Position the airplane so the painted or lighted elements appear aligned.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
A pilot feels normal after beginning a new medication but is unsure whether it is compatible with flying. Is feeling normal alone sufficient to establish fitness?
No. Feeling normal does not establish compatibility; the pilot should not fly until both the medication and the treated condition have been evaluated using current FAA guidance and appropriate aeromedical advice.
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
Steep Turns: Steep Turns develops the ability to recognize changes in aircraft flight characteristics and control effectiveness at steep turn angles.
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.
