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Private Pilot Question of the Day
Which sequence is generally appropriate when trimming for a new steady flight condition?
Use primary controls and power to establish the desired attitude, airspeed, and configuration; stabilize as appropriate; then trim off the sustained control pressure.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
Two pilots have coordinated a close-proximity flight for photography. What limitation still applies under § 91.111?
Neither aircraft may be operated so close to the other as to create a collision hazard.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
Why should a pilot identify each instrument and system power source before flight?
A power-source failure may disable several related functions at once.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
Preflight reveals a leaking brake line and a soft brake pedal. What should the pilot do?
Resolve the discrepancy before departure.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
Why are aviation weather products and flight plans commonly referenced to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
UTC provides one time reference independent of local time zones and daylight-saving changes, reducing ambiguity across routes and dates.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
Why should ground instruction use a balanced mix instead of depending entirely on electronic media?
Combining e-learning and technology with instructor-led class and one-on-one teaching provides explanation, interaction, feedback, and application that technology should support rather than replace.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
Prohibited airspace is charted on which types of charts?
VFR Sectional and Terminal Area Charts and the appropriate IFR En Route Low- and High-Altitude Charts.
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
Overhead Approach Maneuver: Overhead approach maneuvers permit the expeditious recovery of aircraft, especially in the case of multiple aircraft arriving simultaneously.
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.
