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Question of the Day


If the ball on the Turn Coordinator is to the left of the center mark, and the symbolic airplane shows a turn to the right, your aircraft is in a?




Advice of the Day


The sun only rises due east and sets due west twice a year. During the summer it rises in the northeast, sets in the southwest while in winter it rises in the south east and sets in the north west



Airplane of the Day


Aircraft of the Day


Learn more: Cessna 318

Helicopter of the Day


Helicopter of the Day


Learn more: Sikorski S-333

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



Aviator of the Day


Aviator of the Day

Wilbur Wright: Learn More!


Regulation of the Day


FAR 91.155: Basic VFR weather minimums



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


PT-6: The?Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6?is a?turboprop?aircraft engine?produced by?Pratt & Whitney Canada



Event of the Day


Coming Soon

Mishap of the Day


MIA01LA034: The NNTSB determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during taxi operations at night