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Private Pilot Question of the Day
How should a pilot select an en route power setting?
Use the AFM/POH tables and limitations for the actual altitude and conditions, choose a setting that supports the required performance, range or endurance and engine operation, configure mixture and other controls as specified, and verify actual indications and fuel burn.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
After a temporary illness, what should a pilot establish before returning to flight under a medical certificate?
The condition and treatment no longer prevent meeting the applicable medical requirements.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
Where should a pilot expect potentially significant low-level wind shear?
Near thunderstorms and outflows, fronts, temperature inversions or low-level jets, terrain effects, and strong surface-wind transitions.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
How does a pilot interpret an MOA's chart depiction, controlling agency, frequencies, and times of use?
Charts show the MOA boundary and name; the chart margin or SUA information gives altitudes, times, controlling agency, and contact frequency. Verify all items and current activation before transit.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
Why does a night engine run-up require particular attention to aircraft movement?
Reduced outside references can hide creeping. Hold the aircraft with brakes as directed by its checklist and monitor its position throughout the run-up.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
How should a pilot treat a recent pilot braking-action report?
As time-sensitive, aircraft-dependent advisory information to combine with current runway conditions and applicable performance data.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
What does a no-entry sign mean, and how is it identified?
It prohibits entry; the sign displays a white horizontal bar on a red background.
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
Approaches With Course Reversal: Approaches with Course Reversales are required to safely and accurately maneuver the airplane in the event of attitude and heading indicators failure.
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.
