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Private Pilot Question of the Day
Where may the option-approach procedure be used?
At a location with an operational control tower, subject to ATC approval.
Commercial Pilot Question of the Day
In a commercial helicopter operation, how should the pilot explain the helicopter fuel system, controls, indications, limitations, contamination hazards, and fuel-management procedures?
Know tank, vent, pump, selector, shutoff, filter, drain, quantity and pressure indication, usable-fuel limits, approved fuel, contamination checks, transfer or balance procedures, and low-fuel responses. Track fuel independently of the gauge and prevent starvation or imbalance.
Instrument Rating Question of the Day
While operating on an IFR clearance with a VFR-on-top authorization must you advise ATC before changing altitude?
Yes. Advise ATC before changing altitude; a VFR-on-top authorization does not eliminate that reporting requirement.
Sport Pilot Question of the Day
Why must pilots of some high-cockpit aircraft consider eye-to-wheel height when using a visual glidepath?
The pilot's eyes may be on the indicated path while the landing gear crosses the threshold substantially lower.
Flight Instructor Question of the Day
What is a Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA), and is participation required for a VFR pilot?
A TRSA provides radar sequencing and separation to IFR and participating VFR aircraft. VFR participation is encouraged but voluntary; the underlying airspace rules still apply.
Flight Instructor Instrument Question of the Day
What spacing hazards should be considered before entering a runway or takeoff path?
Consider wake turbulence, inadequate in-trail spacing, landing traffic, crossing or runway traffic, and whether sufficient separation exists before entering the departure or arrival area.
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Question of the Day
Why must a pilot evaluate both a medication and the medical condition for which it is taken before flying?
Either the medication or the underlying condition may independently impair safe performance.
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
Taxiing: Aircraft must taxi, that is conducting surface movement under its own power, as part of ground operations in support 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.
