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February 2010
January 2010
- Contract Pilot Invoice Template
- Procedure Turn Not Required
- eAPIS Tutorial
- Line Up and Wait
- IFR required equipment
- VFR Required Equipment
- How can a Sport Pilot CFI upgrade to a full CFI?
- So What Exactly is Turn and Bank?
December 2009
- Merry Christmas
- Differences Between LNAV/VNAV and LNAV Minima on a GPS Instrument Approach
- More Robert Osborn Illustrations
November 2009
- Aircraft Engine Starting Techniques
- Should you contact ATC during practice approaches?
- How do I select a flight instructor?
- Notam HIBAL
October 2009
- How do I renew my pilot's license?
- Should you practice approaches with a student pilot?
- The Automatic Eliminator
- What does it mean to "Fly the Wing" ?
- An ILS where the DA is higher than the MDA
- The Don'ts of Aviation
- Use your smarts, get current charts
September 2009
- Are current charts a required item?
- Missing you in Southern California (Video)
- How to Fight Clutter in the Cockpit
- Inside an Altimeter
- How do I find my airport weather station information?
August 2009
- Crosswind Takeoffs and Landings (Video)
- Disorientation (Video)
- All it Takes is Once (Video)
- Safety By the Numbers (Video)
- How Airplanes Fly (Video)
- Eagle Eyed Pilot (Video)
- Density Altitude (Video)
- General Aviation's Impact on Iowa (with Video)
- On Landings Part II
- On Landings Part I
- Sample Approach Briefing (Video)
- Takeoff Crew Briefing (Video)
- Initial Crew Briefing (Video)
- Icing for General Aviation Pilots (Video)
- Tailplane Icing (Video)
- Icing for Regional and Corporate Pilots (Video)
- ATIS: "ASDE-X System Operational"
July 2009
- Why does manifold pressure increase during a prop check?
- What happens when an aircraft is struck by lightning?
- What is an APU?
June 2009
- What is Specific Range?
- Sample Takeoff Briefing
- Zulu vs. Bose
- Why does the Cessna 421 have a reduction gear on the prop?
- How to calculate your headwind or tailwind
- Paper Airplane Demonstration Template
- What is your on-course heading?
- Airplane Single Engine Rating Time Requirements
May 2009
- What the heck is a Q-route?
- Can you use a Q-route below FL180?
- Cessna 152 POH
- What the fastest way to reinstate my CFI?
- How soon can I retake after failure?
April 2009
- Can you become a Sport Pilot instructor with a Private rating?
- Glass Cockpit or traditional gauges for primary training?
- Holding Entry procedures: Teardrop vs. Parallel
- What is meant by "Five by Five"?
- How I learned to fly
- Flight Instructor Lesson Plans
- Adding a category to a rating
March 2009
- What is the orgin for the Airway system designators?
- Cessna 172 POH
- It is taking me a while to solo, any advice?
- Cleared for the VFR practice approach
- Ask Max Trescott your IFR & Avionics questions!
February 2009
- TSA's Large Aircraft Security Program
- Generator vs an Alternator
- How to get rid of your checkride butterflies
- Communication Failure while landing at KSEA.
- One website for quick and easy text weather
- Metar "UP"
January 2009
- No rpm drop when checking magneto. What's wrong?
- If something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't (personal story)
- Flight Training in (or near) a MOA
- Creating Personal Minimums
- Is it healthy to be my harshest critic?
- Do CFIs have to train in complex aircraft?
- What is manifold pressure?
- Can my Sport PIC time count towards other ratings?
- Where is the source for the "W" in A.R.R.O.W?
- What's the deal with Sport aviation?
- Engine Run-Up at a busy airport.
December 2008
- Can night currency count towards day currency?
- How do I interpret ATC-directed headings?
- How do I prepare for a knowledge test retake?
- Can a 'normal' CFI teach Sport pilot students?
- Can I do a flight review for a different rating?
- How do I treat VOR courses on a nav log?
November 2008
October 2008
- Where are flight instructors needed the most?
- Special VFR at Night
- Does an alternator handle all the electrial load?
- Lessons Learned
- Aviation Photo Contest
- How do I become a ground instructor?
- How do I become a CFI?
- Can I get credit for previous training?
- Can a CFI instruct without a medical?
September 2008
August 2008
- Flight School Supply List. What supplies you really need for a private pilot license.
- How does the word "short" contribute to incidents?
- Why does a T-route have a MAA?
- Trust your instructor
- I lost my logbook, now what?
- How should I log safety pilot time?
- How do I instruct a flight student who has ADHD?
- Required Equipment for Overwater Flights
- Why are the visibility requirements so low on a LNAV only approach?
- Do I get credit towards my CFI for my military instructor experience?
- Enhanced Taxiway Centerline
- How to safely fly a VLJ
- Do I need a endorsement for a FAA instrument written test?
- What is the FAA equivalent of the Canadian Designated Airspace Handbook?
- What's wrong with my airplane?
July 2008
- Is a engine run up really necessary?
- Free Aviation Vbulletin Theme
- How many times can I take a FAA written test?
- Rule of thumb for figuring distances betweeen two points without GPS
- Military Pilot: Do I need a single-engine commercial?
- What is required to fly a high performance airplane?
- I wish I had a camera.
- Special Use Airspace, RAs, TAs, and close calls
- Where is the best flight school?
- My airplane song iMix for iTunes
June 2008
- 10 Spectacular Cockpit Photos
- Does the CFI checkride count as a BFR?
- Sky Clear and Rain?
- How to File an ICAO Flight Plan
- At what point do you fire your flight instructor?
- Cessna 150 Takes Off from I-95
- Glider Written Test or Private Pilot Written Test? Which one should I take first?
- True Course, Magnetic Course, Magnetic Heading, Compass Heading...Help!
- What is the best way to perform a slow flight manuever?
- Learning to Fly: Smart Ways to Pay
- How to read a 30 hour TAF
- Why the FAA NOTAM system crashed.
May 2008
April 2008
- What does the NOTAM contraction PAEW mean?
- What is FADEC?
- I learned about flying from that - my personal story
- Brand New Aviation Theme! What do you think?
- Citation X draws digital art on FlightAware.com
March 2008
- The Pilot as a Project Manager
- Free Weather Theory Course for Pilots
- Register to win the opportunity to fly a DC3 !
- The Opps List
- Piston Prop Airplanes, CDs, Jets and Vinyl Records
- Make a custom map with aircraft range rings
- Register your 406 Mhz ELT with NOAA
- What is 85% Boeing Annual Wind?
- Airnav.com Search Extension for Firefox
- Good Book - I Learned About Flying From That
- Air Traffic Control Tower Tour
- Find Historic Weather Information for Airports
- Learn to fly Garmin WAAS Equipped 530 and 430s - for free!
- FAA requires pilots to use plastic certificates
February 2008
- Ordering Aviation Gasoline in Canada; liters vs. gallons
- How is your English? Good? Make sure your pilot certificate says so.
- A instructor's recommendation: AirplaneBlog.com
- Suggested Subscription: ASRS Callback
January 2008
- Missed Approach Procedue at Aspen, Colorado (ASE)
- Definition of Va (maneuvering speed) and Vno
- Winter Weather Notams: MU
November 2007
- Review of Aircraft Icing Procedures
- How to choose a flight instructor
- Welcome to the new Ask a CFI.com
- Must have while flying
