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Cruise Dynamics
By Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside
We spend most of our time in cruise flight, yet little training time is devoted to the finer points of savvy straight and level.
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Learning From Mistakes
By Bo Henriksson
Our writer cleanses the soul about some of his flying misadventures. He obviously walked away from them, but not before learning some valuable lessons.
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The Looking Glass
By Paul K. Sanchez
New technologies have brought us very capable "glass panels," and they're popping up everywhere. But has training progressed at the same rate?
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Circling With Precision
By Roger Kontak
A circling approach is a visual game made safer with the right mix of math, estimation and skillful instrument flying.
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Are You Wasting Avgas?
By Aviation Consumer Staff
Probably. But at $5 a gallon, you might want to consider an even dozen ways to reduce fuel-related costs of flying.
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Five Crosswind Traps
By Ray Leis
Crosswind landings can be tricky if you don't understand what can go wrong. Do you know how to avoid these five common crosswind traps?
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Spins Without Fear
By Rich Stowell
While pilots are trained to avoid stalls and spins, little effort goes into understanding spins. Here's how to approach spin training without fear.
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Defensive IFR
By Bart Epstein
Sure, controllers work for the FAA. But that doesn't mean all clearances and directives have to be followed. Here's how to refuse a bad clearance.
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Busted: What Now?
By Joe Allen
If the FAA offers you remedial training in lieu of other enforcement options, we say take it. You might even learn something.
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The Weather Wizards
By Mike Haenggi
More and more pilots are getting weather information from the Web before they call Flight Service -- and that information is getting more detailed and more accurate all the time. Mike Haenggi has the story of who is doing the aviation weather research and what is coming next.
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