Top new questions this week:
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Is there an airspace where you don’t need a flight plan? Or maybe just a flight plan to go there and then “joyride?”
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The scenario is this: A helicopter is hovering IGE, and executes a marginal power takeoff. What causes the dip in altitude that occurs around 10 knots during the takeoff? Most pilots seem to describe …
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As I learn more and more about aviation, I start noticing things. The image below is clipped from The Long Dark, a disaster survival game centered around powerful geomagnetic storms. At the inciting …
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I understand RNAV 1 to mean it will be within 1 mile of the desired track 95% of the time, but that is lateral accuracy, what about longitudinal accuracy, in front and behind the estimated position …
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Full speed ahead: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balls_to_the_wall Full speed ahead and nosedive: slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/02/why-we-say-balls-to-the-wall.html
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I have heard that a 120cc engine burns 120cc or 120ml of fuel per minute. Is this true?
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So in Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition / Boxed Version, the Learning Center incorporates a section for Flight Lessons, taught by Rod Machado. In Lesson 4: The Traffic Pattern, (in the …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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When looking at different aircraft’s specifications or in POHs/AFMs, there are several different weights of the aircraft mentioned (e.g. maximum take-off weight, maximum landing weight, operating …
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During taxi, the taxi lights are used, and I think the landing lights are required to be used up to 10.000 feet for all commercial flights. However, my question is regarding the abovementioned lights:…
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Some people consider flying small planes very dangerous. Just how dangerous is it to fly in a light single-engine plane? For example, how does the fatality rate compare to driving a car, riding a …
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I was having a discussion with some friends about general aviation aircraft with cabin-class seating. We were discussing cruise speeds and there were some “shop talk opinions” flying around about what …
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What is the difference between a true and a magnetic heading? Why are/were magnetic headings used in aviation?
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In terms of aircraft equipment, approach minimums, procedural differences, and anything else relevant, how do the 3 types of a Cat III ILS differ from one another?
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What happens when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier? Why can’t it break the sound barrier near the ground?
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Can you answer this question?
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Old GE90 vs New GE90 Aircraft have swept wings for two reasons: It reduces the thickness-to-chord ratio of the effective chord, which is ideal for flight at higher Mach numbers. At supersonic …
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