August 31, 2015 – 8:55 am
Today we’re taking a look at carburetor ice with the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. As mentioned earlier, one disadvantage of the float-type carburetor is its icing tendency. Carburetor ice occurs due to the effect of fuel vaporization and the decrease in air pressure in the venturi, which causes a sharp temperature drop in the carburetor. […]
By ASA
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Posted in Aircraft Systems
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Tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, altitude, ASA, flight training, flying, instruments, learn to fly, Lift, Navigation, Private Pilot, radio, safety, weather, weather services
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August 27, 2015 – 7:50 am
As the angle of attack is increased (to increase lift), air will no longer flow smoothly over the upper wing surface but instead will become turbulent or “burble” near the trailing edge. A further increase in the angle of attack will cause the turbulent area to expand forward. At an angle of attack of approximately […]
By CFI
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Posted in CFI Briefing
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Tagged adventure, aerodynamics, airspeed indicator, altitude, angle of attack, Drag, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, instruments, learn to fly, Lift, pilot in command, pitot, Private Pilot, safety, spins, stalls, Test Prep, writen exam
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August 24, 2015 – 8:17 am
Today, we’re going to look at some flight maneuvers from one of our favorite books, the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Critical load factors apply to all flight maneuvers except unaccelerated straight flight where a load factor of 1 G is always present. Certain maneuvers considered in this section are known to involve relatively high load […]
By ASA
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Posted in Aerodynamics
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Tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, altitude, ASA, atmosphere, communications, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, landing, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radio, safety, takeoff, Thrust
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August 20, 2015 – 8:00 am
Earlier this year, all questions relating to Enroute Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) were removed from the knowledge test banks. In addition, the FAA announced that due to user preferences and a shift towards automated services Flight Watch would be eliminated. This caused some immediate concern for those who rely on the services provided by Flight […]
August 17, 2015 – 7:48 am
In many instances, a pilot is required to have contact with ATC. But even when not required, a pilot finds it helpful to request their services. Today, we’re taking a look at radar assistance with words and pictures from the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Primary Radar Radar is a device which provides information on range, […]
By ASA
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Posted in Communication Procedures, Procedures and Airport Operations
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Tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radar, transponder
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August 13, 2015 – 8:07 am
The fundamentals of visual navigation include two main methods as discussed in Monday’s post, pilotage and dead reckoning, each of which should be used in conjunction with the other. Whether flying by means of visual navigation or even by reference to instruments like a VOR it is possible to find yourself in an off-course situation. […]
By CFI
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Posted in CFI Briefing, Enroute Flight, Navigation
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Tagged course, course correction, dead reckoning, en route, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, pilotage, Private Pilot, safety
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August 10, 2015 – 7:17 am
Today, we’ll put together a few things we’ve learned on the Learn To Fly Blog to introduce a skill every beginning student should develop: thinking in terms of a wind triangle. Check out last week’s posts on magnetic variation and using your E6B Flight Computer to determine magnetic heading, as well as early posts on navigation. […]
By ASA
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Posted in Ground School, Navigation
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Tagged adventure, FAA, flight training, flying, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, sectionals, VOR
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This week we are going to look at a few questions as they relate to enroute flight, specifically questions that require the use of an E6B. Enroute flight is a popular topic on the FAA knowledge exam and these questions may be very similar to the ones you encounter on your knowledge test. The first […]
Plotting a course? Today we’re learning about magnetic variation, with help from Bob Gardner’s The Complete Private Pilot textbook. For flight planning purposes you must recognize that although the lines of latitude and longitude on charts are neatly perpendicular and relate to the True North Pole there is nothing in your airplane that relates to […]
By ASA
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Posted in Enroute Flight, Ground School
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Tagged compass, enroute, FAA, FAA Exam, flight training, flying, learn to fly, magnetic north, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, true north
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