February 29, 2016 – 9:48 am
Out here in the Pacific Northwest, there’s a saying: if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. Whether or not your weather changes as fast as ours does, knowing what to expect is still critical to flight safety. Radar helps us track weather nearly in real-time and make visual sense of what to expect […]
By ASA
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Posted in Ground School, Weather Services
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Also tagged Aircraft, airport, atmosphere, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, Test Prep, weather
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February 11, 2016 – 8:35 am
It’s the first “Test Roll” of 2016, a process where the FAA implements changes to the FAA Knowledge Exam and announces what’s new and upcoming in airman testing. ASA will incorporate this information in updates to our publications. Some of the more beneficial items to note with February’s Test Roll are outlined below. 1. The FAA […]
By CFI
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Posted in CFI Briefing
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Also tagged adventure, Aircraft, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, Four Forces, instruments, learn to fly, Navigation, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, writen exam
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January 25, 2016 – 9:21 am
How should you react to the unexpected? How should you ask for help? Today we’re talking about emergency radio procedures. This post comes from our textbook The Pilot’s Manual Volume 1: Flight School (PM-1B). Request assistance whenever you have any serious doubt regarding the safety of a flight. Transmission should be slow and distinct, with each word pronounced clearly […]
By ASA
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Posted in Communication Procedures, Ground School
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Also tagged adventure, Aircraft, airport, communications, emergency, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radio, regulations, safety
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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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Also tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, altitude, flight training, flying, instruments, learn to fly, Lift, Navigation, Private Pilot, radio, safety, weather, weather services
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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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Also tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, altitude, 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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The majority of airports have some type of lighting for night operations, and the variety and type of lighting systems depends on the volume and complexity of operations at a given airport. We’re going to be examining these types today with help from the FAA‘s Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Airport beacons help a pilot identify an airport […]
By ASA
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Posted in Ground School, Procedures and Airport Operations
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Also tagged aerodynamics, Aircraft, airport, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, instruments, landing, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety
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A VFR Sectional Aeronautical Chart is a pictorial representation of a portion of the Earth’s surface upon which lines and symbols in a variety of colors represent features and/or details that can be seen on the Earth’s surface. Contour lines, shaded relief, color tints, obstruction symbols, and maximum elevation figures are all used to show […]
By ASA
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Posted in Enroute Flight, Ground School
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Also tagged aeronautical chart user's guide, Aeronautical Charts, FAA, feature, flying, learn to fly, legend, preflight, sectional chart, sectionals, symbols, topography, VFR sectional aeronautical chart
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January 5, 2015 – 8:55 am
This week, we’ll take a look at another aerodynamics topic: stability. Bob Gardner has this introduction in his textbook The Complete Private Pilot. The three axes of control pass through the center of gravity. How the designer has related the centers of lift or pressure to the center of gravity affects the stability of the […]
