This week the ASA team is off to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to attend EAA AirVenture 2026. If you are planning to make it this year, be sure to visit us at Booth 71 in Aviation Gateway Park (rather than our previous Hanger B location). Look for our new blue exhibit trailer sporting the ASA logo. You’ll find the ASA crew and a display
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It’s a clear Saturday in July. You and your instructor have the airplane fueled, the weather looks good, and the plan is simple: a short cross-country, a fuel stop, maybe lunch, and back before the afternoon storms start building. It’s a route you know well.
During the final preflight check,
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Let’s continue our examination of the E6-B flight computer. As a reminder, an E6-B has two main parts: (1) a circular slide rule side for quick calculations; and (2) a wind side for computing groundspeed and wind correction angle. A previous post discussed the
Aviators make specific and crucial calculations before, during, and after flights, and they often use an E6-B flight computer to make these calculations easier. In this series, we’ll focus on how to use an E6-B, a mechanical, nonelectronic flight computer. This aviation slide rule uses rotating
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is rolling out a new NOTAM system called the NOTAM Management Service (NMS). Most of the changes are happening behind the scenes, but the system still matters any time you check NOTAMs before a flight.
The FAA isn’t changing what NOTAMs
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Your application is often your first impression, and in aviation, attention to detail and professionalism are everything. From the way you format your documents to the accuracy of your information, how you present yourself reflects directly on your judgment and reliability. Treat your application with the
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Spatial disorientation (SD) remains one of aviation’s most persistent human factors and, according to the FAA, plays a role in approximately 80% of aviation accidents. It can affect any pilot, regardless of experience. The FAA’s recent InFO 26003 emphasizes the importance of comprehensive SD training for
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If you’re early in your flight training, icing might feel like a “future problem” reserved for instrument pilots and turbine aircraft. In reality, understanding anti-icing and deicing equipment is essential for every pilot—including student pilots flying basic training airplanes. Icing affects performance, control, and safety, and knowing how your aircraft
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