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Does a part 141 ground school graduation certificate satisfy the knowledge test endorsement requirement if a practical test is completed as part 61?

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How does the FAA define “Endorsement”?

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Is it possible to file for a flight level ABOVE an Airway altitude limitation (for high en route airways)?

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Why is Thunderbird 5's number upside down?

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What is the total surface area of a C-130?

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Why do all new European fighter jets have delta wings?

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Why is the front section of the Su-30 not aligned with the longitudinal axis of the body?

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What improvement was made in Su-35 over Su-30?

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Where a Contact Approach is conducted there must be a published Instrument Approach to that airport. Why is this?

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Why does the Winds Aloft ‘For Use Time’ start before the ‘Valid Time’?

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Circulation around an airfoil at negative α

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Does the FAA or FCC recommend 123.5 as the preferred frequency for air-to-air and air-to-ground use by glider pilots or balloon pilots?

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Do the soaring and/or ballooning communities in the US recommend 123.5 as the preferred frequency for air-to-air and air-to-ground use?

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How to do the land maneuver if I got complete thrust loss after liftoff with runway ahead?

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What information is recorded in aircraft sensor and maintenance logs?

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How do the Kaman K-225 rotor “planes” work?

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Does the A220-300 have krueger flaps or are all of its leading-edge highlift devices slats?

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What is the specific fuel consumption and cruise thrust of PW1521G engines?

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Do the six, seven airports in London have a single ownership or each of the airports have a unique owner?

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Does the A220-300 use supercritical airfoils in its wing?

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Are we on the “wrong boat” with eliptical spanload all these years?

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answered yesterday Peter Kämpf 207k

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Why did the Soviets not make radio contact with Korean 007?

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How does CONFIG FULL provide better handling capabilities in turbulent conditions?

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Can a private pilot land at any category of airport?

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Does FAA have any info on army air corps pilots during wwII (know the FAA was formed later)?

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How does a commercial helicopter pilot get a Light Sport Aircraft type rating?

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How are panel codes like xfoil able to model turbulence and predict drag?

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When the F 16 landing the flaperons are used for rolling due to the functionality as ailerons, but after touching the ground it is the same?

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Does the pilot have to fly the entire published missed approach procedure if the circling approach is abandoned just prior to touchdown?

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What is baro corrected altitude?

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Why is there a hole in one of the layer of an airplane's windows?

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Is there a public database for registration of jet engine ownership?

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What does a pilot do if all the engine shut down in the middle of the Ocean?

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How are evacuation tests made as realistic as possible?

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What is the minimum runway surface friction coefficient?

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Airport location identification from 1960s photo?

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How to anticipate the radius and rate of turn under specific conditions?

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What, exactly, is a final controller?

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How are compressor disks connected to the shaft?

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What makes someone a 'Senior First Officer'?

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May an IFR aircraft be instructed to “squawk VFR” if it goes around while executing a visual approach?

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What do these terms related to airfoils mean?

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Where can I place an engine in a twist morphing wing?

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Do I need a ferry permit for an alternator repair ferry flight within a mode C veil?

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What causes “the howl” on the Trent 700 engines?

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Which FCC license do I need to operate an aviation radio on the ground?

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How do I fly direct to the VOR on a VOR missed approach?

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