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What methods can the public use to track the mystery drones? [closed]

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Why are straight-in approaches dangerous at uncontrolled airfields?

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In a life-and-death emergency, could an airliner pull away from the gate?

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Why was the short field takeoff procedure changed from 1978 (flaps UP) to 1979 (flaps 10°) on the Cessna 172?

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What downsides or good things can happen when a gear is tilted [duplicate]

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"Get a box" article?

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Role of thrust during take off

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How services such as FlightAware know ground speed of a GA airplane

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Why are an F-35’s missile rails angled outboard?

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Are there standards that determine the display of results for built-in tests in avionics?

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Why does it take so long to stop the rotor of a helicopter after landing?

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Real-time flight data from FAA

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Why is the speed graph of a survey flight a square wave?

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Are there any aircraft geometries which tend to prevent excessive bank angles?

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Has any TFR been issued due to “abnormally high pressure”?

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How cost efficient are older jets versus buying a newer jet?

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Is loss of engine in single engine part 23 aircraft leading to a forced landing categorized as CATASTROPHIC or HAZARDOUS?

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Wording to call an aircraft from the ground

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Why would the Boeing 777 not be included in Jane's All the World's Aircraft – In Service?

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Issue with Telegram Dates

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Do Medevac aircraft need to maneuver within stricter attitude limits to ensure the safety of the patient?

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METAR, TAF, NOTAM, PIREP - which authority for contractions?

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Why can’t flying wings enter a flat spin?

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Where can I find prof. Wittenberg's TU Delft aircraft propulsion notes? [closed]

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Are all TCAS targets on view?

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Can a CFI give someone he's never flown with a cross-country endorsement?

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How many parameters are stored in the flight data recorder these days?

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What is the raised triangle on the left side of the Garmin G1000?

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Who publishes the definition of the shape of a national airspace?

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Most Efficient Glide: Pitch Up or Level Flight to Bleed Airspeed

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Air intake sizing for a Turbojet Engine

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How many hours in the GA world gets you out of "low time pilot" status?

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14 CFR Part 101 -- Moored Balloons, Kites

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What is this Jeppesen approach plate symbol?

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Can you bust the MDA/DA minima in a non-precision approach when flying the CDFA technique?

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Why do cabin alt warning and takeoff config warning sound the same?

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Design and performance of Bi-Planar Rotors or Propellers

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Top loading an aircraft vs bottom loading

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Is the A321 XLR really necessary to fly MAD-BOS?

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Is ATL-98 Carvair still alive in the US?

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What are the reasons to use a downward vertical stabilizer?

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Loading exerted by propeller blade

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Missile Impact Velocity

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How do I compare cruise fuel consumption with overall fuel consumption?

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what is + symbol on an elevation on a chart of controlled airspace?

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Efficiency of Coaxial Rotors vs Single Rotors (and Contrarotating Propellers)

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aircraft-database.com Creator(s) [closed]

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Could air traffic control radars pick up a large stationary floating object?


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