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Does an airplane has to take off from beginning of the runway or it can take off from displaced threshold?

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What does “Ground loops are costly. Fly them until they stop” mean?

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How to land a sports plane with tailwind?

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Is it considered good or bad practice to raise the flaps right after touchdown?

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What does the flashing green-light signal (return for landing) actually mean to NORDO aircraft?

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Do any aircraft have a “self-contained ILS”?

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How does a remote pilot land a fixed-wing UAV?

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A321 Two unsuccessful strong crosswind landing attempts. What was actually going on?

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Could you land a large airplane on short circular runways?

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Do aircraft have accelerometers?

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How likely is it that there is someone knowledgeable about piloting in a flight control room?

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What is the average deviation from the PAPI glide slope at the threshold?

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Are bigger and / or heavier aircraft more resistant to crosswind compared to smaller / lighter aircraft?

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How low was the Hong Kong Kai Tak landing approach over the city?

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