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Why does EGPWS use a database rather than just using a built-in forward-looking radar system?
Awarded Nov 29 at 18:55
Why do double-ended ILS runway share the same frequency from both sides?
Awarded Nov 29 at 2:48
Since there's "Zulu" time, is there also "Alpha" time?
Awarded Nov 28 at 1:36
Is there a special procedure for mid-air refueling in the rain?
Awarded Nov 27 at 17:46
Does aircraft manufacturers provide option to exchange older models?
Awarded Nov 26 at 14:48
What if you have a double-engine failure after V1 but before VR?
Awarded Nov 26 at 6:12
What's the meaning of underlined frequency in sectional chart nav aid box?
Awarded Nov 25 at 12:26
Does the rule that alcohol on flights must be served by a flight attendant also apply to private flights?
Awarded Nov 24 at 11:25
How did the Boeing 777X's main landing gear lift before the nose on its first takeoff?
Awarded Nov 24 at 10:01
Which amount of fuel is important - mass or volume?
Awarded Nov 22 at 15:00
Why do some aircraft have pods on their wing tips?
Awarded Nov 21 at 22:49
Why doesn't the US Navy utilize seaplanes?
Awarded Nov 19 at 19:56
What happens after a professional unintentionally crashes in a simulator? Can they be disciplined?
Awarded Nov 18 at 22:50
What does a pilot do when there is crosswind?
Awarded Nov 17 at 15:11
What is the purpose of this interesting pattern of class E airspace in northwest Alaska?
Awarded Nov 17 at 0:08
Could a paramotor pilot sign a legal waiver saying that he is responsible for anyone's injuries if he crashed?
Awarded Nov 15 at 23:46
Why does Vr increase with lower air density and decrease with higher air density?
Awarded Nov 14 at 14:50
What is the risk of icing with water / moisture on wings prior to takeoff?
Awarded Nov 13 at 1:51
Why do pilots slowly give the plane more thrust during takeoff?
Awarded Nov 12 at 2:15
Why does V1 increase with headwind and decrease with tailwind?
Awarded Nov 11 at 23:35
Who authorizes low visibility takeoff operations for airlines, and what is required?
Awarded Nov 10 at 15:10
Is there a specific purpose for the silver "swoosh" on Air Force One?
Awarded Nov 10 at 8:42
Were the original gyroscopic artificial horizons "upside-down"?
Awarded Nov 9 at 15:02
Are there specific surface requirements prior to an ILS Category 2 runway approach threshold to ensure the accuracy of the Radio Altimeter derived DH?
Awarded Nov 7 at 22:50
Drop the rope or drag the rope?
Awarded Oct 31 at 15:46
Why are lat-lon coordinates written at parking bays in civil airports?
Awarded Oct 31 at 3:31
What causes a Cessna 172 and its gear to shake violently after landing and braking?
Awarded Oct 29 at 6:50
How difficult is it to design a high bypass turbofan given a military derived core?
Awarded Oct 25 at 13:55
Why would "hot gases" from a volcano damage helicopter rotors?
Awarded Oct 21 at 21:12
Where is an example of "foreign airspace designated in the United States" mentioned in 91.129?
Awarded Oct 19 at 11:11
What is the danger in the over-use of reverse thrust during ground operations when operating a turboprop powerplant?
Awarded Oct 18 at 15:10
Do pilots need a fuel pressure/temperature gauge?
Awarded Oct 17 at 4:51
What is that little black thing tied to the vertical stabilizer?
Awarded Oct 17 at 1:17
What is the FMS Bridge Visual 28R approach at SFO?
Awarded Oct 15 at 19:41
Why the speedometer in Mig21 have 2 needles?
Awarded Oct 15 at 3:16
What will the 737 MAX 7, 8, and 9 ICAO IDs be?
Awarded Oct 13 at 22:25
Y-20 over Frankfurt
Awarded Oct 12 at 12:27
Can an airliner land safely using only propulsion control?
Awarded Oct 10 at 19:42
What do a "sheared pump drive" and a "possible sticky vacuum regulator" mean?
Awarded Oct 8 at 22:42
How would an airfoil react if it was flown backwards?
Awarded Oct 6 at 14:02
Is induced drag not caused by tip vortices?
Awarded Oct 5 at 6:16
Why then don't aircraft fly even higher, for even greater efficiency?
Awarded Oct 4 at 8:35
With a separation of 1000 feet, in flight is there any danger of severe wake turbulence?
Awarded Oct 3 at 17:12
Do turbine engines contain engine oil and fire-extinguishing fluid?
Awarded Oct 2 at 20:46
What is the major source of engine noise for non-propeller aircraft?
Awarded Oct 1 at 16:33
Do propellers have any lead/lag mechanism?
Awarded Sep 30 at 12:25
What does "Mods" and then the check marked list of numbers mean on avionics?
Awarded Sep 29 at 17:34
Why doesn't the 737 MAX have an APU EGT gauge like all other 737s do?
Awarded Sep 28 at 22:57
What is the function of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in the Indian Air Force?
Awarded Sep 28 at 13:05
Why do Russian Su-30SM fighters have white nose radomes?
Awarded Sep 26 at 13:16
How are "Owner-Produced Parts" handled under FAA regulations?
Awarded Sep 25 at 12:41
What are these painted lines on the fan blades of the Rolls-Royce Pearl 15?
Awarded Sep 25 at 5:48
Should the pitching moment be up or down?
Awarded Sep 25 at 5:48
Which popular turboprop engine feathers its propeller blades with each shutdown?
Awarded Sep 24 at 23:06
Is the CV-22 / MV-22 Osprey classified as a helicopter, plane or both?
Awarded Sep 24 at 15:25
What is that airport equipment that looks like an SMR but rotates like a windmill?
Awarded Sep 23 at 19:12
Why is the 777 fuel burn rate graph U shaped and skewed to the left?
Awarded Sep 23 at 18:33
What is the vertical rod on this Swissair DC-3 drawing?
Awarded Sep 23 at 8:16
Why there is a descent segment during helicopter takeoff?
Awarded Sep 22 at 7:40
What is the minimum altitude needed to return to the takeoff airport in a 737 after dual engine failure?
Awarded Sep 20 at 15:55
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