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Do pilots keep light in the cockpit during long night flights?
Awarded 15 hours ago
Can you identify this scrap cockpit section I found in a scrapyard?
Awarded 2 days ago
How can pilots differentiate runways and taxiways during landing?
Awarded Jul 1 at 18:56
Anyone recognize this airport?
Awarded Jun 30 at 18:49
What is this metal piece sticking up on the roof of a 182?
Awarded Jun 29 at 23:07
What are these unsymmetrical parts at the tail of the Tupolev TU-144?
Awarded Jun 28 at 6:43
Are DPEs incentivized to fail people on checkrides so they can collect extra money on re-tests?
Awarded Jun 23 at 0:15
Flex temperature isn't actually “fooling” the FADEC, right?
Awarded Jun 22 at 7:52
What is the “on condition” concept of aircraft maintenance?
Awarded Jun 21 at 19:17
What are the FAA sport-pilot self-certification standards?
Awarded Jun 21 at 17:46
Is a physical lapel pin awarded for FAA Safety Wings?
Awarded Jun 19 at 21:12
What is this airstrip in Mali?
Awarded Jun 17 at 12:57
How can I read airport maps when choosing a seat as a passenger?
Awarded Jun 10 at 5:02
In an engine failure, should I expect less range than with the engine in idle?
Awarded Jun 10 at 1:17
Do you need an instrument rating to fly in IMC in Class G airspace?
Awarded Jun 8 at 23:56
Does a request for a Pop-Up IFR clearance constitute filing a flight plan?
Awarded Jun 8 at 23:56
How can this kind of confusion about taxi instructions occur?
Awarded Jun 4 at 9:18
What does ''NAV ILS OUT OF SERVICE'' mean?
Awarded Jun 3 at 16:27
Does a portable ILS ground station exist?
Awarded Jun 3 at 14:35
How does ATC direct aircraft on ground from the parking to the runway?
Awarded Jun 1 at 15:36
What's the maximum seat configuration for a 747 that is actually used?
Awarded Jun 1 at 12:01
What triggers a CVR to start recording?
Awarded Jun 1 at 6:27
What does the phrase “electrically controlled and pneumatically operated” mean?
Awarded May 28 at 16:50
Can airliners be considered as GA?
Awarded May 25 at 9:02
What do the pilots do if the plane they are operating does not have an anti-ice system?
Awarded May 24 at 7:11
Why would the outer tanks fuel on the A320 be colder than the inner tanks?
Awarded May 23 at 18:02
Why is the use of tail-down force so common?
Awarded May 22 at 0:09
What does “Raven” [phonetic] means when used by ATC?
Awarded May 19 at 13:27
What is the purpose of a freewheeling unit in an helicopter, if a centrifugal clutch is already present?
Awarded May 18 at 7:46
Why don't commercial aircraft use tail hook technology?
Awarded May 17 at 3:18
What is this aircraft and the Air Force it belongs to?
Awarded May 16 at 19:25
Is it recommended to get a life raft for short overwater operations?
Awarded May 15 at 21:51
How to Tell Flight Following You Want to Change Your Destination?
Awarded May 15 at 21:51
Why is an F22 slower than an F15?
Awarded May 13 at 9:10
What is this small number on the top right of an IAP?
Awarded May 12 at 6:20
Why don't ailerons affect pitch?
Awarded May 12 at 0:25
SR-71 flew 2193 mph. How can this mathematically be Mach 3.3?
Awarded May 7 at 12:17
Why aren't large, low-speed propellers widely used?
Awarded May 4 at 12:48
What dictates the aspect ratio of an aircraft's wing?
Awarded May 2 at 21:27
What and where are “flotation seat cushions”?
Awarded May 1 at 23:43
Aerodynamic advantage of blunt noses and WHY (subsonic)
Awarded May 1 at 16:41
What is the upper deck on converted freighter long-hump 747s used for?
Awarded Apr 29 at 0:26
Do I need explicit clearance to taxi on an inactive runway?
Awarded Apr 27 at 13:41
What is this little strake on Cessna 182 vertical tail?
Awarded Apr 24 at 13:43
What are those structures at Taif Regional Airport in Saudi Arabia?
Awarded Apr 23 at 4:36
When does ATC contact the pilot for a frequency change?
Awarded Apr 20 at 21:18
How do I know how to describe my position on the airport when I contact ATC?
Awarded Apr 20 at 14:25
What is the asymmetric feature on the rear of a Sukhoi Su-47?
Awarded Apr 19 at 15:32
Why is Tromsø Airport's runway 01 referred to as 36 in the sign before the runway?
Awarded Apr 17 at 21:06
What is the meaning of this airport marking?
Awarded Apr 17 at 21:06
Was the March 2019 Rafale jet ejection incident investigated?
Awarded Apr 16 at 17:33
Why shouldn’t the A330/40’s speedbrakes be used in alternate law?
Awarded Apr 14 at 22:35
Do airliners stall first at the wing tip?
Awarded Apr 14 at 0:05
Why does Thrust Reverser need to be operative during the cargo door operation?
Awarded Apr 13 at 14:20
What is this board given to world war II pilot?
Awarded Apr 13 at 11:10
What button is this pilot pressing with his thumb?
Awarded Apr 11 at 19:20
Why do autogyros exist?
Awarded Apr 10 at 6:35
Left hand seat, is it so important?
Awarded Apr 8 at 3:00
Why does the F-16 canopy have a K-shaped 'latch'?
Awarded Apr 7 at 17:35
Why don't NK-12 powered contra-rotating propellers turn in equal rpm?
Awarded Apr 7 at 16:45
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