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Requesting to over fly a city “City Tour”
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Effective eating habits as a student pilot
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How did the term PAN PAN originate?
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Why are general aviation avionics so expensive?
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In case of a drone strike with an airplane below 400 feet, who is at fault?
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How to convince the FAA to cancel family member's medical certificate?
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Were contrails different in the 80s?
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Why use a RAT when engines can windmill?
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How much lift comes from the fuselage on modern jets?
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Why was the SR-71 made of titanium?
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What's the benefit of grass versus hardened runways?
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What are the weather minimums in order to take off under IFR conditions?
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Why doesn't the plane accelerate/move forward when it's at rest, if the propeller is spinning?
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What radio frequency bands are associated with the long wire antennas, why do some aircraft have them and others don't?
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What is a Cruise Captain?
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Do any aircraft have a "self-contained ILS"?
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Landing gear: why is there a maximum altitude for safe retraction?
Awarded Apr 1, 2022 at 12:49
What is this part in Embraer Legacy 650 and what is it function?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 17:10
Why aren’t diesel piston engines used on aircraft like the Saab 340 or L-410?
Awarded Nov 28, 2021 at 16:09
What does a pilot do when there is crosswind?
Awarded Nov 17, 2021 at 14:25
Why have propeller engines never been mounted on the tail in production transport aircraft?
Awarded Sep 30, 2021 at 10:32
What is the highest muzzle velocity of a gun on any fighter aircraft?
Awarded Sep 10, 2021 at 9:52
What are the different ways my alternator is failing?
Awarded Aug 22, 2021 at 21:50
Where is the GA community at regarding fuel/engine types?
Awarded Aug 12, 2021 at 15:20
Why do many small piston singles have panel-mount engine controls?
Awarded Jul 9, 2021 at 4:30
What is a "runaway supercharger"?
Awarded May 27, 2021 at 12:12
How do FBOs Work?
Awarded May 15, 2021 at 15:56
How should I operate within the dashed magenta lines next to Class D airspace?
Awarded May 6, 2021 at 10:04
Where does the altimeter measure from?
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How can the pilot tell the center engine failed on a piston aircraft with three engines?
Awarded Apr 16, 2021 at 23:48
Could an airliner exceed Mach 1 in a zero-G power dive and safely recover?
Awarded Apr 6, 2021 at 3:45
How do door seals work?
Awarded Mar 10, 2021 at 16:19
Why don't most military transports use modern commercial engines?
Awarded Jan 24, 2021 at 6:18
Why aren't "fuel polishing" systems removing water & ice from fuel in aircraft, like in cruising yachts?
Awarded Jan 5, 2021 at 19:31
How much do you have to respect checklist order?
Awarded Dec 9, 2020 at 13:33
Why does the B-52 have such a tiny rudder?
Awarded Sep 7, 2020 at 4:17
Why did early 747s have only two or three windows on the upper deck on each side?
Awarded Aug 27, 2020 at 0:35
How does the fuel pump work in a PA-28 and when should I use it?
Awarded Jul 14, 2020 at 11:16
What rules allow a student pilot to add oil to an airplane?
Awarded Jul 5, 2020 at 20:27
How do handling characteristics depend on flying with a full vs. an empty tank?
Awarded Jun 15, 2020 at 17:33
Why was F-18 chosen to escort Space Shuttle Endeavour?
Awarded Jun 15, 2020 at 13:50
4 Boeing 707 for $50,000. Is that possible?
Awarded Jun 13, 2020 at 15:09
Does a portable ILS ground station exist?
Awarded Jun 2, 2020 at 8:51
The SR-71 flew at 2193 mph. Mathematically, how can this be Mach 3.3?
Awarded May 7, 2020 at 11:43
What's the meaning of "straight and level"?
Awarded Apr 26, 2020 at 15:46
Are there any aircraft with a 4-wheel nose landing gear and a 16-wheel main landing gear?
Awarded Apr 25, 2020 at 7:16
What's an "outrigger" for parking aircraft on a carrier?
Awarded Apr 8, 2020 at 19:15
What is the name of the movement which is carried out by plane beginning from the runway and ending at takeoff?
Awarded Apr 6, 2020 at 5:40
Why does Boeing use a trim wheel in the 737 and not their other products?
Awarded Apr 2, 2020 at 18:20
Why do cargo flight companies reposition their crew via passenger airlines?
Awarded Mar 24, 2020 at 21:15
Why would aircraft engines be mounted with "toe out"?
Awarded Mar 22, 2020 at 5:20
Can astronavigation be used during flight?
Awarded Mar 12, 2020 at 18:35
What does "Boeing" mean?
Awarded Mar 11, 2020 at 6:10
What is the Function of Pressurization Light on Exit Doors for Commercial Airliners?
Awarded Feb 13, 2020 at 11:30
Are there any airliners capable of vertical climb with engine thrust only by pointing the nose up?
Awarded Feb 10, 2020 at 23:25
Can passenger airliners hover completely motionless in the air?
Awarded Feb 8, 2020 at 14:15
Why do helicopters have skids?
Awarded Jan 28, 2020 at 15:30
How does a small aircraft like a Cessna fly at night?
Awarded Jan 25, 2020 at 3:35
Why did the space shuttle use bias-ply tyres instead of radials?
Awarded Jan 23, 2020 at 11:45
Are jet engines designed in a way to make an explosion result in the least damage possible?
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