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The special rules chart indicates that northbound traffic should follow the eastern edge of the Hudson and southbound should follow the west one. Suppose a pilot wanted to only go mid-way through the ...

I am trying to find out in layman's terms how does ATC determine the direction a flight has to take after takeoff, or when should it start descending for the destination airport. I understand it has ...

I know the FIND protocol is used to discover which LRUs are available if the data loader supports the FIND protocol. I also know the message is sent as a broadcast using UDP, but what is in the ...

Is rotation speed and lift-off speed ever used interchangeably? I thought I clearly understood the difference between these two terms: Rotation is the point at which the longitudinal axis of the ...

I'm curious about the aerodynamics of the Boeing B-17 propeller, as the proportions looks perfect for a project I'm working up. Does anyone out there know where to find the specs/dimensions/models for ...

What is an aileron bushing,and what's its use?

How to explain the figure above?

Is it possible for control surface flutter to occur at low Reynolds and low speed? If yes,why don't Ultralights have counter weights or tail sting mass to immune the control surfaces against flutter ...

I was wondering if there was a formula to calculate vertical speed given the current airspeed in TAS or GS. What I'm really trying to do is predict what altitude an aircraft would be at a certain RTE ...

I am not sure if they can fly on full tank gas to their destination (say India or Thailand), but how does Boeing deliver single aisle jets to these destinations. I read somewhere about the process of ...

Where I live not many houses are built under the immediate approach/takeoff line of airports. Instead, they use the area for, say, sports fields. Is it possible, in otherwise no-wind conditions, for ...

So, I was flying in X Plane and suddenly thought of something. So, lets say you are an expert 737 pilot in XPlane or P3D (and you never been in a full motion sim ), and somehow got on a Ryanair flight ...

Where can I access the GAFOR for Germany for free online (or at least something close)?

In the Philippines' Civil Aviation Regulation Part 7 it says individual certificate of airworthiness of the first production aircraft under the type certificate I want to know what does "first ...

Okay, I'm writing a online game. I've got two airports and the equipment. For example: Heathrow - LAX on a 744. What I want to work out is the fuel required, as this will apply a cost to the airline. ...

What is the "A/B AUTO EXT" button in the overhead panel of the Dassault Falcon 7X? I see it's in the Flight Control section but I don't know what is its purpose. (sorry for low quality image)

When flying aerobatics, particularly maneuvers such as a slow roll, I frequently experience rather high discomfort on my jutting hip bones. I've googled "padded belts" but I have not found anything ...

Recently (2018-08-19 17:40 UTC) two planes flew above my city (Poznań, Poland). They were heading in the same direction, kept really close distance (side by side) - both flights to Riga: https://www....

Since there are different dimensions of aircraft in various approach categories, I wonder what changes pilots in different aircraft have to make when following the PAPI lights. I know that 3° (for ...

I found the recent SeaTac incident with a suicidal pilot frightening. I myself remember being in very bad places mentally, and it got me to wonder what I should do if someone is on frequency, making ...

Both the C-141 Starlifter and C-5 Galaxy have T-tails, where the horizontal stabilizers and elevators are mounted on top of the vertical fin rather than on the sides of the aft fuselage. T-tails are ...

I was just recently on board of a flight. Around 15 min before landing the pilot told us he'd now turn of the cabin lights and fly the rest of the way in darkness. He did not give a reason. I was ...

I think the title completely says what I need. I use FSX (Flight Simulator X) to simulate flights and while flying the B738 I saw that it consumes much more fuel than the estimated amount, which is ...

I am programming an autopilot for a 787 flight sim software and I've been having a problem. I'm trying to simulate a PID that controls the pitch of the aircraft In relation to the vertical speed ...

or A recent update in a sim craft changed the visuals from what I'm used to, but from my research it looks to be more realistic. This post clearly reflects the more extended option being more ...

Watching a training film for the B-47 from 1951, they mention (around 12:30) that the fuel is now measured in pounds instead of gallons on the instruments. Was that a new concept with jet aircraft? ...

A study guide I recently found indicates that Vmc and aircraft performance improve with takeoff flaps set. The Vmc improvement makes sense but the performance improvement does not. At a basic level ...

While reading an article about Hang Gliding reserve parachutes, I came across the acronym "PDA". The article seemed to imply that this is a type of parachute and a further google search seems to ...

What is the maximum rate of descent approved in an instrument approach procedure non-precision? Basically what is the maximum rate of descent (Fpm) that I use during the approach?

I have some open questions regarding best glide in a descent: I understood, that there is a best glide speed. This best glide airspeed occurs at the highest lift-to-drag ratio (L/D). This best glide ...

What are these speeds? Average numbers will be fine.

Wikipedia says: Denver International Airport uses many pneumatic tube systems, including a 25 cm diameter system for moving aircraft parts to remote concourses, a 10 cm system for United Airlines ...

So, I have really bad eyesight (short-sighted): without my glasses, I can't read text unless it's near. So can I be a commercial pilot?

I think this has more to do with culture and expectations than actual rules, so maybe this might attract opinionated answers, but I still want to know what people think: If a person were to construct ...

I was examining the LaGuardia Five SID, and I noticed that for runway 13 (Coney Climb) it gives the instruction, immediately after takeoff, "Climbing right turn heading 180 degrees to intercept CRI R-...

Just curiosity, but in case of a real life-threatening emergency (where you can't fly to closest airport or strip), would they (Air Force, military or whoever) allow the plane to land on the Area 51 ...

I just listened to the first Miles to go podcast about a near miss at SFO where an Air Canada flight nearly landed on a taxiway where 4 aircrafts were waiting to take off. The incoming Air Canada ...

Lately I've been on several flights where the flight attendants had to talk sternly to passengers that were getting up either just before landing or just after (which is quite obvious to everyone ...

From my understanding there are 4 different types of deicing fluids. How exactly is it determined what type of fluid needs to be used? How much delay does every type of fluid cause on average? What ...

So detonation is explained brilliantly in the answer of this question. In the accepted answer, NathanG goes on to say the following: the octane rating of a fuel is basically the amount of pressure ...

The wonderful SR-71 ha what looks to me an intimidating cockpit: However, lots of planes of that era have ostensibly-similar cockpits to the layman, take this F-5 for instance: I choose the F-5 as ...

Categories are defined for the Vat (Speed at threshold) which is Vso multiplied by 1.3, or Vsldg multiplied by 1.23 . Since these speeds are related to the weight of the aircraft is it possible for an ...

I am still confused whether a head wind or tailwind would affect the rate of climb. Since in a HW/TW condition our a/c is basically still climbing in the same parcel of air, it is just that parcel of ...

Could anyone help me with a SFM fuel message? Its apparently a Type B message. Need to see a sample & its de-coding. Thanks

According to this answer, the less luggage is transported as checked luggage, the more "room" (in terms of weight) there is to bring along cargo, and thus more profit. At the same time, some LCCs ...

The FAA has published a list of ATP CTP provider schools. But I can still find other schools not listed in this list, like "ATP flight school". I'm sure that only approved facilities can provide an ...

Here's an airport, with some planes on the various runways/taxiways and some using the terminal .. (airliners in green) Airport/terminal design is really tricky. There are many spatial problems ...

I don't really get whats the purpose of dorsal fins and what they do with the flow over the vertical stabilizer. I noticed on most single tail configured aircrafts are equipped with a dorsal fin like ...

Suppose an airline with 15-20 A320 wanted to change the paint for the entire fleet, how much would it cost approximately? I need this for my thesis, but unfortunately, paint manufacturers I contacted ...

If you have ratings in Glider, ASEL, AMEL do all your PIC hours in all categories count towards an ATP certificate, or must the Glider hours be kept separate?