Questions tagged [flight-training]
Flight training includes all aspects of training and testing pilots and other crew members
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How is half of the wing strut (high wing) [or half the aileron (low wing)] a good reference to estimate gliding distance? [closed]
Through training and still to this day, I keep on using these reference points to judge if I am at the right distance from the runway or the field I aim to land at (forced landing).
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Can you fly a VFR practice approach at night that is Notam’ed “NA at night”?
To frame the question more specifically, at KCSV the ILS Z 26 approach is NOTAMed “NA at night”. So is it legal to fly the approach VFR not on an IFR flight plan for training purposes to satisfy ...
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Currency requirement for a Private Pilot adding a glider rating?
I have a Private Pilot certificate {ASEL, instrument) that I got years ago, and I haven't flown airplanes in over ten years. I'm trying to get back into flying now, but not in airplanes; I want to get ...
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Can an instructor with an Instrument Airplane Instructor rating instruct for PPL?
I'm graduating from college this May, and as a graduation gift, I'm planning on getting my FAA PPL. I'm wondering if my father (with the FAA ratings below) could be my instructor for the 20 hours of ...
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Is it legal to accept money for flight training as a gift?
If John offers to pay for Jane's PPL flight training, and Jane accepts it, is she violating rules against compensation? If so, is it feasible to get some kind of waiver? Does it matter whether or not ...
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Logging instrument time with a simulator with only a CFI present
I am a private pilot working on my instrument rating. I have all my required instruction time and am working to build time to my 40 hours. My new flight school has a qualified simulator. My CFII is ...
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What are the chances of a fresh pilot school graduate to get a 'trainee' position at an airline in Europe?
My daughter (19) is about to start a career as a pilot. She completed the entry test to a pilot school in Norway (we live there) and got her Class 1 medical license. She's going to enroll for a 2-year ...
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What's the most commonly used circling approach procedure in the US National Airspace System?
As the title says: which of the many circling approaches in the US National Airspace System holds the title of "circling approach that is flown most frequently?" My guess is it's the KTEB ...
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Any light aerobatic aircraft suitable for a first aircraft after getting pilot's license?
I plan on getting my pilot's license next spring and purchase an aircraft. My intention is to purchase an aircraft capable of light aerobatics but with flight characteristics suitable for a beginner. ...
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Why does airspeed increase with more throttle if RPM stays the same?
Given a constant speed propeller, the RPM will stay the same because of the governing system which changes the blade angle. But in cruise flight if you add more power and keep the RPM's the same, ...
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tail wheel landing roll out
I'm new to tail wheel and recently every time in my landing roll out the plane seems to have a tendency to to go to the right and when i try to correct it feels like the plane will tip over. Is there ...
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Is there a "learner's permit" for pilots?
To get a driver's license (in Oregon), you have to pass a written test, get an instruction permit, get 100 hours of supervised driving practice, take a drive test, then get your driver's license, at ...
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How to avoid or cope with a bad day where my flying felt sloppy?
This morning I went out to do a flight and I wasn’t my usual self. I was just sloppy in the pattern, not hitting my speeds, overshooting the final, radios were sub par.
Backstory. Last week I was ...
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How can I become a master at the radios?
Are there any resources for student pilots who wants to get better at the radios?
Currently, I am immersing myself by using liveatc.com but what I am looking for is perhaps scripts between pilot and ...
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Can you choose to swap to a PPL when learning a (EASA) LAPL?
If I were to start flight training for a (EASA) LAPL and decide later (before completing the LAPL) that I wanted to do a PPL instead, is a switch possible?
Could the hours flown in pursuit of the LAPL ...
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Can I log dual received if I received training from a CFI and I sit in the back seat?
(h) Logging training time.
A person may log training time when that person receives
training from an authorized instructor in an aircraft, full flight
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Zero experience to A320 in seven months?
Some flight schools advertise a "direct path to A320 or B737 f/o after 7 months." Is it a more difficult transition to go to a fly-by-wire aircraft straight out of initial training? Are ...
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How can I best use the ACS?
I'm a student pilot and I feel I'm well studied but there are some concepts that I seem to forget. I'm trying to get beyond the point of relying fully on memory and more so using common sense to ...
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Can a missed approach be used to satisfy the requirements for the long cross country as part of an instrument rating?
The long cross country requirements are as follows:
§61.65(d)(2)
(ii) Instrument flight training on cross country flight procedures, including one cross country flight in an airplane with an ...
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What happens if you change power setting with constant mixture setting?
For a given Cruise Setting: Manifold set / RPM set / Mixture set according to P.O.H. values: what happens to the Mixture if you were to reduce power or increase Power by varying throttle? Does a ...
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Is foreign based flight-time accepted in Canada?
I'm currently doing PPL course in Canada. Actually, I have flight times which was logged in my country. Can this flight time used when meeting the requirement for the PPL flight time?
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Is this exam question on traffic patterns wrong?
I just don't know the difference between Left-hand traffic and Right-hand traffic.
I thought Left-hand traffic uses when land to the East and right-hand traffic for when land to the west. Is anyone ...
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Why is the listed sectional for KEIK Cheyenne instead of Denver?
I'm confused why a municipal airport (KEIK in Erie, CO) lists Cheyenne as its appropriate sectional, instead of Denver?
It's just over 20nm WNW of KDEN under its outer class bravo shelf and is well ...
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How long does it take to train a commercial pilot to fly a fighter jet?
The question is motivated by the recent events in Ukraine and the Ukrainian parliament on Monday tweeted that Europe was sending 70 fighter planes to Ukraine.
If this were to happen, how much time ...
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Lost Logbook, but have all flight information on ZuluLog
Good afternoon everyone.
Back in 2013 / 2014 I did Part 61 training in WA State. I had to stop due to financial difficulties at that time.
I moved to Phoenix 6 years ago, and now that I want to get ...
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Holding entry is counted as a one turn holding?
If I ask ATC 'request direct to ABCDE waypoint and one turn holding', do they expect me to do the teardrop entry or parallel entry if I need to and fly the whole holding pattern after that?
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Can a Student Pilot credit night takeoffs and landings towards meeting FAR 61.57 night passenger carrying requirements once becoming a PPL?
In the U.S., can a Student Pilot (Airplane-SEL) while training with an instructor and being the "sole manipulator of the flight controls," credit 3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop in ...
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Why might flight schools prohibit you from testing pitot heat during pre-flight?
Why might flight schools prohibit you from testing pitot heat during pre-flight? I know of a school in Texas that has this policy but don’t understand why.
Here is a snippet of the C172 AFM which ...
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Is it unusual to train with multiple CFIs?
I've been struggling to schedule my flight lessons. My current instructor tends to be available later hours, and the planes I've been training in book up especially fast during that time of day. I ...
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Are ILS approaches taught as part of instrument rating?
Are ILS approaches taught as part of instrument rating? What categories specifically?
CAT I?
CAT II?
CAT III A?
CAT III B?
CAT III C?
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Explaining a "Great Circle Route" to young Civil Air Patrol cadets
What would be an easily understood explanation of a "Great Circle Route" for young Civil Air Patrol cadets who are being introduced to aviation and navigation principles for the first time?
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Do you have to fly to an airport with an instructor before you can solo there?
I am currently doing my flight training and my CFI said that before I can fly solo to another airport he needs to fly with me there first. Is this true?
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Can instrument dual given by a non-CFII during PPL training be credited towards the 25 hours of SIM/Actual time required for an instrument rating?
A person applying for a U.S. airplane instrument rating must have at least 3 hours of flight training on the control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments. This training ...
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What happens after a professional unintentionally crashes in a simulator? Can they be disciplined?
I was wondering about what happens if a professional pilot who's training to fly a major commercial airframe unintentionally crashes during flight time in a simulator? I'm not asking about some ...
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As a private, non-instrument rated pilot, can I log an instrument approach with a CFI (not a CFII) on board?
I’m a US based private pilot building time toward the instrument rating. A CFI flies with me as safety pilot for simulated instrument conditions. They are not a CFII yet. If I fly a XC under the hood ...
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Is there a standard button layout on a side-stick for software-based flight simulators that matches what would find in real life?
My son wants to become a pilot so we started him off with the FlightGear Simulator and a joystick with lots of buttons so he can get his feet wet.
Is there a standard layout for buttons on a joystick ...
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Is company-sponsored training considered compensation?
I have a company looking to hire me to help setup their new flight department. During that process and while I am on salary they want to pay for me to get the rest of my ratings. I don't believe this ...
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For a PPL, do I pursue gliders or airplanes first? [closed]
I'm interested in pursuing a Private Pilot's License. I'm interested in both gliders and powered flight. Gliders look like fantastic fun and powered flight would be an amazing thing to have – I could ...
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Why do we still interpolate in performance tables?
I'm getting my Private Pilot License. In the coursework, we learn about flight planning, which requires looking at performance charts for your particular aircraft. These charts in my case are tables ...
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What were the typical military training aircraft of the mid- to late-1930s in USA?
I am writing a novel that includes 1939 to present. I am interested in what pilots in training first used when they were entering flight school during the mid-late 1930s in USA. Can you advise me?
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How to Start Flying? [closed]
I am a teenager(mid teen) who wants to learn how to fly and recently discovered this website. I currently want to learn to fly just for my own pleasure. I don't exactly know what I want to do as a ...
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How does a commercial helicopter pilot get a Light Sport Aircraft type rating?
I hold Commercial Pilot certification with over 4,000 helicopter pilot in command flight time. What would be my flight training requirements to obtain a type rating for Light Sport Aircraft?
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How do airliner pilots practice recovering from a bounced landing?
Other questions say bouncing an airliner is bad, why bounces happen, and how to recover from a bounce. How do pilots practice bounce recovery?
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Have there been accidents involving flight simulators?
Have there been any accidents which have happened to/in flight simulators?
I understand that simulators are used to simulate general accidents for training purposes (engine failure, birdstrikes etc), ...
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Do Flight Simulation Instructors stop the simulator before a simulated crash?
There has been quite a lot of debate in healthcare simulation communities around whether or not to allow a simulated patient to die during training because it might negatively impact the intended ...
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What control inputs are required to perform a "turning-while-in-flight" maneuver in a helicopter?
My question is relatively simple and has to do with the required control inputs to perform a simple turning maneuver over a large area.
Suppose a helicopter is traveling in forward flight, straight ...
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Is it worth it taking flying lessons even though I can't commit to regular lessons right now? [closed]
I can’t commit to flying on a regular basis right now. I’m close to a Class B airport with a flight school. There’s a C150 for 100/hr and a Zlin 242 for 160/hr. Instruction is 50/hr. There is, ...
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Should I do bachelor first or pilot training first?
I am a student now going to grade 12 residing in Nepal. I am perplexed about should i do my training first get a job and do bachelor alongside with my job or should I do bachelor first and then ...
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Where do flight sims get their data on aircraft flight characteristics?
Flight sims offer very realistic simulations of how a particular aircraft feels, claimed by pilot interviews on youtube.
But how do sims get their data?
First, does all this data even exist, i mean ...
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IFR training in the free route airspace
The free route airspace is spreading in Central Europe, consuming routes and decomissioning VORs. There are no routes left in the high airspace, and some of the FIRs keep a few low (up to FL95) RNAV ...
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