Questions tagged [general-aviation]
General aviation (GA) includes all civil aviation activities except scheduled, commercial passenger flights. GA covers private recreational flying, corporate jet flights, flight training, crop dusting, aerial photography, and other activities.
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Effects of lead on engines and engine oil
I'm aware of the issues of spark plug fouling and lead deposits that tetraethyl lead can have on an aircraft engine, but what effects do lead and its compounds (metallic Pb, PbO, PbCl2, PbBr2) have on ...
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What authority does the owner of an aircraft have as a passenger?
If Alice, who owns an aircraft and may or may not be a certificated pilot, flies in her plane as a passenger with her friend Bob as PIC, what authority, if any, does Alice have over the flight that an ...
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What is the history life of Cessna 172 airplane?
How can i find manufacture date of cessna 172P knowing serial number?
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Why does a helicopter that uses the Coandă effect need a direct jet thuster aswell
Why does a helicopter that uses the Coandă effect instead of a tail rotor need a direct jet thruster as well. Why couldn't they just vary the pitch of the ducted fan used for the Coandă effect?
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Is needing to urinate an emergency?
I'm planning a 3.5 hour trip. Usually I urinate more frequently than that, but I will not drink many fluids the morning of the flight in an attempt to get to my destination directly.
If a pilot or ...
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Is this Common carriage?
It’s been a little while since I’ve studied common carriage vs private carriage.. I need a little advice with this situation. My dad is purchasing a plane (in his name and company) and I’m going to ...
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What type of Flare is best used in GA Survival kit?
I have a question regarding Survival Kit Signaling equipment for a General Aviation aircraft. what type of emergency Flares are recommended for aviation use? The Signaling gun with cartridges type or ...
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Two Pilots Logging Dual PIC
I have a question regarding two pilots, Pilot A who flies under the hood, and Pilot B who is Safety Pilot. According to the FAA Hicks Letter, Pilot B can be made in charge of safety of flight to log ...
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Human error analysis in general aviation [closed]
can anybody help me with understanding more about the human factors analysis in general aviation Controlled flight into terrain. I am researching on the topic and I would really appreciate any help in ...
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How does pulling back on the yoke make you recover from a flat spin
One method I read here, to recover from a flat spin, is to pull back on the yoke or stick, which would push the tail down when facing to the back, and up a bit when facing forward. I assume, if the ...
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Could you use the flaps to recover from a flat spin
If the plane is in a flat spin, what would happen if you put the flaps down to cause the backward turning wing to be pushed down, and the forward turning wing up, to tip it out of the spin.
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Maximise Range Vs Pitching Down while flying a Glider in a Downward Air Mass
While flying a glider, if I encounter a downward moving air mass (i.e. sink) while on final, should I fly to maximise range (best lift to drag ratio) or should I pitch downward in order to exit the ...
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Does the other engine have to go through extra checks when one engine fails
Many times I read articles on sites like aviaton herald about engine shutdown in fight because of some problem. It's given the problematic engine will be repaired.
Question is about other working ...
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Is there a reason why the vertical lines of some airplane envelope graphs are not parallel?
I am working on a project to develop an easy solution for mass and balance generation for my aviation club. (First example below)
I checked the Graph of a PA-44-180 from the POH and wondered why piper ...
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Do I need any authorization to work and sign out performed maintenance on US-registered general aviation aircraft outside of USA? [duplicate]
I'm non-USA citizen and holder of FAA A&P Mechanic's certificate but haven't worked on US-registered aircraft since 1999 however all this time I'm involved in commercial aircraft maintenance and ...
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Should you line-up the runway 90 degrees or follow the yellow marking?
I had a discussion with somebody recently. I prefer to do a 90 degree line-up on the runway, ensuring max take-off run available. (in GA airplanes...) However, somebody pointed out that one should ...
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Flying upside down without feeling it
A friend of mine told me that several years ago she flew on a two-seats general aviation aircraft. She does not remember the exact model, but she remembers well that the pilot flew upside down for a ...
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What is the "Model TA-M" I marked in yellow in the table?
What is the "Model TA-M" I marked in yellow in the table? I think it represents a weather chart, but I don't know if it's an abbreviation or what the explanation is. The table image was ...
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What does the expression (For VOR/ILS/MLS, give VAR) in the table mean? Because VAR (magnetic variation) value is not given in the table
What does the expression (For VOR/ILS/MLS, give VAR) in the table mean? Because the VAR (magnetic variation) value is not given in the table. The table image was taken from the AIP Turkey document for ...
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What do "Secondary power supply/switch-over time" and the corresponding values in the table mean?
What do "Secondary power supply/switch-over time" and the corresponding values in the table mean? I have no idea about the statements I marked in yellow in the table. I would be glad if you ...
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What exactly is LDI (Landing Direction Indicator), what does it look like, where should it be, how does it work and how do pilots use it?
What exactly is LDI (Landing Direction Indicator), what does it look like, where should it be, how does it work and how do pilots use it?
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What do "AFS" and "LTAFYDYX" mean according to the image in the LTAF AIP document?
What do "AFS" and "LTAFYDYX" mean according to the image in the LTAF AIP document? I found that AFS stands for Aeronautical Fixed Service, but I don't know what it does and the ...
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Why do most light aircraft not have AoA indicators?
Why is an angle of attack indicator not commonly included on small airplanes? Is it too expensive?
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Can I climb with no excess thrust [duplicate]
I've been searching on the internet about this question and all say you are not able to climb with no excess thrust. But I am wondering that if I have no excess thrust, can I still climb in exchange ...
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Low and High G snapshot
I'm reading Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering by Robert L. Shaw and ran into this passage which I'm having trouble understanding. I was thinking maybe someone with experience would understand ...
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Why in aviaton they are using Electro Mechanical Actuators instead of Electric Linear Motors?
In my opinion they are much more compact, the design may be needed to change in order to still be a fail-safe component, also, may be need to account for jamming and load disconnection safety devices, ...
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Approved Mixtures of Fuels in ROTAX 912 Engine
The Rotax 912 is a popular combustion engine in smaller general aviation aircraft in Europe. Due to a number of factors (including fuel cost), the Rotax-powered aircraft in our flight school are most ...
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Are glass cockpit or steam gauge GA aircraft safer?
All else being equal, considering the reliability of instruments, human factors, etc., is it safer to fly in a piston-single GA airplane with steam gauges or with a glass cockpit?
In other words, if I ...
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Are passengers required to obey pilots' commands?
If the pilot in command of a GA aircraft tells a passenger to do or not do something, is the passenger legally obligated to obey the pilot? For example, if the pilot tells a passenger "Stop ...
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Can I log PIC time without a valid medical?
Here is the scenario. Could you please tell me if
this pilot can log PIC time?
I am a private pilot and my medical is expired.
I want to fly so I am trying to fly with another private pilot friend.
My ...
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What exactly is a 'hard landing'?
In my shareholder agreement, there is a very reasonable line that states:
Any hard landings to be reported immediately to [head instructor] or [club name]
The thing is, I'm not exactly sure where ...
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is pressure altitude at different temperatures (different days) on the ground at the same airfield the same?
let's say we are at x-airfield which is at 0 MSL on the ground. We set the Kollsman window to 29.92 on a standard day, whatever the read is that would be the Pressure altitude, correct? (ideally zero ...
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ST-901 GPSS Converter diagrams
I'm looking for pin-out diagrams for the S-Tec ST-901 GPSS Converter. This unit will go between a Garmin GPS400W GPS Navigator and an S-Tec 50 autopilot.
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Why (and how) do aircraft rudders center themselves without input?
Why (and how) do almost all aircraft rudders have some sort of way of re-centering the rudder when there's no input being made? For example, if you wanted to move the flight controls (fly by wire ...
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What (if any) is the fastest way to make money with a pilot's license (without being full time employed)?
I'm in the USA, and I was considering getting a pilots license with the idea that I could have like a small charter plane and make some money.
However, I learned that after getting the 'initial' ...
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Daily use of the UK airspace - VFR flights
I am considering flying to the UK this summer with a small airplane. I heard that the daily use of the airspace is somewhere published by CAA (or NATS), including the activation of Dangerous / ...
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Tail Number of a particular plane [duplicate]
How to determine the aircraft tail number on a particular flight, using the flight number. I have been advised there was a bird strike on a plane I was supposed to be on, but air stewards told a ...
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Why the windshield wipers move at deferent speed on captain and first officer? [closed]
There is that feature linked to the pilot in command at the moment ?
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on the airbus A320 does applying rudder and tiller sum up?
on the airbus A320 while taxing, does applying rudder and tiller sum up the turn? if so where is it mentioned
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What is a safe but non-alarming proximity distance setting for SafeSky? [closed]
I am using an app for General Aviation called Safesky. It works on cellular data, is free and provides a lot of the functionality that a dedicated box like Pilot Aware does.
However, I have set my ...
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What jobs are available outside airliners in England, and how do I get into them?
I’m currently under training and intend to take on aviation as a lifelong career, but I’ve never taken to the idea of airliners.
What general aviation jobs (like survey, aerobatics, cargo, small ...
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Is it legal for a private pilot to "hold out" offering free passenger flights?
Is it legal for a private pilot to advertise that (s)he offers free passenger flights?
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what does upwind engine and down wind engine mean?
can anyone illustrate with a picture what does upwind engine and downwind engine mean?
for example, i came across this - “The outer engines are critical. If there is any crosswind then the upwind ...
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What is the difference between CANPA and CDFA?
What is the difference between Constant Angle Non-Precision Approach (CANPA) and continuous descent final approach (CDFA)?
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Is it suspicious or odd to stand by the gate of a GA airport watching the planes?
Would it be likely to be seen as odd or suspicious for someone who is not a pilot to stand outside the fence around a GA airport in the US watching the aircraft?
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How can business jets cruise so fast?
How can business jets cruise so much faster than airliners in the transonic regime?
If you look at the cruise speed of many business jets, it will be somewhere in the Mach 0.90 to Mach 0.94 area. This ...
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What is this indication on the G1000?
I noticed it came on when glideslope was intercepted. Does anyone know what it is?
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How can ice form in an OAT of +20°?
According to a question that I came across while studying for my EASA exam on Aircraft General Knowledge, "icing" is most likely to happen in an OAT between "Between -5°C and +20°C"...
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What long-range jet is easiest to fly?
Of jet aircraft with sufficient range to cross the Atlantic on a full tank of fuel, which is easiest to fly?
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The required range is from New York's JFK Airport, to Shannon Airport, ...
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Are there "distracted flying" laws for GA other than laws against reckless flying?
I am aware of the sterile cockpit rule for airliners, but are there any laws against "distracted flying" (analogous to distracted driving laws, or the sterile cockpit rule for airliners) for ...
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