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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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Are emergency actions an appropriate part of a captain's briefing in a light aircraft?
It is generally considered that giving a captain's briefing when flying passengers in a light aircraft for recreational purposes is a good thing to do. I'm asking about flying people who may not be us …
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Which en-route services are available to UK GA pilots?
I have recently taken up flying again in the UK, and although very little has changed in the 10 years I have been inactive, the one area which seems to have changed is in the en-route services availab …
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What does the Emergency Avionics switch do?
In almost every light aircraft I've ever flown, I recall their being a rocker switch marked "Emergency Avionics". Here's an example:
It's never really occurred to me to ask an instructor/owner what …
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Starting on the left magneto only - why?
I had been flying a PA-28 Archer III for quite a few months before I sat down to properly read through the POH. Something stood out to me about the starting procedure (emphasis mine)
Open the throttl …
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Is Flight Following in the USA directly equivalent to Basic Service in the UK?
This is partially a question on terminology, I have flown in the USA and used a service which is commonly referred to as "Flight Following".
I have read this question: Is there a European equivalent …