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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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?
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?
More specifically:
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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What is the real formula for Pressure altitude? [duplicate]
OK. The formula we commonly know is (29.92-Altimeter)x1000+Elevation.
However, the E6B calculator I have does not fit this formula at all. For example, if the airport elevation is 175 ft and the ...
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Would a Cessna 172 be as safe as an airliner if flown by an airline pilot?
I know that general-aviation flight is much more dangerous than airline flight. Is this because of the planes or the pilots? If an airline pilot is flying a Cessna 172, is that Cessna as safe as an ...
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How do rental prices that include fuel work if you refuel?
If a plane rental price includes fuel, what happens if you land and refuel during the trip?
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Is there a historical source of all flights from a given airport?
I am trying to find delay data on all flights that departed from Malaga (AGP) airport on 29th September 2022. I have tried a trial of the highest tier subscription for Flight Radar 24. However, this ...
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What is significant in Diamond DA-42 over DA-40 apart from engine redundancy?
Aircraft/Characteristic
Diamond Star DA-40
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$Vno$
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$Vne$
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Is there any airspace where you can fly without a flight plan?
Can pilots go "offroading"? In other words, is there an airspace where you don't need a flight plan? Or maybe just a flight plan to go there and then "joyride?"
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Is there a formula for calculating drag coefficient based on the 4 digit NACA airfoil?
Are there any existing formulas that can be used, or maybe some methods to derive an equation that can calculate the drag coefficient based on the NACA airfoil?
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Is it feasible to make 2 meter amateur radio contacts from a small GA plane?
Is it feasible to make 2 meter amateur radio contacts from a small GA plane (e.g. a Cessna 172)? If so, what equipment is required?
Most of the stations being contacted will be using vertically ...
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What do pilots of GA planes who need to use the restroom do? [duplicate]
If you're flying in your GA plane and you need to use the restroom, what do you do? Are there any solutions that don't involve landing?
Is it helpful to have someone in the right seat who can fly the ...
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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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Can “old people” entering the aviation industry make money as a pilot?
I become a private pilot just over 2 years ago. I’m 52. I always feel better about the world and my place in it when I’m flying. I currently make a very comfortable salary as a software engineer.
A ...
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Can an aircraft takeoff while another is still exiting the runway?
Today I was at a non towered airport and I just had landed, while I was beginning to turn off the runway, I saw a light sport behind me takeoff, while I was still on the runway. I was just starting my ...
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