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Why do airports have directional runways instead of a large area to operate in any direction?

answered Feb 20, 2020 at 0:57

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What rate of descent would kill you?

answered Sep 2, 2020 at 6:38

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Which situations would cause a company to ground or recall a aircraft series?

answered Mar 10, 2019 at 21:30

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Are there generic routes all pilots can fly?

answered Mar 29, 2019 at 4:11

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What exactly do "commuter operations" mean under Part 135 in the FARs?

answered Apr 4, 2023 at 23:40

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Why don't competition gliders use riblet skin surface to reduce drag?

answered Mar 16, 2022 at 23:05

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Flying VFR in uncontrolled airspace, what to do if one spots an apparently out-of-control fire on the ground?

answered Mar 23, 2020 at 20:36

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How does one reverse direction on a VOR radial?

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 10:20

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How efficient would an airliner be if it did not have to carry its own fuel?

answered Feb 15, 2020 at 7:28

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How much can a plane benefit from another planes wake?

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 9:13

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Where does the Departure End of Runway (DER) exactly begin?

answered Feb 5, 2019 at 4:58

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Why don't short-haul regional jets go for composites?

answered Mar 10, 2019 at 1:38

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Is it possible to train yourself to not be a victim of spatial disorientation?

answered Jul 8, 2022 at 9:23

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Where to find generic weight take off charts for planes?

answered Jan 20, 2023 at 6:24

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When does true altitude equal indicated altitude?

answered Aug 17, 2023 at 6:59

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Do high wings aircraft create an additional vortex in the middle?

answered Dec 15, 2022 at 8:31

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Do pilots ever talk directly to each other over radio?

answered Oct 1, 2022 at 7:45

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of tail wheels that cause modern airplanes to not use them?

answered Dec 1, 2020 at 22:09

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How do I calculate the correct rotation speed for a given density altitude?

answered Jan 19, 2022 at 21:54

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Why is a weight and balance graph lozenge-shaped?

answered Feb 5, 2019 at 5:25

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What's the relationship between drag divergence Mach number and maximum operating limit Mach number?

answered Feb 5, 2019 at 3:42

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What are the regulatory categories of aircraft defined by the FAA?

answered Aug 19, 2019 at 1:21

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Why is the flow ahead of a shock wave chaotic?

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 5:22

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Why are visual approaches (in the US) preferred by US pilots, but not European pilots?

answered Mar 28, 2019 at 18:31

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Could a C-130 Hercules be built using WW2 technology?

answered Mar 9, 2019 at 23:39

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How do preceding aircraft affect the ILS signals?

answered Mar 10, 2019 at 23:15

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What is the difference between static and dynamic stall?

answered Mar 29, 2019 at 0:03

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What is the meaning of Minimum Flight Weight?

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 9:26

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What is the current state of regulation regarding VTOL aircraft in the LSA category?

answered Aug 25, 2019 at 6:05

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Why is carburetor heat unnecessary at full throttle?

answered Feb 18, 2019 at 4:58

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126 Answers

Why do airports have directional runways instead of a large area to operate in any direction?

What rate of descent would kill you?

Which situations would cause a company to ground or recall a aircraft series?

Are there generic routes all pilots can fly?

What exactly do "commuter operations" mean under Part 135 in the FARs?

Why don't competition gliders use riblet skin surface to reduce drag?

Flying VFR in uncontrolled airspace, what to do if one spots an apparently out-of-control fire on the ground?

How does one reverse direction on a VOR radial?

How efficient would an airliner be if it did not have to carry its own fuel?

How much can a plane benefit from another planes wake?

Where does the Departure End of Runway (DER) exactly begin?

Why don't short-haul regional jets go for composites?

Is it possible to train yourself to not be a victim of spatial disorientation?

Where to find generic weight take off charts for planes?

When does true altitude equal indicated altitude?

Do high wings aircraft create an additional vortex in the middle?

Do pilots ever talk directly to each other over radio?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tail wheels that cause modern airplanes to not use them?

How do I calculate the correct rotation speed for a given density altitude?

Why is a weight and balance graph lozenge-shaped?

What's the relationship between drag divergence Mach number and maximum operating limit Mach number?

What are the regulatory categories of aircraft defined by the FAA?

Why is the flow ahead of a shock wave chaotic?

Why are visual approaches (in the US) preferred by US pilots, but not European pilots?

Could a C-130 Hercules be built using WW2 technology?

How do preceding aircraft affect the ILS signals?

What is the difference between static and dynamic stall?

What is the meaning of Minimum Flight Weight?

What is the current state of regulation regarding VTOL aircraft in the LSA category?

Why is carburetor heat unnecessary at full throttle?