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What things can a passenger look out for, to indicate an emergency?

answered Dec 19, 2013 at 18:57

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Why are propeller airplanes still made?

aircraft-design piston-engine propeller jet-engine

answered Jan 28, 2014 at 16:08

33 votes

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Why is the PIC position for helicopters the right seat, rather than the left seat as in airplanes?

helicopter fixed-wing

answered Aug 17, 2014 at 4:20

24 votes

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Why do helicopters and airplanes use different headset plugs?

general-aviation avionics helicopter fixed-wing

answered Aug 14, 2014 at 22:10

22 votes

How is fuel dumping safe?

safety fuel-dumping

answered Aug 14, 2014 at 22:00

16 votes

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If I have a float plane, can I land on any body of water?

faa-regulations landing seaplane

answered Dec 19, 2013 at 18:44

13 votes

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Would a pilot know that one of their crew is armed?

security crew ffdo

answered Jul 24, 2014 at 2:54

13 votes

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What is the buzzing noise generated by the engines in this 777 takeoff video?

airliner jet-engine noise

answered Aug 3, 2014 at 19:57

5 votes

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How did Charles Lindbergh use dead reckoning over the Atlantic ocean?

answered Jul 24, 2014 at 2:09

5 votes

What causes aircraft to swerve during takeoff?

commercial-aviation takeoff

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 18:31

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Can small planes see lights on the ground?

weather

answered Sep 6, 2018 at 21:27

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Has a passenger's consumer electronic device ever actually caused a crash?

safety commercial-aviation accident-investigation electronics

answered Jul 17, 2021 at 17:45

4 votes

What is the standard rate of turn for heavy aircraft?

faa-regulations icao-sarps

answered Feb 9, 2014 at 3:03

4 votes

How should the crew callout 1,000 ft. prior to assigned altitude?

safety phraseology sop

answered Feb 13, 2014 at 15:59

3 votes

What is an SIC type rating?

faa-regulations far-61 type-ratings

answered Feb 12, 2014 at 16:34

3 votes

Why are some ATC call signs different than the flight number?

air-traffic-control call-sign

answered Jun 12, 2014 at 19:51

3 votes

What is the procedure for getting permission to operate an aircraft within a pop-up VIP TFR?

faa-regulations air-traffic-control tfr

answered Aug 8, 2014 at 23:40

3 votes

Is line training (pay to fly) allowed in the USA?

flight-training faa

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 18:28

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What is a "round-robin flight", in layman's terms?

flight-planning terminology

answered Feb 7, 2018 at 20:00

3 votes

Do solo night time and “towered” landings total separately toward the solo night requirements in FAR 61.129?

faa-regulations night-flying far-61 solo-flight

answered Dec 28, 2018 at 19:02

2 votes

Can the cockpit windows on commercial airliners open during flight?

safety windows

answered Feb 22, 2014 at 15:49

2 votes

What makes intentional low or missed approaches legal?

faa-regulations flight-training approach far-91

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 14:19

2 votes

What happens when a turbo-prop is over-torqued?

aircraft-maintenance turboprop

answered Jan 28, 2014 at 16:16

1 vote

How is GPS RAIM availability calculated?

raim gnss

answered Jan 14, 2014 at 7:32

1 vote

What is this very distinct humming noise coming from the IAE-V2500 engines of the A320 during taxi?

commercial-aviation engine airbus-a320 jet airbus

answered Jul 8, 2017 at 16:03

1 vote

What does the ACARS Weight and Balance Request page look like?

airline-operations airbus-a320 weight-and-balance fms acars

answered Sep 25, 2020 at 14:36

0 votes

Why do some aircraft have multiple switches for the landing lights?

cockpit aircraft-external-lights

answered Jul 26, 2020 at 18:10

0 votes

Does an IFR flight at night in VMC count as “night VFR conditions” (FAR 61.129)?

faa-regulations instrument-flight-rules visual-flight-rules far-61 vmc

answered Dec 28, 2018 at 19:04

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How does one tell whether a corkscrew approach is stabilized or not?

approach

answered Feb 25, 2019 at 14:02

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Does the a320 neo have anything like MCAS?

airbus-a320 feature-identification mcas

answered Apr 30, 2019 at 19:17

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31 Answers

What things can a passenger look out for, to indicate an emergency?

Why are propeller airplanes still made?

Why is the PIC position for helicopters the right seat, rather than the left seat as in airplanes?

Why do helicopters and airplanes use different headset plugs?

How is fuel dumping safe?

If I have a float plane, can I land on any body of water?

Would a pilot know that one of their crew is armed?

What is the buzzing noise generated by the engines in this 777 takeoff video?

How did Charles Lindbergh use dead reckoning over the Atlantic ocean?

What causes aircraft to swerve during takeoff?

Can small planes see lights on the ground?

Has a passenger's consumer electronic device ever actually caused a crash?

What is the standard rate of turn for heavy aircraft?

How should the crew callout 1,000 ft. prior to assigned altitude?

What is an SIC type rating?

Why are some ATC call signs different than the flight number?

What is the procedure for getting permission to operate an aircraft within a pop-up VIP TFR?

Is line training (pay to fly) allowed in the USA?

What is a "round-robin flight", in layman's terms?

Do solo night time and “towered” landings total separately toward the solo night requirements in FAR 61.129?

Can the cockpit windows on commercial airliners open during flight?

What makes intentional low or missed approaches legal?

What happens when a turbo-prop is over-torqued?

How is GPS RAIM availability calculated?

What is this very distinct humming noise coming from the IAE-V2500 engines of the A320 during taxi?

What does the ACARS Weight and Balance Request page look like?

Why do some aircraft have multiple switches for the landing lights?

Does an IFR flight at night in VMC count as “night VFR conditions” (FAR 61.129)?

How does one tell whether a corkscrew approach is stabilized or not?

Does the a320 neo have anything like MCAS?