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What is this plane flying in overlapping circles pattern doing?

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How much is the minimum safe distance between two planes in-flight?

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What did Chuck do wrong in this Chicken Wings comic?

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How far can airplanes glide?

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What is the fastest airplane?

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Have pilots encountered a UFO, and what to do if you have?

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How would you brief passengers who will try flying your plane?

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When a parallel runway is closed at an uncontrolled field, does the notation change for the operating runway?

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What are cowl flaps?

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What to do when you accidentally land on a runway thats borderline long enough to land on?

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What are the ICAO fuel reserve requirements?

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How does IDENT work?

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At what speeds can an airplane land?

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What is this indication on most turboprops?

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After declaring an emergency can a pilot legally resume normal navigation without landing?

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Are modern aircraft provided with analog consoles in case of a software failure?

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What is the purpose of multiple autopilots?

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How to calculate angular velocity and radius of a turn?

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Is there a limit of how close a runway can be to the water?

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Does a prone position for the pilot minimize g-force effects?

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FAA Handbooks Copyrights

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Is there a database containing detailed information about airfields and runways?

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Are airliners shielded from cosmic radiation?

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What do the letters "h" and "i" next to TCAS ND symbols mean?

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What is the "yaw damper"?

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At what point is the input data to glass cockpit PFDs converted to digital?

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How can I get a report from the FAA stating that I haven't had any accidents?

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Is possible to stick two '2-blade' propellers to get multi-blade propeller?

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Why do airspace shelves look like upside down wedding cakes?

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Don't all airspeeds change with weight?