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What risks come from passengers taking baggage during emergency evacuation?

answered Sep 21, 2015 at 12:51

19 votes

Why choose to ditch in the sea over bailing out?

answered Jul 25, 2017 at 12:14

14 votes

In case of emergency, is it possible (doable) to land a small propeller-driven aircraft on an aircraft carrier?

answered Dec 16, 2015 at 11:41

14 votes

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What is the best method to time your round out or flare in Cessna 172?

answered Aug 14, 2015 at 12:41

10 votes

Travelling at faster than mach 1, how sharp could Concorde turn to avoid injury to passengers?

answered Dec 8, 2017 at 11:28

9 votes

How long would a cruising aircraft take to crash if everyone spontaneously vanished?

answered Aug 19, 2015 at 17:53

8 votes

Can a plane fly backward if its propeller is in reverse?

answered Aug 20, 2015 at 13:23

8 votes

Why don't airport have heated runways to deal with winter conditions?

answered Aug 25, 2015 at 13:12

7 votes

How dangerous was the turbulence on this commercial flight?

answered Dec 1, 2015 at 10:58

6 votes

Do small civilian aircraft have autopilots?

answered Jun 29, 2017 at 11:08

4 votes

How useful is skyscrapers and high buildings lighting to get a visual reference for pilots by night? (not obstruction lights, just general lights)

answered May 9, 2019 at 7:55

4 votes

Pilot passed out in a small GA plane. What can a passenger do?

answered Sep 3, 2015 at 10:23

4 votes

Is there a resource that lists what's outdated in "Stick and Rudder"?

answered Aug 26, 2015 at 9:25

3 votes

Does one have to practice engine failures in flight training?

answered Aug 26, 2015 at 11:17

3 votes

What system is there in the UK to prevent collisions between small aircraft?

answered Aug 19, 2015 at 11:34

3 votes

Can bird strikes be dealt with by throttling down engines to idle?

answered Aug 13, 2015 at 10:22

3 votes

Is it harder to learn to fly rotary wing after learning on fixed?

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 13:55

3 votes

Why doesn't frost form on a moving airplane?

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 21:26

2 votes

Why would a Cessna 182T not enter a stall?

answered Aug 5, 2015 at 19:42

2 votes

How are fixes used during an approach?

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 18:26

2 votes

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What difficulties would would a person face, trying to use a Cessna as a car?

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 12:51

2 votes

How is a 436 seater A330 fuel efficient?

answered Aug 4, 2015 at 13:07

2 votes

Do aeroplanes have to balance torque like helicopters?

answered Aug 7, 2015 at 12:03

2 votes

For the same airspeed does the attitude of an airplane change with varying wind directions?

answered Sep 1, 2015 at 13:02

2 votes

Would turbulence created by two jumbos less than 100ft apart cause both of them to crash?

answered Aug 29, 2015 at 9:00

2 votes

Can people who suffer from motion sickness become pilots?

answered Nov 9, 2015 at 9:17

2 votes

What are the advantages of single vertical stabilizer over a twin set?

answered Dec 30, 2015 at 21:00

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How safe is the single engine taxi out for twin engine aircraft?

answered Feb 16, 2016 at 17:22

1 vote

What damage can occur and what penalties will you face for flying a quad rotor into a restricted airspace?

answered Nov 27, 2015 at 11:26

1 vote

What advice would you give a novice pilot on controlling the rudder?

answered Aug 14, 2015 at 11:24

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44 Answers

What risks come from passengers taking baggage during emergency evacuation?

Why choose to ditch in the sea over bailing out?

In case of emergency, is it possible (doable) to land a small propeller-driven aircraft on an aircraft carrier?

What is the best method to time your round out or flare in Cessna 172?

Travelling at faster than mach 1, how sharp could Concorde turn to avoid injury to passengers?

How long would a cruising aircraft take to crash if everyone spontaneously vanished?

Can a plane fly backward if its propeller is in reverse?

Why don't airport have heated runways to deal with winter conditions?

How dangerous was the turbulence on this commercial flight?

Do small civilian aircraft have autopilots?

How useful is skyscrapers and high buildings lighting to get a visual reference for pilots by night? (not obstruction lights, just general lights)

Pilot passed out in a small GA plane. What can a passenger do?

Is there a resource that lists what's outdated in "Stick and Rudder"?

Does one have to practice engine failures in flight training?

What system is there in the UK to prevent collisions between small aircraft?

Can bird strikes be dealt with by throttling down engines to idle?

Is it harder to learn to fly rotary wing after learning on fixed?

Why doesn't frost form on a moving airplane?

Why would a Cessna 182T not enter a stall?

How are fixes used during an approach?

What difficulties would would a person face, trying to use a Cessna as a car?

How is a 436 seater A330 fuel efficient?

Do aeroplanes have to balance torque like helicopters?

For the same airspeed does the attitude of an airplane change with varying wind directions?

Would turbulence created by two jumbos less than 100ft apart cause both of them to crash?

Can people who suffer from motion sickness become pilots?

What are the advantages of single vertical stabilizer over a twin set?

How safe is the single engine taxi out for twin engine aircraft?

What damage can occur and what penalties will you face for flying a quad rotor into a restricted airspace?

What advice would you give a novice pilot on controlling the rudder?