User Dan Hulme

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Do military pilots have a phrase like "aviate, navigate, communicate"?

military

asked Feb 29, 2016 at 13:12

31 votes

5 answers

13k views

What special handling characteristics or techniques do biplanes have?

biplane

asked Dec 3, 2014 at 17:33

25 votes

3 answers

2k views

Why do Airbus sidesticks add their inputs?

airbus sidestick

asked Dec 10, 2015 at 22:50

22 votes

1 answer

2k views

Is an eclipse considered 'night' for regulatory purposes?

caa-uk-regulations night-flying eclipse

asked Mar 21, 2015 at 9:51

22 votes

4 answers

2k views

What scientific evidence is there about the effectiveness of pre-flight walk-arounds?

safety preflight

asked Jun 17, 2016 at 13:27

20 votes

9 answers

3k views

Is it bad form to call "ready to depart" when you know you won't be cleared yet?

air-traffic-control takeoff radio-communications clearance

asked Jun 14, 2016 at 21:26

18 votes

2 answers

2k views

What if you don't recognise an aircraft ATC is telling you about?

air-traffic-control radio-communications

asked May 25, 2015 at 22:42

15 votes

3 answers

4k views

Why don't we use elevator trim as the primary flight control?

flight-controls trim

asked Sep 30, 2015 at 10:25

14 votes

2 answers

3k views

How do the Tiger Moth's anti-spin strakes work?

aircraft-design aerodynamics spins

asked Sep 14, 2015 at 7:33

13 votes

3 answers

1k views

Does a line up and wait instruction clear me to backtrack the runway?

radio-communications caa-uk-regulations

asked Aug 12, 2018 at 12:29

12 votes

1 answer

4k views

What are the "channels" on the A320 Rudder Travel Limit Unit?

avionics airbus-a320 fly-by-wire

asked Dec 2, 2015 at 13:17

11 votes

3 answers

3k views

Why is it called "base" leg?

terminology traffic-pattern

asked Mar 24, 2015 at 18:47

10 votes

1 answer

4k views

How are pushbacks coordinated between the pilot and the tug?

airliner radio-communications pushback

asked Apr 3, 2015 at 16:32

10 votes

1 answer

3k views

What does N mean after a runway visual range (in a METAR)?

metar

asked Mar 11, 2016 at 9:30

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

When was the pitot-based ASI first used on aircraft?

aviation-history flight-instruments pitot-static

asked Feb 14, 2018 at 21:33

10 votes

1 answer

3k views

How to safely wash a Nomex flight suit?

cleaning

asked Jul 3, 2016 at 21:39

10 votes

1 answer

2k views

How does a tiltrotor yaw while in vertical flight?

flight-controls yaw tiltrotor v-22

asked Oct 1, 2016 at 9:35

9 votes

1 answer

826 views

How tight should my orbits be?

maneuver traffic-pattern

asked Jul 10, 2016 at 19:26

9 votes

1 answer

248 views

When taxiing a taildragger across a kerb, is it best to cross straight-on or at an angle?

taxiing tail-dragger

asked Jun 26, 2016 at 7:17

9 votes

1 answer

353 views

What is the origin of the practice of numbering runways by magnetic heading?

aviation-history runways

asked May 30, 2017 at 13:44

9 votes

2 answers

398 views

How do you choose a feature to line up on when approaching to land?

visual-approaches

asked Aug 1, 2015 at 20:07

8 votes

4 answers

446 views

When might an aerodrome contain a public right of way?

caa-uk-regulations rules-of-the-air

asked Aug 8, 2015 at 18:21

8 votes

1 answer

893 views

Can I wear a helmet camera in an open cockpit?

safety cockpit

asked Dec 7, 2014 at 10:51

8 votes

1 answer

972 views

Will I fail a skills test for doing a constant-aspect climb-out?

flight-training easa

asked May 18, 2016 at 12:22

8 votes

1 answer

263 views

How does a PFD handle unphysically abrupt changes in the parameters it's displaying?

aircraft-design avionics software glass-cockpit human-factors

asked Mar 6, 2018 at 16:46

7 votes

2 answers

9k views

What's the difference between fog, fog banks, and fog patches?

weather terminology

asked Dec 14, 2015 at 19:18

7 votes

2 answers

399 views

What if traffic should give way to me but doesn't appear to be?

visual-flight-rules see-and-avoid

asked Oct 11, 2015 at 9:06

7 votes

2 answers

802 views

How does a self-centering rudder affect left-turning tendency?

aircraft-design rudder control-surfaces

asked Jun 17, 2015 at 7:40

6 votes

1 answer

375 views

Why do airliners have to file delays through their handlers?

air-traffic-control airline-operations flight-plans flight-schedules

asked Feb 23, 2015 at 20:09

5 votes

2 answers

699 views

How do pilots in the US identify the circuit (pattern) height? [duplicate]

usa traffic-pattern

asked Oct 11, 2015 at 9:17

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36 Questions

Do military pilots have a phrase like "aviate, navigate, communicate"?

What special handling characteristics or techniques do biplanes have?

Why do Airbus sidesticks add their inputs?

Is an eclipse considered 'night' for regulatory purposes?

What scientific evidence is there about the effectiveness of pre-flight walk-arounds?

Is it bad form to call "ready to depart" when you know you won't be cleared yet?

What if you don't recognise an aircraft ATC is telling you about?

Why don't we use elevator trim as the primary flight control?

How do the Tiger Moth's anti-spin strakes work?

Does a line up and wait instruction clear me to backtrack the runway?

What are the "channels" on the A320 Rudder Travel Limit Unit?

Why is it called "base" leg?

How are pushbacks coordinated between the pilot and the tug?

What does N mean after a runway visual range (in a METAR)?

When was the pitot-based ASI first used on aircraft?

How to safely wash a Nomex flight suit?

How does a tiltrotor yaw while in vertical flight?

How tight should my orbits be?

When taxiing a taildragger across a kerb, is it best to cross straight-on or at an angle?

What is the origin of the practice of numbering runways by magnetic heading?

How do you choose a feature to line up on when approaching to land?

When might an aerodrome contain a public right of way?

Can I wear a helmet camera in an open cockpit?

Will I fail a skills test for doing a constant-aspect climb-out?

How does a PFD handle unphysically abrupt changes in the parameters it's displaying?

What's the difference between fog, fog banks, and fog patches?

What if traffic should give way to me but doesn't appear to be?

How does a self-centering rudder affect left-turning tendency?

Why do airliners have to file delays through their handlers?

How do pilots in the US identify the circuit (pattern) height? [duplicate]