Carburetor icing is a serious topic that affects nearly every pilot at some point in their training or flying career. A significant portion of piston-powered aircraft still use carburetors, and icing...
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A number of years ago I got my pilot’s license at a Part 141 flight school. Before enrolling, one of the first decisions I had to make was whether I wanted to train there or at a Part 61 operation....
There is a lot of gear you could buy in aviation, and I won't list all of it here. I want this page to be a short list of gear I can personally stand behind and recommend with a high degree of...
Most people consider becoming a pilot to be expensive but might not actually know the specific costs involved with getting their license or how to save money in the process. For most hobby pilots,...
Realtime weather reporting for aviation is a vital tool for pilot decision making and planning. Pilots have three primary types of real time or near real time weather reports available to them: ATIS,...
Pilots and passengers alike recognize that clouds are bumpy, even on otherwise smooth flying days. Sometimes it appears that the type of cloud itself is even irrelevant to the relative...