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Archive for the 'Safety' Category

What if I Can’t? A Future Student Pilot Wonders About Making the Grade, and How to Know if You Just Aren’t Pilot Material

• Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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Braking Action: If it Aint Broke, Don’t Fix It…But Do Be Careful. How Bad Does it Have to Be to Call Braking Action Poor?

• Thursday, January 7th, 2010

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When is a Cloud Not a Cloud? If I Can See Through it, Can I Fly Through it?

• Sunday, December 6th, 2009

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What are Clouds Made of?

• Sunday, November 29th, 2009

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Why Do We Get Seat Cushions That Float but Not Parachutes? An Ode to the Cabin Crew.

• Monday, November 16th, 2009

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You Have a High Wing AND a Low Wing, How Are You Going to Scan For Traffic Now? Collision Avoidance For Biplanes

• Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

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You’re a Dip, Traffic Scanner! Looking High and Low for Traffic…How to Find the Other Airplane

• Monday, November 9th, 2009

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DUI Blues: Does This End My Pilot Career Before it Even Starts?

• Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

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A Shocking Question From the Frigid Midwest: Could Shock Cooling Be a Myth? And What is it, Anyway?

• Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

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Where Did the Term "Whiskey Compass" Come From? Is There Really Whiskey in a Whiskey Compass? And While We're at it, a Look at the Pilot Drinking Rules

• Friday, September 25th, 2009

Posted in Aeronautical Decision Making, Regulations, Safety | 1 Comment »


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