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Piston Engine Combustion
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Piston Engine Combustion

ALL ABOUT DETONATION, PRE-IGNITION AND BACKFIRING

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December 2017
Young And Dumb - On Surviving Inexperience While Gaining Experience
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Young And Dumb - On Surviving Inexperience While Gaining Experience

I grew up and learned to fl y on the snow-swept plains of Minnesota, but I really grew up in the crowded, smoggy skies over Southern California. It’s where I spent a couple of lean years fl ight instructing and freight dogging, making lifelong friends while scrambling to make ends meet on some vanishingly small paychecks.

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December 2017
So Near, Yet So Far - Last - Minute Hiccups While Buying The Airplane Of Your Dreams
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So Near, Yet So Far - Last - Minute Hiccups While Buying The Airplane Of Your Dreams

She’s sitting there, right outside those double glass doors, resplendent in the Midwest afternoon sunlight. I am imprisoned with three others in a conference room just a few feet from the ramp. If I lean back I can see her, all detailed, shiny and standing remarkably tall.

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December 2017
XCUB Gets Non - TSO' D Avionics
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XCUB Gets Non - TSO' D Avionics

In what appears to be a first since the FAA put forth the revised version of Part 23 certification standards, CubCrafters has received the green light from the FAA to install Garmin’s G3X touchscreen PFD/ MFD glass combination along with a digital autopilot, designed for the Experimental market, into the recently Part 23-certified XCub.

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September 2017
Monterey Emergency
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Monterey Emergency

An Ounce of Prevention ...

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September 2017
The MMU 6 SID
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The MMU 6 SID

Although the Morristown Six could easily be confused with a ’60s rock-and-roll band, the name actually applies to a standard instrument departure procedure, also known as a SID. SIDs look and feel different from traditional approach procedures, often including far more information arranged in a complex layout some pilots might find confusing.

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January 2018
Ground Icing Operations - Deice And Anti-Ice Fluids
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Ground Icing Operations - Deice And Anti-Ice Fluids

GROUND ICING CONDITIONS"No pilot may take offin an aircraft that has frost, ice or snow adhering to any rotor blade, propeller, windshield, wing or stabilizing or control surface, to a power-plant installation, or to an airspeed, altimeter, rate-of-climb or flight-attitude instrument system," according to the FAA basis for the “clean-aircraft concept.”

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January 2018
Stearman Patrol
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Stearman Patrol

A BUCKET - LIST FLIGHT IN A TIMELESS CLASSIC

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January 2018
Flunked
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Flunked

AFTER 50 YEAR S OF FLYING AND FOUR PREVIOUS TYPE RATINGS, A FAILURE

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January 2018
Vulcanair Certifies Four-Seat High-Wing Single
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Vulcanair Certifies Four-Seat High-Wing Single

Vulcanair Certifies Four-Seat High-Wing Single

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March 2018
Diamond Sold To Wanfeng Group Of China
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Diamond Sold To Wanfeng Group Of China

Diamond Sold To Wanfeng Group Of China

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March 2018
Auxiliary Power Unit
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Auxiliary Power Unit

Auxiliary Power Unit

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March 2018
Up, Up And Away
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Up, Up And Away

AVIATION, SOCIAL MOBILITY AND THEAMERICAN DREAM

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March 2018
You Can't Park Here
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You Can't Park Here

MAINTAINING AIRPORT ACCESS FOR GENERAL AVIATION

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March 2018
Notices To Airmen
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Notices To Airmen

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NOTAMS

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March 2018
Electric Sun Flyer 2 Makes First Flight
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Electric Sun Flyer 2 Makes First Flight

The Sun Flyer 2, an electric two-seat trainer under development in Denver at Bye Aerospace, successfully completed its first flight on April 10 from Centennial Airport, a milestone the company described as “flawless.”

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June 2018
The RAM Air Turbine
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The RAM Air Turbine

The ram air turbine is often referred to as the RAT, a moniker offered up with much affection by the pilots who understand its purpose.

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June 2018
Stalls Aren't A Maneuver, They're An Emergency
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Stalls Aren't A Maneuver, They're An Emergency

Here’s Why Pilot Training Needs To Change

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June 2018
Snow Day
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Snow Day

The Trials And Tribulations Of Dealing With A Snowstorm

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June 2018
Airplane Stuff
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Airplane Stuff

Decades Of Accumulated Aviation-related Treasures

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June 2018
We Fly TBM 930
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We Fly TBM 930

With the addition of Garmin G3000 touch-screen avionics and interior improvements,Daher has created another masterpiece.

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September 2016
Trust but Verify
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Trust but Verify

Dealing with engine trouble over the foreboding North Atlantic.

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November 2016
Embraer's Legacy 450
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Embraer's Legacy 450

With its recently launched Fly- by- Wire Legacy 450, Embraer Executive Jets has beat its own design targets to get a leg up on the competition.

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November 2016
Pilot Paradise
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Pilot Paradise

Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California.

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November 2016
Enhanced Vision System
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Enhanced Vision System

An Evs Increases Situational Awareness Using Tiny, Lightweight Sensors That Can See Through Most Weather and Lighting Conditions

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July 2017
A Solid Plan Gone Awry
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A Solid Plan Gone Awry

Almost Succumbing to “get-there-itis”

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July 2017
Standard Class B Airport
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Standard Class B Airport

RELEVANT DISCUSSION: (FAR 71.41, 91.117, 91.126, 91.127, 91.129, 91.130, 91.131, 91.155, 91.215, AIM 3-2-1, 3-2-3)

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July 2017
It Takes An Aviation Village
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It Takes An Aviation Village

Why Aviation Community Matters

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July 2017
An Airplane Hanger - On
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An Airplane Hanger - On

How a Piece of Clothing Became Part of an Airplane

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July 2017
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Bendixking Unveils XVUE Touch Display

BendixKing turned a lot of heads at Sun ’n Fun with the introduction of the xVue Touch primary flight display for Experimental aircraft — but not for the reason you might expect.

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June 2018