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  Tips To Maintain Directional Control After You Touch Down On A Crosswind Landing

  Flying a crosswind landing doesn't stop when your wheels touch the ground. Here's how to maintain your crosswind correction, and centerline, from touchdown through roll out.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/04/2025
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  Why Does Maneuvering Speed Change With Weight?

  Contrary to popular belief, you can't just throw your stick and rudders back and forth below Va and expect to not bend metal.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/14/2025
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  How To Fly A Touch-And-Go Landing

  Nearly every pilot has flown a touch-and-go. But did you know the FAA doesn't publish guidance on how to fly one?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/09/2025
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  What Counts As A Prop Strike?

  In partnership with AOPA Pilot Protection Services

  Prop strikes can wreak havoc on your engine, not to mention your wallet. Here's what you should know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 07/22/2025

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  Pilot Loses Control On Landing After Passenger Steps On The Rudder Pedal

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  If you fly with passengers in the front seat, you should brief them on this before you take off.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 07/12/2025
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  Landing In Turbulence: How To Make Smooth Touchdown

  Turbulence is a reality of flying. Here's how to fly the best approach possible through rough air.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/19/2025
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  Density Altitude: What It Is, And How It Affects Your Performance

  Density altitude is a measure of how 'thick' the air is, and it's based on three factors: atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 06/05/2025
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  How Interference Drag Affects Your Plane's Performance

  In partnership with LIFT

  Your plane creates interference drag every time you fly. But what exactly is it? Here's what you should know...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/29/2025
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  How To Correct A Late Or Rapid Flare During Landing

  You just crossed the runway threshold, and the runway's width suddenly fills your windscreen faster than you anticipated. You quickly pull back on the control yoke, feel the airplane stall, and touch down hard the runway.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 05/17/2025

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  Runway Overrun Caused By Short Field Landing Technique

  Chances are you've heard of a "chop and drop" landing. Maybe you've even done it yourself.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 04/22/2025
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  Why Add Half The Gust Factor On Windy Day Landings?

  Carrying extra airspeed on final approach, and flying faster than the manufacturer recommends for your weight, usually makes it more difficult to land.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 04/12/2025
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  Induced Drag: How It Works

  Induced drag is created as a result of lift. As your wing passes through the air, an area of lower air pressure is formed on the top of the wing.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 04/01/2025
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  Is It OK To Fly In The Yellow Arc?

  Has someone ever told you to avoid flying in the yellow arc? In many airplanes, it's not an easy task.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 03/29/2025
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  How To Make A Perfect Short Field Takeoff

  It starts by achieving a short ground roll, and then climbing at the best angle you can to clear obstacles (Vx).

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 03/15/2025
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  Maneuvering Speed: How Va Protects Your Plane

  It's pretty much impossible to explain aerodynamics without heavily simplifying it. Aerodynamics is a field for engineers, based on differential equations that don't have much use in the cockpit.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 03/04/2025