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  Distracted Pilot Loses Control On Takeoff Due To An Incorrect Transponder Setting

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  Something as small as an incorrect transponder setting can lead to an accident if you allow yourself to become distracted. Here's how this pilot nearly lost control on takeoff, and what you can do to avoid the same mistake.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/05/2026
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  5 Tips For Better Night Landings

  Landing is, without a doubt, one of the hardest things to do in aviation.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 01/31/2026
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  Light Crosswinds Cause Three Landing Accidents

  When you think of landing accidents that happen in a crosswind, you usually think of very windy days.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 01/22/2026
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  Two Easy Rules-of-Thumb For Calculating a 3-Degree Glide Slope

  Have you ever found yourself chasing the glideslope on an ILS approach? How about the VASI or PAPI on a VFR final approach?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/13/2026

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  Freezing Rain: How It Forms

  According to the FAA, freezing rain is created when snow falls through a warm layer, then through a sub-zero layer of air.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 01/01/2026
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  Can You Circle-To-Land From An ILS Glide Slope?

  Circling approaches aren't limited to non-precision approaches. Here's how to use a glideslope to help your circling approach.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/30/2025
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  What's The Maximum Safe Descent Rate On An Instrument Approach?

  Have you ever seen your descent rate exceed 1,000 feet per minute on an instrument approach? Here's why you should take corrective action if it happens.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/23/2025
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  How To Correct A High Flare During Landing

  We've all done it. You apply back pressure and start your flare. The runway below you appears abnormally far away and you're decelerating quickly.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 12/18/2025
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  Tips To Prevent Over Controlling Your Plane

  Have you ever seen someone do this?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/22/2025

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  How To Fly a Charted Visual Flight Procedure (CVFP)

  You can find charted visual approaches at towered airports around the country. They're established for environmental considerations, noise abatement procedures, and for the overall safety and efficiency of air traffic operations.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/11/2025
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  What Happens If You Go Around After The Missed Approach Point On An Instrument Approach?

  You've been cleared for the ILS, and you break out of the clouds around 500 feet. As you begin your flare, traffic crosses the runway ahead of you. You initiate a go-around, but you're beyond the missed approach point (MAP).

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/08/2025
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  Ice-Covered Pitot Tube Results In Low-Altitude Alert From ATC

  You're flying an ILS through icing conditions and your airspeed suddenly begins decreasing. Your pitot tube is covered in ice. What would you do? Here's what happened to this pilot.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/06/2025
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  How To Fly A Surveillance Approach (ASR)

  When you fly a surveillance approach, you'll fly a full instrument approach using zero navigational equipment. Here's how it works.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/25/2025
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  Should You Follow The PAPI/VASI On Final, Or Aim For The Numbers?

  Should you use the PAPI/VASI as a descent aid for final approach, or should you land close to the numbers to avoid wasting valuable runway?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/23/2025
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  Runway Stripes And Markings, Explained.

  How can runway markings help your everyday flying? Here are some great facts to know about the runways you land on.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/21/2025