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  How To Fly A No-Flap Landing

  Partial-flap and no-flap landings aren't particularly difficult or dangerous in light airplanes, but they do require a few specific procedures that you should be aware of. Here's what you need to know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 07/25/2026
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  What Is Cruise Climb Speed, And When Should You Use It?

  Vcc is commonly called "enroute climb speed", and it's always faster than Vy. Unless a steep climb is required to avoid terrain or to fly a departure procedure, cruise climb speeds allow you to fly faster, with a relatively small loss of climb performance.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 07/21/2026
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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
  • 07/09/2026
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  Cessna 182 Accident Caused By Combination Of Carb Heat And Density Altitude

  Density altitude has a significant impact on your aircraft's performance.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/25/2026

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  Does A 'Climb And Maintain' Clearance Delete Your Crossing Restrictions On A SID?

  In partnership with Garmin

  You're departing from Houston on the RITAA Seven Departure, which has five altitude crossing restrictions. ATC tells you to "climb and maintain 15,000." Do you still need to meet the crossing restrictions?

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 06/23/2026
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  Is It Ever Safe To Fly Underneath A Towering Cumulus Cloud?

  What looks like a harmless cumulus cloud can quickly become a thunderstorm in the right conditions.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 06/18/2026
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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
  • 06/15/2026
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  3 Rules-Of-Thumb For Flying In Hot Weather

  When the weather gets hot, these rules-of-thumb can help.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 05/28/2026
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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
  • 05/05/2026

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  3 Tailwind Landings That Ended In Accidents

  When you land with a tailwind, it increases your risk of things going wrong.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 04/23/2026
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  Ground Effect: Why Your Plane Floats During Landing

  If your approach to landing is too fast, ground effect can get the best of you, as you float, and float, and float down the runway.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 04/18/2026
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  If Your Engine Fails, Should You Fly Best Glide Or Minimum Sink?

  The first question you need to answer in a power-off landing scenario is this: do you want to maximize the distance you can glide, or do you want to maximize the amount of time you can stay aloft?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 03/31/2026
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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
  • 03/19/2026
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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
  • 03/14/2026
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  You're Low On Final Approach. How Should You Correct?

  You roll out on final, and you see 4 red lights on the PAPI.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 03/07/2026