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?
Finely tuning your mixture is crucial to keeping your engine running at the right fuel/air mixture. But how does it work in carbureted engines? Here's what you should know.
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.
It's always a good idea to preheat your plane before you head out for a flight on a cold winter day. But how should you preheat your plane? And when should you do it? Here are three of the most popular methods.
Contaminated fuel on the ground can lead to serious problems in the air. Here's an example of pilots that sumped their fuel and still had a contamination-related engine failure.