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  How The 4 Types Of Trim Tabs Work

  Trim tabs are a secondary flight control surface that helps you reduce (or eliminate) the need to place pressure on the yoke or rudder to keep your airplane flying straight and level.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 09/29/2026
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  How Do Flaps Work?

  What actually happens when you lower your flaps? You increase lift and induced drag for any given angle-of-attack. Here's why it happens.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 09/17/2026
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  How The 4 Types Of Aircraft Flaps Work

  There are 4 primary flap designs, and each of them have advantages and disadvantages. Here's how they work.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 08/29/2026
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  What Counts As A Prop Strike?

  Prop strikes are one of the most costly incidents that can happen to propeller-driven aircraft.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/25/2026

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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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  RNAV and GPS: What's The Difference?

  While the two acronyms are often used interchangeably, there's a lot more to RNAV than just GPS.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 05/12/2026
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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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  Night Visual Approaches: How To Avoid Losing Situational Awareness

  Visual approaches aren't always straightforward, and flying them at night adds extra complexity. So how can you fly them more safely when it's dark?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 03/28/2026
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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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  Erratic ILS Signal Causes A Missed Approach

  Have you ever flown an ILS approach and had the localizer or glideslope jump back-and-forth erratically?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 03/03/2026
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  Landing Accident Caused By Fuel Starvation

  When fuel starvation happens in flight, it usually happens at the worst possible time.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/28/2026
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  Runway Light Colors, Explained

  How far down the runway will the lights change from white to yellow? When do they change to red?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/17/2026
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  Attitude Indicator: How It Works

  Today we'll break down how an attitude indicator works, both for round-dial and glass cockpit flight decks.

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 02/14/2026
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  When Should You Use Trim?

  When should you trim in flight? It's a question we get asked quite a bit. Here's what you should know.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/12/2026
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  How Wing Washout Makes Your Airplane More Stable

  Almost all aircraft have something called washout built into their wings, and it makes them more stable in a stall.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/03/2026