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  6 Tips For Your First Solo Flight

  In partnership with LIFT

  Here are some tips to make your first solo memorable, safe, and fun.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/03/2025
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  Piper Cherokee Lands Fast And Overruns In The Rain

  Adverse weather, rain or snow, can make a normal landing a lot more challenging, especially if you're not stabilized on final approach.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/02/2025
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  Final Approach Fix vs. Final Approach Point

  Here's the difference...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 09/02/2025
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  3 Of The Most Common Mistakes Pilots Make On IFR Flights, And How To Prevent Them

  In partnership with Garmin

  If you know the common errors, you can help prevent them from happening...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/30/2025

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  Do You Need To Fly The HILPT?

  In partnership with Garmin

  We've been using Garmin's new SmartCharts for the past few weeks, and they make it easy to answer the question...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/30/2025
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  How Does Upslope Flow Convergence Create Thunderstorms?

  Know the hazards before you fly over terrain this summer.

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/29/2025
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  How To Use An IFR Cruise Clearance

  Here's what it is, and how you use it...

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/28/2025
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  5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When You Start Your Engine

  In partnership with AssuredPartners

  How you start your engine can determine how much wear, tear, and maintenance cost you'll face over time.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/28/2025
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  Would You Go? Ceilings Are 1900' With 7 SM Visibility And Light Rain

  Making go/no-go decisions isn't always easy, especially when it comes to marginal weather.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/26/2025

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  Why Can't I Hear Other Aircraft On Ground Control?

  In partnership with ATP

  There are 3 possible reasons...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/26/2025
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  Practice Instrument Approach Leads To A Near Mid-Air Collision With VFR Traffic

  You're a flight instructor or safety pilot scanning for traffic while your friend flies an approach under the hood. Suddenly, a VFR airplane cuts off your final approach.

  • • Article
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/23/2025
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  Video: Navigating Around Thunderstorms

  Here's how we navigate around storms.

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/23/2025
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  Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 Aviation Weather Questions?

  Think you can answer all 6?

  • • Quiz
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/22/2025
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  Do You Need To Cancel IFR When You Fly a Visual Approach?

  You're flying into a non-towered airport on the visual...

  • • Video
  • Boldmethod
  • 08/22/2025
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  10 Ways To Perfect Your Landings

  Do you have a perfect landing every time? Neither do we.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/21/2025