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  Flying With A GPS Failure Below Class B Airspace

  Nearly every pilot flying today uses GPS. This is the confusion it can cause when it fails.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/28/2020
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  Flying Below Class B: Does An ATC Speed Instruction Trump Regulations?

  If you were told to "maintain 250 knots" below Class B airspace, what would you do?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/23/2020
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  6 Skills You Can Improve Today For A Safer Flight Tomorrow

  How many of these have you done in the last year?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/23/2020
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  How Low Can You Go? Your Guide To Minimum VFR Altitudes

  Do you know how low you can legally fly, and where? Every pilot should know these regulations.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/21/2020

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  How To Fly Circling-Only Approaches

  We've all seen circling minimums published on regular approach charts. But have you ever flown an approach that wasn't designated to any particular runway, and has nothing but circling minimums published?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/16/2020
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  Grounded? 6 Things You Can Do To Knock The Rust Off Before Flying Again

  Many pilots haven't flown in weeks or months due to COVID-19. If you're about to fly again, these are 6 easy things you can do to get ready.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/16/2020
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  How A Practice Instrument Approach Led 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. What now?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/12/2020
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  The 6 Hardest Maneuvers To Teach As A CFI

  Teaching complex maneuvers will test your knowledge and skill as an instructor. Sometimes setting up the maneuver is even more complicated than the maneuver itself.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/09/2020
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  Should Radios Be Required At Non-Towered Airports?

  Every year, runway incursions, traffic conflicts, and near-misses happen at non-towered airports around the country. And sometimes, they're caused by aircraft flying (legally) without a radio.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/07/2020

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  Why Calling 'Go-Around' Is An Action, Not A Decision Point

  In Partnership With Bose

  Airlines and corporate flight departments around the world have strict procedures when a crewmember calls a go-around. Here's how you can use these same procedures in your everyday general aviation flying.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/05/2020
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  Pilot Misses Note 'Circle NA South Of Runway 09', Resulting In CFIT Event

  This pilot missed one procedural note on an approach chart that nearly led to a CFIT disaster. Here's what went wrong, and how you can avoid making the same mistake.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/02/2020
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  12 Awesome Benefits Of Being A Military Pilot

  Have you ever wanted to pull 9G's in a fighter or fly some of the largest transport planes across the globe? Here are some of the amazing benefits you'll get by flying in the military.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/02/2020
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  Massive FAA Part 61/91 Regulation Changes For Pilots Were Published Today

  Is your flight review about to expire? Do you meet PIC recency of experience requirements? The FAA just published this SFAR to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 05/01/2020
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  Why Landing Long Is Dangerous

  There's landing long, and then there's this. Next time you fly a high approach or float down the runway, you should think about performing a go-around. Here's why.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 04/30/2020
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  There Are 7 Common Types Of Stalls...How Many Have You Practiced?

  Do you remember the 7 most common types of stalls? When was the last time you practice recovering from these maneuvers?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 04/30/2020