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  How DME Works

  You'll usually find DME equipment co-located with a VOR or ILS/LOC.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 11/09/2021
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  You're Flying IFR To An Airport With No Instrument Approach. Now What?

  Have you ever filed IFR to a destination with no instrument approach? Here's what you need to do before you take off.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 11/02/2021
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  Scan Pattern Techniques To Help You Avoid A Mid-Air Collision

  When you're scanning for other traffic, it's easiest to spot airplanes moving quickly that contrast with the background behind them. If an airplane suddenly appears motionless, it might be on a collision course with you. Here's why.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 09/28/2021
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  Renting An Airplane? 8 Things You Should Always Check For

  If you're renting an airplane for the first time, there are a few things you should do. Remembering these tips could save you a lot of heartache...and cash!

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 09/25/2021

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  Can You Land VFR On A Runway That's Half Covered In Fog?

  Your destination has VFR weather on one half of the runway, and IFR conditions on the other half. Can you legally land? Even if you can, is it a good idea?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 09/23/2021
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  6 Great Things About Flying In Fall

  Ready for your next weekend trip? Here's what pilots love about flying in fall.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 09/18/2021
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  6 Questions You Should Be Prepared To Answer During Your CFI Interview

  These are 6 types of questions you should be ready to answer during a CFI interview. We've given you an example of a question that would fall under each category.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 09/09/2021
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  Why Calling 'Go-Around' Is An Action, Not A Decision Point

  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
  • 08/31/2021
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  Pilot Inadvertently Lands On Wrong Side Of Half-Grass, Half-Pavement Runway

  A pilot landed on the wrong side of a runway at night. Here's how it happened.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 08/28/2021

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  When Can You Log Flight Time? Returning To The Gate, Rejecting A Takeoff, And More

  As a commercial pilot, have you ever been stuck with a long ground delay, been forced to reject a takeoff, or return to the gate?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 08/19/2021
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  How To Get Your Instrument Rating, And Why You Should

  Do you want the flexibility of flying through clouds or the satisfaction of flying an instrument approach to 200 feet above the runway before landing? Here's how to get your instrument rating.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 08/12/2021
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  How To Fly The Last SDF Instrument Approach In The USA

  The SDF instrument approach is the rarest approach in the USA, with only one example remaining in Morristown, TN. Do you know how to fly it?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 08/07/2021
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  How Land And Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) Work

  Land and Hold Short (LAHSO) Operations allow ATC to clear a pilot to land and hold short of an intersecting runway, an intersecting taxiway, or some other designated point on a runway. Before you accept a LAHSO clearance, there are a few things you need to be very familiar with.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 08/03/2021
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  How To Fly A Surveillance Approach (ASR)

  You'll fly a full instrument approach using zero navigational equipment. Here's how it works.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 06/05/2021
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  Would You Go? Scattered Storms Are Building On Either Side Of Your Route

  Take a look at this scenario, and tell us your go/no-go decision.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 04/22/2021