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• What logbook entry is required for Flight Reviews?
  Please see attached article from AOPA Pilot's John Yodice. [from August 2011]     ...
• What is Stick-and-Rudder Flying? by Rod Machado
  Good question. Rod Machado explained it very well:   "A stick-and-rudder pilot flies his or her airplane primarily by looking outside the cockpit and paying attention to ...
• What are the different piloting techniques to descent to MDA?
  Basically, there is the constant airspeed descent and constant rate descent techniques. Please see the attached article by Rod Machado (AOPA Pilot, January 2012 pg. ...
• What are the Risks of Va Myths?
  How accurate is our primary Va training? What are the risks of Va Myths?   See the attached article from IFR Refresher, August 2012, Volume 26, Issue ...
• What is an entity's liability during flight training?
  For an analysis of one aspect of this subject, see the great article by Kathy Yodice, attached to this FAQ.   Source: AOPA Flight Training Magazine, August ...
• Where should I look during landing roundout and flare?
  Too many pilots have never learned where to look during landing (hint: it isn't straight-ahead). For more information, see the great article by Ralph Butcher ...
• What are some tips to help me during holding?
  Turn direction? Timing? Wind correction angles? The challenges of holding are enough to keep a pilot flying VFR.   See the great article by Michael Church attached ...
• What is the difference between a doctor, a prostitute, and a TSA agent?
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• What traps can catch the unweary during circling?
  There are many elements which can catch a flight crew during circling arrivals.   See the great article by Dick McKinney attached at the end of ...
• What are departure procedures at untowered airports?
  An instrument clearance is not permission to fly into something. The pilot is always responsible for maintaining obstruction clearance until reaching MEA. For more information, ...
• What options are available for procedure turn and holding entry?
  There is more than one way to turn inbound when executing a procedure turn or entry into holding. See the great article by Allen Schwab ...
• What is the objective of the procedure turn and how should it be flown?
  The procedure turn is an excellent example of the ancient art of instrument flying. See the great article by Allen Schwab attached at the end ...
• What changes are coming because of improved satellite navigation?
  More accurate GPS flightpaths, curved RNP approaches, lower minimums -- all coming soon to an airport near you.   See the great article by Bill Gunn attached ...
• What do flight instructors look for in good students?
  Not all students are created equal. Attitude and preparedness go a long way to balance the scales. What do CFIs look for in "good" students? See ...
• What treacherous conditions are associated with mountain weather?
  Mountains, and mountain flying presents challenges unique to the environment. For information on the hazards of mountain weather follow these links to the great article ...
• What is FAA's definition of "known icing?"
  Most GA aircraft are placarded against flight into "known icing." But how is that practically applied? AOPA set out to have FAA clarify this term. ...
• We all had a great time...
    Hi Tom, I wanted to say thank you for a wonderful flight and for your wonderful way of teaching. We all had a great time. Suzanne T.Bozeman ...
• We love ya for getting us into aviation...
    Howdy Thomas,Carolyn and I read the AOPA article last night (WAYPOINTS, July 2001) and you can add us to your list of primary students (Carolyn ...
• What is the proper wear of and care for Nomex flight suits?
  Nomex needs care, too. It is survival equipment, as important as parachutes and crash helmets. See the great article by Allen Silver attached at the ...
• What are the benefits and misconceptions surrounding aerobatics and upset training?
   Source: Upside Down, Inside Out by Budd Davisson. Flight Training magazine, September 2013, pg. 26 Upside down, inside out The benefits and misconceptions surrounding aerobatics and upset ...
• When is an aircraft "not airworthy" or "unsafe for flight"?
  When is an aircraft "not airworthy" or "unsafe for flight"? See this great article by John Yodice from AOPA Pilot, May 2013 Pg. 24.   Pilot Counsel: ...
• What advice have you for a pilot who's told by ATC to call after landing?
   James Cooling is Principal and founder of Cooling & Herbers, P.C., in Kansas City, Missouri. His answer to this question, asked by Business & Commercial ...