Top posts from 2024 at Flight Training Central
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Flight Training Central published more than 200 content pieces in 2024 and hosted several monthly themes throughout the year including IFR month in February and Learn to Fly month in May. Throughout the year, readers enjoyed articles, video tips, quizzes, industry news, and webinars and took advantage of Flight Training Central’s updated Flight School Directory to locate nearby training facilities. Quizzes proved to be the most popular category with several appearing in our top 10 list as pilots are always testing their knowledge.
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Enjoy these top 10 posts from 2024 and safe flying in the New Year!
10. Video tip: how to recover from a spin with Patty Wagstaff – Join Patty Wagstaff in her Super Decathlon aerobatic airplane, as she explains how it’s possible to enter a spin, and then the proper recovery.
9. Pilot’s Guide to VFR Flight Following—If “flight following” is a new term, don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s not exactly a staple in many Private pilot training programs although many pilots may be receiving the servce and not even realize. Bottom line is that it’s a service that every VFR pilot should take advantage of and it could even be a lifesaver.
8. Understanding and Executing IFR Holding Procedures—Maximum holding speeds in knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) have been designated for specific altitude ranges. Often pilots can avoid flying a holding pattern or reduce the length of time spent in the holding pattern, by slowing down on the way to the holding fix.
7. Video Tip: Airport Runway Signs and Markings—All airports with ATC control towers in the U.S. (and many non-towered airports) use a standard set of pavement markings and elevated signs to call out important parts of an airport runway. In this video, we’ll explore the location and meaning of each in a simulated 3D airport environment so that you’ll be well prepared when operating at a large airport.
6. Quiz: Flying the Traffic Pattern—A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport. Use this quiz to test your flying knowledge of airport traffic patterns, landing directions and appropriate techniques for operating around the airport.
5. Pilot’s Guide to Airspace—The purpose of the different airspace rules is safety. Some areas of the US have more flights than others. Therefore, the FAA has implemented classes of airspace to reflect this activity. The level of control goes from zero in some areas to considerable control around congested, big city, airports that serve considerable airline traffic.
4. The Five Most Frequently Missed Test Questions—Thousands of simulated Private Pilot written exams are completed every month in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course, but certain topics consistently trip up aspiring aviators. Here are the five most often missed questions from August 2024 on the simulated Private Pilot Knowledge Test.
3. Pilot’s Guide to BasicMed: Expansion Allows for Six Passengers —The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935), amends BasicMed by increasing the number of allowable passengers in a covered aircraft to six (up from five); increases the allowable number of seats to seven (up from six); and increases the maxium certificated takeoff weight to 12,500 pounds (up from 6,000 pounds).
2. Quiz: Airplane Weight and Balance—Calculating the airplane’s weight and balance is a mandatory task you must complete before every flight. Many of an airplane’s performance, handling, and structural characteristics are a function of weight and balance, not to mention the safety risks associated with operating an overloaded or out-of-balance airplane.
1. How to Schedule Your FAA Knowledge Test: A Step-By-Step Guide—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) utilizes a third-party testing provider, PSI Services, to administer all FAA written tests. PSI exams are available at a number of testing locations throughout the US and abroad and can be scheduled online. Many local flight schools or FBOs host testing centers so you may not have to travel very far.
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