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As a student pilot, understanding flaps isn't just about checking a box on the knowledge test. It’s about controlling your aircraft more precisely, especially during takeoff and landing phases. Knowing...

Zulu time isn’t just a training tool—it’s how aviation works. Commercial pilots use it daily. Dispatchers file flight plans in Zulu. Controllers coordinate flights across time zones in Zulu. Zulu...

When pilots are flying in VMC (visual meteorological conditions), vision plays a major role in sending correct signals to the brain on the pilot’s position, movement, and orientation. Take away...

Ground reference maneuvers may seem basic, but they’re foundational for precise flying. Mastering these skills will help you fly better in the traffic pattern, navigate more effectively, and handle crosswind...

Let's start with the basic principle of the go-around. As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the...

Ever heard your flight instructor say, “More right rudder”? This is one of those phrases you’ll hear over and over again in your flight training journey.  Here’s the deal —...