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    What would you do? (Checkride)

    I have my commercial checkride next week. I have been studying my butt off... I finally feel up to the ACS standards on both the ground and flight portion. However, I have an issue: The aircraft I am taking my checkride in is an old Piper Arrow. The AFM only offers one chart for takeoff...
  2. Davisando

    AILERONS vs RUDDER CROSS CONTROL AND LANDINGS

    Hello everyone. Recently getting some study for CFI with a friend, we got into a heated argument about controlling the aircraft on approach to landing. I stated that on final, I like to maintain wings level and do small corrections with the rudder for directional control and alignment to the...
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    First solo XC - with a harrowing finish!

    This past weekend, I completed my first solo XC flight and I wanted to get some feedback (or criticism) from this esteemed group. I flew from my home towered airport (Class D with no radar services) to another non-towered airport which was 55nm each way. The flight was largely uneventful until...
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    How Often are grass runway used, when there is a paved runway?

    Student PPL here, and I have a hypothetical situation at a certain airport which I might encounter, an uncontrolled airport with two runways: 1- Paved runway 14/32 2- grass runway 02/20 Wind will be blowing NNE or NE , anywhere from 15 to 50 degrees, which makes best runway to land is 02...
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    Exiting a Runway with a greater than 90 degree turn

    Hi All, I'm a new private pilot and had a question regarding exiting a runway with a taxiway that requires a >90 degree turn. I frequent an airport that has a runway exit with approximately a 120 degree turn. I ask ATC for approval and I usually receive an agitated response. I'll gladly keep...
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    Runway Analysis Chart

    Is anyone familiar with these performance charts in this PDF attachment? I understand it more or less, but I would like a blow by blow instruction on how to use it if possible, especially the landing performance chart.
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