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Let's hear it for the mighty fuselage! Yay, the fuselage! The fuselage? Read Story >>The last six inches
Making consistently great landings is something of an art form. Landing is the pilot's opportunity to shine, our ability to show our skills as an airman in a way that even first-time passengers understand. Make great landings and many earlier minor transgressions are forgotten. Screw it up and prepare to be judged. Read Story >>Preflight prescription
There may be no more universally maligned piloting task than the preflight inspection. The walk-around appears so pedestrian, and so repetitive. We do it over and over and over again, rarely finding anything amiss. And so it's no wonder that many pilots become complacent and breeze through it. Read Story >>Technique
Power-on Stall The power-on stall is known by many names—departure or takeoff stall are two popular versions. But many students apply only one word to describe this necessary maneuver—scary.Read Story >>Fuller unveils effort to boost flight training excellence
In a speech delivered Jan. 26 on AOPA Live, AOPA President Craig Fuller unveiled a new initiative designed to encourage best practices and recognize flight training providers who put those practices to work every day.
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Deaf pilot spreads the word: You can fly
Greg Lawrence's aviation career, logging 3,000 hours over the course of nearly a half century, would be relatively unremarkable by general aviation standards, but for one thing.
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'Flying Wild Alaska' pilot to join Fly It Forward event
Flying Wild Alaska's Sarah Fraher will join the festivities at the 2012 Women Fly It Forward event to be held on March 10 at Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md.
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Safety in numbers: Institute looks to build on success
General aviation pilots are arming themselves with knowledge, and the Air Safety Institute marked another year of growth, exceeding 1.8 million contacts with safety products and courses in 2011.
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