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How to record flights and cockpit radio com using an Android phone?
I am a student pilot, and would like to record my training flights (in a C152) to look back on. I do not have a Go-Pro, and do not want to fork over the money for one. I do however, own an Samsung ...
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Which airport has the lowest circling MDH?
As I recently contemplated 14 CFR 135.223 and it's implications, I began wondering about airports with exceptionally low circling minima.
For a little context and background, the part of §135.223 ...
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If you file a flightplan with “NO SID”, can you still get assigned a graphical ODP in your clearance?
Recently, the FAA has been moving to migrate Obstacle Departure Procedures from the textual form they are in in the A/FD Departure Procedures section to use the same graphical/charted format that SIDs ...
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Why do cruise missiles look different than subsonic jet aircraft?
They both fly. They both carry loads.
Why do cruise missiles look too different from subsonic jet aircraft?
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Do GA IFR flights out of airports w/ SIDs typically use them? What about STARs?
Besides the IAPs (which as an IFR flight you're guaranteed to use unless cleared for the visual), there are the STARs and SIDs, and using them in slow GA aircraft doesn't fully make sense to me.
For ...
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What is the standard protocol for landing on the ocean?
If a plane had problems whilst flying and had to land in the ocean, what is standard protocol for pilots and cabin crew to follow in order to try and keep everyone safe?
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Why do some airports park the aircraft backwards at the gate?
(YouTube) Push-in at Dortmund Airport.
While at most airports, aircraft park at the gate facing the building, there are some airports that park aircraft backwards, e.g., Dortmund Airport (shown above)...
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Why are some seemingly major waypoints nowhere to be found on sectionals (including enroutes)?
I'm looking at the BNTLY.CAVLR3 arrival at KIAD:
Almost none of the waypoints (BNTLY, CAVLR, COINZ, etc.) are on a single sectional or chart, enroute or otherwise. Considering this is such a major ...
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Can a missile retarget to the heat from the firing aircraft's engines? [on hold]
I have heard that modern war planes utilize missiles which are directed to the heat of the enemy aircraft's engines.
Can a missile, shot by a fighter helicopter or jet, target the heat of the ...
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How does the fan in the jet engine suck in air (while the engine is stationary)
This question is related to the fans and compressors in jet engines.
(Please Note: I know how a propeller driven airplane works. The propeller has the shape of the airfoil and when this propeller ...
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RNAV vs Instrument Non-precision Approach [on hold]
What are the differences between a RNAV approach and an instrument NoN Precision Approach?
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How do you calculate total drag on a wing?
I'm not an aeronautical engineer, but I am making a brave attempt to perform a preliminary design for an 4-metre wingspan radio controlled glider. With special thanks to @mns I have now learned a ...
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Do GA aircraft pilots use predefined routes (via GPS or DME/VOR vectoring) or methods such as GPS-direct/ VOR-to-VOR in UC airspace?
Example:
Flying from RIC to IAD, the most popular and "efficient" route is BENTLY -> CAVLR3:
However, you could more simply depart north out of the RIC Class-D, intercept the BROOKE VOR on the edge ...
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How many axes are used in weight and balance calculations?
When doing weight and balance calculations on fixed wing aircraft is the transverse axis (wingtip to wingtip direction) used? Or is only longitudinal axis considered?
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What are the “spur” devices on this U2 pilot's boots?
From this video on YouTube:
What are those devices and what is their purpose?
