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What Is Mixed Icing?

The icing type that accretes on your airframe depends on many environmental factors.
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Why Don’t All Airports Have Control Towers?

What factors determine tower installation at a particular location?
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Who Made the First ‘Blind’ Takeoff and Landing?

Instrument flight has come a long way since the early days.
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Who Controls Offshore Airspace?

The airspace is called the Western Atlantic Route System, known by its acronym, WATRS.
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Aviation Weather Center Website Upgrade—the Good, Bad, and Ugly

While the site was due for an update, some of the changes haven’t necessarily been a step forward.
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How Do Airliners Navigate the North Atlantic?

Today, inertial reference systems (IRSs) that include laser-ring gyros operate within three separate onboard inertial reference units (IRUs).
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What Is the Difference Between RNAV Z and Y Approaches?

Ask for the one best suited to your aircraft and pilot qualifications.
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A Guide for Retraining After Revocation

CFIs must be cautious when a pilot trainee speaks about missing FAA paperwork.
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What Prompted Congress to Change the FAA’s Original ‘Dual Mandate’?

In August 1958, the president signed the Federal Aviation Act, which transferred the Civil Aeronautics Authority’s functions to a new and independent Federal ...
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Is Freezing Fog Considered ‘Known Icing Conditions’?

Here’s a breakdown of what the winter weather phenomenon is all about.
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