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Flying

Articles is this category provide information about the operation of general aviation aircraft and the art and lifestyle of flying them.

Private pilots in an aircraft cockpit during a crosswind landing

Crosswind Landing: Using the Crab and Sideslip Techniques

With a little practice, it’s possible to keep the airplane within inches ...

Carrying out solo landings at KTRK

Flight Lesson Journal: With Landings, Consistency is Key

A CFI Drops Some Great Advice on a Low-Time Student Pilot- For ...

cockpit view of horizon at dusk - Stall Prevention and Stall Training

Earning a Black Belt in Stall Prevention

Through Coordination and G-Force Sensitivity, You Too Can Earn Your Black Belt ...

A Cessna 172 Skyhawk, at KTRK, where a student pilot is learning proper emergency engine out procedure.

Flight Lesson Journal: Mayday Mayday! Practicing Engine Out Procedure

Diving into emergency landings and the engine out procedure in the Sierra ...

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk after a student pilot made her unassisted first landing

Flight Lesson Journal: I Survived My First Landing!

A Student Pilot at Truckee-Tahoe Airport Hits Her First Big Pre-Solo Milestone: ...

crosswinds at truckee airport

Flight Lesson Journal: Dealing with Gusting Crosswinds and Low Approaches

In Which A Student Pilot Gets Blown Around Battling Crosswinds [This is ...

Skyhawk 172 on tarmac viewed from inside another 172 - Flight Lesson Journal: Landings and Flying the Pattern

Flight Lesson Journal: Landings and Flying the Pattern

A Student Pilot Struggles With Making Progress and The Elusive Concept of ...

A low wing Piper Cherokee and high Wing Cessna 172

Flight Lesson Journal: First Flight in a Low Wing and Embracing the Wind

A Student Pilot Compares a Low Wing Piper Cherokee to a High ...

Student Pilot and flight instructor in a Cessna 172

A Flight Instructor In Everyone: Solving the CFI Shortage

Aviation desperately needs flight instructors who are willing to nest for awhile. ...

Cessna 172 on the runway - Flight Lesson Journal: Stalls, Slow Flight, and Life

Flight Lesson Journal: Learning About Stalls in Flight and Life

Stalls, Slow Flight, and Life: An Emotional and Physical Roller Coaster [This ...