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Is Flying Through Snow an Icing Hazard?

There are a number of factors to consider carefully.
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What’s the Ideal Age to Start Flying Lessons?

Is there such a thing when you want to learn to fly? It depends.
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Do Hours Logged Ever Expire?

It’s important to maintain an up-to-date logbook so you don’t have to repeat training.
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What If the Door Comes Open During a Flight Lesson?

Know what to do when and if it happens.
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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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