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The challenges of night flying and maintaining good cockpit discipline should be well understood by now.

When the weathers good, IFR pilots have a lot more flexibility than when its too foggy to drive to the airport. Know what they are and when you can use them.

Mountainous terrain offers great scenery but recent accidents illustrate it can be treacherous for the unwary. Heres what to look for and how to avoid it.

Even if you never venture out over a large body of water, ditching your airplane in a lake or river is a real possibility.

Just because it was fine when you landed doesnt mean your airplane is ready to fly again. Checking a few items now can mean an easy pre-flight next time.

If you fly enough, your air-driven gyros eventually will fail. Then, sadly, youre on your own.

Airframe failures are rare, but they do happen. By paying attention to how and where you fly, as well as maintenance, theyre preventable. Heres how.

Experience isnt just what youve done or what happens to you; its what you think about what youve done or what has happened to you. A good pilot is also always thinking ahead–and back.

Non-precision approaches may lack vertical guidance, but theyre anything but imprecise. Here are five things you need to think about before accepting that clearance.

Not all airplanes are created equal. You need to think about whether yours is appropriate for the mission.