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If an engine quits on takeoff, where you go is less important than how you arrive. A straight-ahead landing remains the best low-risk option.

Do you know your airplanes most likely sources of an in-flight fire? How quickly you respond and get on the ground means everything.

Some Airworthiness Directives may not seem all that important. Others are critical.

Accuracy and efficiency should be the goals of our communications. Dont hesitate to revert to a simple dialogue if necessary to be understood.

If you have datalinked NEXRAD aboard, its tempting to use it like airborne radar. But a little restraint may be in order.

Like a politician, the magnetic compass lies with predictable regularity. But as long as we understand its falsehoods, we can still use it to navigate reliably.

Many pilots are taught to avoid slips but often perform them anyway, without knowing it. Whats going on, and whats the problem?

The NTSBs improper IFR category covers a host of pilot errors. Heres our top five list of common IFR mistakes and how you can avoid making them.

How many regulatory, operational and medical corners can we cut before something bad happens?

The engine just quit, theres not a smooth landing area in the county and youre going down. Now what?