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Bonn-Hangelar traning facility certified

As of February 1st, 2017 Air Alliance Flight Center GmbH has received the official approval by the German authorities of their training facility at

The Low-Vis Takeoff

Usually not a good idea

General aviation pilots make IFR takeoffs in reduced visibility and low ceilings on a daily basis. We line up, launch, establish a climb, transition to the gauges and press on with

The four steps of spin recovery

How to escape the Spin

Have you ever practiced a spin? If you have (and even if you haven't), you've probably heard the recovery acronym "PARE". But do you know what each step is for?

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The 50/70 Rule

Is there enough Runway left?

Will you make your takeoff before you're out of runway? It's not an question you want be asking yourself on your takeoff roll, especially as you approach rotate speed. So how do

Ice and Tail Stalls

Why does the Tail ice up quicker?

If you think stall recovery only involves lowering the nose and applying power, and if you occasionally fly in icing conditions, you could someday make a fatal error.

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Caution Wake Turbulence

How to avoid danger

When's the last time you heard "caution - wake turbulence" from an air traffic controller? Did you think about what it really meant to you?

Pilots taking off and landing

Rules of Thumb

Every Pilot should know these rules

Flying gets a lot easier once you know some basic rules-of-thumb. Here are seven of the best rules, and how to use them.

1. When To Abort A Takeoff: The 50/70 Rule. A general

To lean or not to lean, that is the question

Best practises when leaning

I’ve recently received several emails regarding whether to operate lean of peak (LOP) or to stay on the rich side. So is LOP [lean of peak] the dark side that we should never enter? Let’s

Choosing a floatplane

Which airplane is suitable for floats?

This Article goes from conversations with experienced floatplane pilots about the 150 on floats—okay, but not great—into what makes a good floatplane, what to look for when buying one

Spatial Disorientation

New AOPA Safety Letter

AOPA Germany’s latest Saftey Letter deals with the subject of spatial disorientation. It’s a known fact that humans are “VFR beings“ only. . The senses we use to keep our balance, that
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Eisenschmidt once again present at this year’s show
14.03.2024 – From April 17 through 20, 2024 Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance will once again be the meeting point for Europe’s General Aviation community. The well known German pilot
Further major orders for AutoGyro
Hildesheim, March 14, 2024 – At the start of this year AutoGyro GmbH won two major contracts for professional gyroplanes. A total of 18 „Sentinels“, most camera-equipped, were ordered
PC-12 Silent 7 Propeller
The popular 7-bladed MTV-47 MT-Propeller "The Silent 7" is now approved for even shorter take-off distances to further increase the operational capability of the PC-12 through EASA
Eisenschmidt starts Declared Training Organisation
24.01.2024 – Eisenschmidt is well on its way to start a certified DTO (Declared Training Organisation).

The well known German pilot supply company have now released a first

AAS brokers Cessna Citation CJ1+
Bremen, 31st January 2024 - Atlas Air Service hands over a Cessna Citation CJ1+ to a client from northern Germany.

As part of a brokerage agreement, Atlas Air Service AG has

Uncertain future of Avgas 100LL
Further to our previous report on the impending discontinuation of the use of Avgas 100LL (see below), AOPA Germany reports that Shell have now submitted an application for the temporary
3-blade MT-Prop MTV-9 for Cessna’s 182
Atting, January 2024 - MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH received the EASA STC 10083426 for the installation of the 3-blade Propeller MTV-9-D/200-58 on the Cessna Cessna 182H, J, K, L,
Flying to AERO in your own plane
December 21, 2023 | Friedrichshafen – Visitors of AERO 2024 will also be able to attend the leading global trade fair for General Aviation in their own aircraft. A new, fair procedure
DULV and AOPA address problem together
With kind permission by AOPA Germany we publish here an excerpt from AOPA Germany’s newsletter no. 357 dated December 8th. 2023. It addresses alleged problems with Rotax engines which,
Continental® Certified Factory New and Rebuilt Piston Engines
As well as offering parts support, Adams Aviation has been successfully supplying the full range of factory new and rebuilt Continental® engines for many years.

With their

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