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If you fly a piston-powered aircraft, you undoubtedly were taught to perform a “mag check” during the pre-takeoff runup. But do you know how to do it correctly, what to look for, and how to interpret the results? Surprisingly, many pilots don’t. To begin with, most POHs instruct you to note the RPM drop when ...
I just added ADS-B Out to my airplane. I’ve been looking forward to this moment for a very long time—48 years to be exact. It was 48 years ago that my very first aviation article was published. Its title was “The Role of Computers in Air Traffic Control.” I was 26 years old at the ...
