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Traffic Pattern with Pattern - Radio Hangar

by Pattern

Flight training tips, checkride prep, and practical aviation knowledge for student and private pilots. Pattern breaks it down the way a good CFI would. From Radio Hangar, 24/7 aviation talk radio.

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Maneuvering Speed, the Number in Your POH That Changes With Weight, and the Full-Deflection Misconception That Leaves Pilots Thinking They're Protected When They're Not

Maneuvering Speed, the Number in Your POH That Changes With Weight, and the Full-Deflection Misconception That Leaves Pilots Thinking They're Protected When They're Not.

Oct 17
11 min

The Cross-Controlled Stall, the Base-to-Final Turn Where Coordination Breaks Down, and the Stick and Rudder Discipline That Keeps Pilots Alive in the Pattern

The Cross-Controlled Stall, the Base-to-Final Turn Where Coordination Breaks Down, and the Stick and Rudder Discipline That Keeps Pilots Alive in the Pattern. With Patter

Oct 17
11 min

The MAYDAY Call, the Hesitation That Kills Pilots Who Still Have Time to Land, and the Drill Every Student Needs Before Going Solo

The MAYDAY Call, the Hesitation That Kills Pilots Who Still Have Time to Land, and the Drill Every Student Needs Before Going Solo. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 17
13 min

Class B Airspace, the Upside-Down Wedding Cake Around Your Busiest Airports, and the Clearance Requirement That Is Not Just a Radio Call

Class B Airspace, the Upside-Down Wedding Cake Around Your Busiest Airports, and the Clearance Requirement That Is Not Just a Radio Call. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 17
12 min

The CTAF Call, the Seven-Element Self-Announce Students Collapse Into Three Words, and the Non-Towered Airport Where Your Radio Is the Only Separation You Get

The CTAF Call, the Seven-Element Self-Announce Students Collapse Into Three Words, and the Non-Towered Airport Where Your Radio Is the Only Separation You Get. With Patte

Oct 17
13 min

The VFR Flight Plan, the Thirty-Minute Overdue Trigger That Starts a Search, and What Happens When Nobody Closes It

The VFR Flight Plan, the Thirty-Minute Overdue Trigger That Starts a Search, and What Happens When Nobody Closes It. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 17
11 min

FAR Ninety-One Point One Fifty-Nine, the Altitude Rule That Puts VFR Traffic Between the IFR Layers, and the Magnetic Course Confusion That Catches Students Every Time

FAR Ninety-One Point One Fifty-Nine, the Altitude Rule That Puts VFR Traffic Between the IFR Layers, and the Magnetic Course Confusion That Catches Students Every Time. W

Oct 17
14 min

Continuation Bias, the Plan You Could Not Let Go Of, and the If-Then Trigger That Breaks the Decision Before the Weather Makes It For You

Continuation Bias, the Plan You Could Not Let Go Of, and the If-Then Trigger That Breaks the Decision Before the Weather Makes It For You. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 17
12 min

FAR Sixty-One Dot Fifty-Seven, the Ninety-Day Currency Rule, and the Night Landing Detail That Has Grounded More Pilots Than the Written Test Ever Will

FAR Sixty-One Dot Fifty-Seven, the Ninety-Day Currency Rule, and the Night Landing Detail That Has Grounded More Pilots Than the Written Test Ever Will. With Pattern on R

Oct 16
12 min

The Precautionary Landing, the Engine That Is Running Rough but Hasn't Quit, and the Decision Discipline That Separates Pilots Who Manage Their Aircraft From the Ones Who Get Managed by Events

The Precautionary Landing, the Engine That Is Running Rough but Hasn't Quit, and the Decision Discipline That Separates Pilots Who Manage Their Aircraft From the Ones Who

Oct 16
12 min

Short Field Takeoff and Landing, the Ground Effect Trap That Floats Students Past the Aim Point, and the Vx Discipline the ACS Requires When Trees Are Actually at the End

Short Field Takeoff and Landing, the Ground Effect Trap That Floats Students Past the Aim Point, and the Vx Discipline the ACS Requires When Trees Are Actually at the End

Oct 16
11 min

The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, the Twenty-Four-Hour Window Students Rush Past During the Briefing, and the Change Groups That Reveal What the Sky Looks Like When You Actually Arrive

The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, the Twenty-Four-Hour Window Students Rush Past During the Briefing, and the Change Groups That Reveal What the Sky Looks Like When You Ac

Oct 16
12 min

The Magnetic Compass, the Acceleration Error That Lies to You on Climbout, and the Northerly Turn Lead That the Checkride Will Expose If You Haven't Already Found It

The Magnetic Compass, the Acceleration Error That Lies to You on Climbout, and the Northerly Turn Lead That the Checkride Will Expose If You Haven't Already Found It. Wit

Oct 16
12 min

The Impossible Turn, the Altitude You Need Before You Commit to Coming Back, and Why Straight Ahead Is Almost Always the Right Answer

The Impossible Turn, the Altitude You Need Before You Commit to Coming Back, and Why Straight Ahead Is Almost Always the Right Answer. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 16
11 min

Class E Airspace, the Magenta Shading Students Misread, and the Weather Minimums That Change the Second You Cross Seven Hundred Feet Above the Ground

Class E Airspace, the Magenta Shading Students Misread, and the Weather Minimums That Change the Second You Cross Seven Hundred Feet Above the Ground. With Pattern on Rad

Oct 16
13 min

The Fuel Exhaustion Trap, the Forty-Five Minute Reserve That Is Not a Safety Margin, and the Real Fuel Stop Math Every Cross-Country Student Has to Get Right

The Fuel Exhaustion Trap, the Forty-Five Minute Reserve That Is Not a Safety Margin, and the Real Fuel Stop Math Every Cross-Country Student Has to Get Right. With Patter

Oct 16
10 min

Special VFR, the One-Mile Clearance That Unlocks Controlled Airspace When the Sky Goes Marginal, and the Night Rule Every Private Pilot Gets Wrong

Special VFR, the One-Mile Clearance That Unlocks Controlled Airspace When the Sky Goes Marginal, and the Night Rule Every Private Pilot Gets Wrong. With Pattern on Radio

Oct 16
10 min

Slow Flight, the ACS Standard That Changed in Twenty Seventeen, and the Stall Warning Students Are Still Flying Into by Mistake

Slow Flight, the ACS Standard That Changed in Twenty Seventeen, and the Stall Warning Students Are Still Flying Into by Mistake. With Pattern on Radio Hangar.

Oct 16
13 min

The Winds Aloft Forecast, the Six-Digit Code That Changes Your Altitude Decision Before You Leave the Ramp, and the Temperature Column That Doubles as Your First Icing Check

The Winds Aloft Forecast, the Six-Digit Code That Changes Your Altitude Decision Before You Leave the Ramp, and the Temperature Column That Doubles as Your First Icing Ch

Oct 16
11 min

FAR Ninety-One Point One Nineteen, the Minimum Safe Altitude Rule That Isn't One Number, and the Congested Area Definition Students Learn Wrong

FAR Ninety-One Point One Nineteen, the Minimum Safe Altitude Rule That Isn't One Number, and the Congested Area Definition Students Learn Wrong. With Pattern on Radio Han

Oct 15
10 min

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