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I fly out of KASH and I noticed they installed 3 pairs of red lights to the left of runway 14. It almost looks like a 3 bar VASI, but I don’t think it is because the lights don’t change color on an approach. Does anyone know what they are and their purpose is? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I understand that there are two methods to intercept the glideslope. Technique 1: descend to step down fixes and intercept the glideslope at glideslope intercept altitude. Technique 2: intercept the glideslope at your last assigned altitude and verify your altitude at the outer marker. I...

Do you guys prefer to pitch for airspeed and power for altitude or power for airspeed and pitch for altitude on the glideslope? Wouldn’t it depend if your approach speed is ahead or behind the power curve? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When shooting an RNAV approach, why does the GPS sometimes say “L/VNAV” instead of always saying “LPV?” I understand that different minimums are used, but is it because not enough satellites are in view to be able to do an LPV approach? If so, how many satellites are required for each type of...

Can anyone explain why the recovery procedure is to pull back on the yoke to recover from a tail stall? Ive read that pulling back decreases the angle of attack on the tail, but wouldn’t it actually increase the angle of attack since the Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This might be a stupid question, again. But I’m trying to think about what the four forces of flight would look like for an airplane behind the power curve while in a descent. I understand that ahead of the power curve, there is a horizontal component of lift and weight acting forward making the...

I understand that runway guard lights and stop bar lights are used to show hold lines, but what is the difference between the two? Are runway stop bar lights used just for the active runway and are runway guard lights used for all of the other hold lines for runways not in use? Sent from my...

Is it possible to have a runway incursion at an untowered airport? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why does the nose rise when flaps are deployed on a piper warrior? I understand that for a high wing airplane, more air is being deflected onto the horizontal stabilizer. Is it the same for a low wing airplane? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If someone with their private pilots license, is rated for rotorcraft, and wants be rated for a single engine land airplane, 61.63(b)(1) says that they must have the applicable aeronautical experience. Does this mean that they have to have 40 hours in an airplane? Sent from my iPhone using...

Why do fronts only form around low pressure systems? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is flight instruction considered “for hire” when a student is renting a plane from a flight school that the flight instructor works at? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For the cross controlled stall, would it be incorrect to recover once the stall warning is heard? The airplane flying handbook just says that the “control pressures should be increased until the airplane stalls.” I just wouldn’t feel comfortable performing a full cross controlled stall in an...

Do you guys normally complete the before landing checklist on downwind while staying in the traffic pattern? The airplane flying handbook says to complete all before landing checks on downwind. I normally have the before landing checklist complete before entering the pattern, so I can focus on...

Does anyone know what the purpose of the bleed hole is? If so, could someone please explain it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The POH for the piper warrior says that there should be an initial approach speed of 70 KIAS and a final approach speed of 63 KIAS. Does anyone know exactly how an “initial approach” is defined? The way that I’m interpreting this is that you should slow to 70 KIAS when abeam the touchdown point...

Is it just me, or does this chart not make sense. I’m not sure how to find the TAS with taking the temperature into consideration. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk