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Are Tricycle Gear Aircraft Easier to Fly Than Tailwheels?
Controlling trigear airplanes on the ground is much easier than for taildraggers.
Meg Godlewski
Published Apr 9, 2025 9:00 AM EDT
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What’s the Difference Between Line Up and Wait vs. Position and Hold?
Meg Godlewski
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Is It Becoming More Difficult to Get an Airline Pilot Job?
Meg Godlewski
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Weather Margins Act as Tool to Manage Uncertainty for Pilots
Scott Dennstaedt
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Why Do Pilots Say ‘Winds Aloft Are True’ When Forecasts Are Often Inaccurate?
Meg Godlewski
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What Is a ‘Reliever’ Field?
Meg Godlewski
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What Is the Difference Between a Thunderstorm Watch, Warning?
Scott Dennstaedt
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Aeronautical Decision Making Is Never One Size Fits All
Max Trescott
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Who Signs Off Student Solo Cross-Country Flights?
Meg Godlewski
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How Somatogravic Illusion Kills Pilots
Max Trescott
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Post-Cold Frontal Stratocumulus Clouds Create Recipe for Airframe Icing
Scott Dennstaedt
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What Is the Best Way to Get Kids Interested in Aviation?
Meg Godlewski
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Are Landing Fees Legal?
Meg Godlewski
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