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A Chandelle? ... What The H*ll?

Written by Jeff Pardo

A chandelle is more than a climbing 180-degree turn with a fanciful French name that flows trippingly off the tongue. (Actually en Français, it's just "candle".) Having tactical origins over Europe during World War I, it is one of several required performance maneuvers in the single-engine commercial pilot Practical Test Standards (SEL only; Section 1, Chapter V).

A Bump in the Wrong Place

Written by Chad Austin

We all have those experiences as pilots that leave us with marks for life.

A Bad Split

Written by Chad Austin

It stands to reason that the goofiest stuff that you will ever experience as a pilot will usually come at the moment you are least prepared for it.

<i>Reader Submission</i> -- Communications: Quick vs. Clear

Written by Reader Submission

The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently received a report from a concerned Air Traffic Controller (ATC) who describes a non-standard communication practice by pilots and ATC: Using microphone clicks as a response to clearances (by pilots), or to read-backs (by controllers).

...And Bold Pilots

Written by Jeff Pardo

The EA6B that slashed through a ski lift cable in central Italy, killing dozens of people, was not an example of ineptitude.

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Aviation News

A Chandelle? ... What The H*ll?

A Bump in the Wrong Place

A Bad Split

<i>Reader Submission</i> -- Communications: Quick vs. Clear

...And Bold Pilots

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