Flying the Plane

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1	Could the wings snap off if a plane takes off with empty wing tanks?
2	Why doesn’t the pilot apply full power immediately at the start of take off?
3	The planes are awfully noisy over my house!
4	Is it possible to do a barrel roll on an Airbus A380?
5	Use of reverse thrust on an airliner and tire design for snow covered runways
6	When would you attempt an automatic landing instead of diverting?
7	Are pilots so retarded as to require the altimeter callouts?
8	What is ‘Mcrit’ (critical Mach number) with regards to subsonic flight?
9	Why a Captain sits on the left side of a plane?
10	Can a plane fly inverted?
11	How far can a Boeing 747 glide with all engines failed?
12	Flying the Boeing 747-400 with an engine failure on crosswind
13	Feedback: Dead-stick Glide Landing
14	How does a pilot find a runway in an airport?
15	Can a Boeing 747 glide when it loses all engines in a tropical country?
16	Can an aircraft take off if all passengers are seated on the left of the plane and no one on the right side? Will it flip over?
17	Does sonic booms arise from a strong tail wind?
18	How to fly a stable visual approach on a Boeing 707?
19	How STARS are flown?
20	Human versus Technology
21	An American ATP Pilot that flies for pleasure
22	What is the purpose of the flaps in an airplane?
23	Why a fixed wing captain sits on the left and a helicopter captain on the right?
24	How to set up the Flight Management Computer (FMC) from London to Dubai?
25	Center of Gravity movement and its effect on safety of planes
26	Could flying at 250 knots below 10.000 feet be exceeded?
27	What if the airplane became unbalanced before take off?
28	How do pilots make sure they are flying at the right speed?
29	Is the heat from the friction of the wings used to deice a commercial jet?
30	What is the gliding speed of a commercial jetliner and what is the range of the ELT?
31	Why is the chronometer started during the take off on the Airbus A320?
32	How to recover from a tail stall that arises from icing?
33	Landed safely with both engines dead - Air Canada Flight 143
34	Air Dynamics - How an airplane flies?
35	Why you cannot takeoff with Flaps 1 + F on the A320 with ADR 2 inoperative?
36	How do you execute a safe crosswind landing on a multi-engine aircraft?
37	Can a plane skid off the runway with brakes on?
38	Why greater flaps are needed for landing than for take off?
39	When and how does the pilot commence his descent to an airport?
40	Why does the pilot reduce the engine power after take off?
41	Why it takes longer to fly in a Westerly direction?
42	What are the cruising speeds of the various airliners?
43	Take off safety speeds and functions of aircraft exterior lights.
44	How does a pilot maneuver an aircraft on the parking apron and on the Runway?
45	What caused the plane to struggle in getting airborne?
46	Is it possible for an airplane to land safely with a defective landing gear?
47	How long can an airplane stay in the air when it runs out of fuel?
48	What happens when the landing gears cannot extend?
49	What happens when both engines fail 20 seconds after take off?
50	How airplanes fly?

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