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Can You Be A Pilot If You Have Diabetes?

We explain how someone taking insulin and wants to fly possibly can.
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Can I Learn to Fly After Heart Surgery and Diabetes?

With careful steps—and consultation with an aviation medical examiner—a pilot can pursue flight training under special conditions.
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How Young is Too Young to Start Flying Lessons?

To answer the question this FLYING user asks, there are other important questions that have to be answered first.
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Do I Have Enough Airspeed for Takeoff?

There’s a lot you need to know to prep for a safe takeoff, and performance charts can tell you what you need to ...
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Old School or New School for IFR?

Can you legally—and safely—rely upon a tablet to deliver the goods during instrument flight?
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Are You Ever Too Old to Learn to Fly?

An 83-year-old wonders if time has passed them by.
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Is Delayed Weather Information Useful?

Datalink weather is a popular tool for pilots in the cockpit, but does its delay make it untrustworthy?
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Parking the ‘Flying Fortress’?

A FLYING reader has a question about backing in the iconic Boeing B-17 bomber, and Martha Lunken has the answer.
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Is an iPad Weather Briefing Enough?

The FAA released an advisory circular on self-briefing in 2021, but what are the details?
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How to Adjust Your Climb For High Density Altitude

When gusty weather enters the mix, use these tips to climb safely.
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