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How to Buy a Hot Air Balloon

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Buying a hot air balloon can be a tricky experience. Finding a balloon that suits the needs of you and your family may take quite a bit of time and research. Anyone interested in buying a hot air balloon should never rush into the commitment. ... more »

How to Fly an Airplane Using Only Instruments

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The most enjoyable days to fly an airplane are the perfectly clear and cool days. However, sometimes clouds form when you are flying and you must rely on your ability to interpret and use your instruments to get to your destination... more »

How to Identify an MD-80

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More than a thousand McDonnell-Douglas MD-80s roam the world's highways in the sky. This modern successor to the storied Douglas DC-3 is the last of the single-aisle, American-built commercial airliners... more »

How to Identify the Concorde

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The Concorde used to soar higher and faster than any other civil air transport. The British-French design first took to the air 30 years ago, but was grounded following the fatal July 25, 2000 crash. It is uncertain if the Concorde will ever fly ... more »

How to Use a Self Rescue Kit

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When you find yourself enjoying your favorite sport, don't forget your self rescue kit this summer. Here is a guide on where to buy, how to use, and why your self rescue kit might be the most important thing you pack this summer... more »

How to become a pilot

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wanna know how to become a pilot.. more »

How to build a rocket and launch it

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Now you can build and design your own rocket using an old wrapping paper tube. This works great especially after you purchased your kids first rocket kit and lose it in the trees after your first launch... more »

How to Buy Radio-Controlled Powered Aircraft

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Earthbound aviation buffs can soar with the aces by powering up a scale-model airplane replica. Choose an historic scale model like the P-51 Mustang or a modern aerobatic replica like an Extra 300S, and take wing... more »

How to Check Weather for Flight Planning

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After taking off in your airplane on a weekend trip, you arrive at your destination and realize thunderstorms surround the area, prohibiting you from landing. This is the point you wish you had checked the weather so you would have known to fly ... more »

How to See Airplanes and Rockets in the Washington, DC Area

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The Washington, DC area offers all kinds of great destinations for anyone interested in flight. The Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum is world famous, but it's just one among many air and space attractions in the DC area... more »

How to Build a Bubble-Powered Rocket

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Rocket kits line the shelves of hobby and science stores, from the simple to the elaborate. But there's no need to spend lots of money for a set of frustrating instructions that would stump an engineer. With a boost from Alka-Seltzer or another ... more »

How to Identify an MD-11

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The MD-11 can trace its lineage back to the legendary DC-3, the airplane that made "Douglas Aircraft" famous around the world... more »

How to Identify the B-52 Stratofortress

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Known affectionately as "Buff" (Big, Ugly, Fat Fellow), the Boeing B-52 is a classic aircraft still on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. Considering that the first B-52 rolled off Boeing's assembly line in 1951 and the last of the current "H" ... more »

How to Identify the F-15 Eagle

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The McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle is the U.S. Air Force's premiere air-superiority weapon. The Eagle's design may be 25 years old, but few aircraft flying can equal its performance... more »

How to Learn to Fly

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Flying is one of the great universal dreams. Who hasn't imagined the thrill of peaceful, effortless flight? The good news is that learning to fly is more accessible than you think. Instructors, flight schools and airports are readily available in ... more »

How to Preflight Check a Cessna 150

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During a preflight check, the pilot is making sure that every aspect of the airplane is ready for flight. With this much care and time spent before the plane leaves the ground, flights are, for the most part, safe and sure. Here's how to ... more »

How to Buy a Trainer Model Airplane

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Radio-controlled (R/C) scale-model airplanes bring the thrill of flying to your fingertips. Just like beginning pilots, most R/C fliers begin with trainer aircraft - but in scale, of course... more »

How to Buy an Engine for Model Aircraft

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Radio-controlled model airplanes allow the flying enthusiast to take the controls of nearly any airplane imaginable. The heart of a solid, performing scale-model aircraft is a good engine... more »

How to Choose a Flight School and Learn to Fly

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This article was developed for those looking to learn how to fly. It provides a brief description on how best to begin your pursuit of learning how to fly airplanes... more »

How to Join the Civil Air Patrol

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The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, serving in a civilian capacity to expand aerospace education, to train cadets and to perform certain emergency services... more »

How to Land a Cessna 150

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Flying is a wonderfully liberating experience, because once you are in the air, you no longer have the restriction of gravity pulling at you quite so heavily. But, of course, all good things come to an end, and there comes a point when you have ... more »

How to Land an Airplane

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Passengers rate a pilot's competence and expertise based largely on the smoothness of the landing. Pilots know this is an unfair assessment due to the complexity of flight, but practice airplane landings to increase their experience level. These ... more »

How to Plan and Fly an Efficient Descent Profile in a Small Airplane

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Descending from your flying altitude to an appropriate altitude for airport traffic patterns is not always as easy as it would seem. Multiple factors come into play, such as headwinds, tailwinds and groundspeed, other traffic in the area, ... more »

How to Become a Pilot

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Many people make the mistake of jumping headfirst into flight training without realizing the implications of the cost and time requirements involved. Take this advice from a former flight instructor and commercial pilot to make your transition ... more »

How to Build an Airplane at Home

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Building an airplane at home is easier nowadays. There are excellent kits available, an organization for the home airplane builder called the Experimental Aircraft Association, and there are even plenty of forums for like-minded enthusiasts. Do ... more »

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