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(updated Mar 30, 2022)

** Articles aimed at helping with landings have been cosolidated in the "Nearing Solo" section.
Improve your landings:

Takeoff & Climb:
	Time to climb - Decoding Vy and Vx
		Typically when we take off in an airplane we choose whether to climb at VY, the best rate of climb speed, or VX, the best angle of climb speed. You can probably recite the definitions, but understanding why we focus on those speeds will better help you choose one.
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Other Topics:
	Maneuvering Speed - ‘A new look at maneuvering speed’
		The limit-load factor of U.S. certificated airplanes is based on the maximum amount of G-force the airframe can withstand before becoming damaged. Airplanes stressed up to but not beyond their limit-load factor should experience no structural damage. (This assumes the airplane is like new and not previously over-stressed.)
	Training Tip: Saved by a Stall
—	—	In some aerodynamic scenarios, stalling is the less-worse option...