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Rod is a professional speaker who travels across the United States and Europe delighting his listeners with upbeat and lively presentations. He speaks on both aviation and non-aviation topics, including risk assessment, IFR charts, aviation weather, in-flight emergencies, and safety awareness.
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Leaning the Mixture for a High Density Altitude Takeoff - Learn More from Rod Machado

Here's a short video showing you several ways to lean your airplane's mixture for a high density altitude takeoff. This piece covers leaning for normally aspirated engines having fixed pitch and constant speed propellers.
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Stalling With the Nose Pointed Down - Learn More from Rod Machado

Most pilots associate stalling an airplane with pointing the nose above the horizon. However, it's entirely possible to stall an airplane with the nose pointed below the horizon, such as during a turn from base to final approach. In this instance, a pilot might increase the angle of attack without any obvious "visual" indication that he's approaching a stall. Watch the video to see how this can happen. This video is an excerpt from my upcoming new eCourse titled "How to Fly an Airplane," due out this summer (2024).
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XC Flight Planning Webinar By Rod Machado - Learn More from Rod Machado

Here are several cross-country tips and techniques you might find valuable during your travels. Flying cross country is one of the most, if not the most, confidence-building activities for private pilots. Let me show you a few things you might find useful during your trips, which I hope are many.
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Why One Wing Stalls First - Learn More from Rod Machado

Understanding how one wing of an airplane might stall before the other can be challenging. However, this concept is much easier to understand with animation. Here's an excerpt from my upcoming eCourse titled, "How to Fly an Airplane," not to be confused with my currently published eCourse, "The Art of Takeoffs and Landings.
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Dihedral and Lateral Stability - Learn More from Rod Machado

Here's a short video excerpt from my 40-hour Private Pilot eCourse on Dihedral. This is a topic that's often hard to grasp from a textbook. Seeing the principles in action on a video screen makes it easier to comprehend the subject. If you'd like to learn more about my eCourses, books, and audiobooks, please visit: www.rodmachado.com?aff=173
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Rod Machado Aviation Training 2024 - Learn More from Rod Machado

https://rodmachado.com/?aff=173 If you're interested in learning to fly, I can help you. The first place you'll start is with a good aviation online ground school. My "40-Hour Private Pilot Ground School" provides a college semester's worth of engaging, highly educational, and entertaining aviation training. You'll love it and learn a lot. Take a look at a sampling of this training. This is where you begin learning to fly and, perhaps someday, become an airline pilot.
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Step 2 of the IFR Scan - Learn More from Rod Machado

Excerpted from my The Art of the Instrument Scan eLearning course, this video shows the most important part of the three-step instrument scan (i.e., Part-2 of the scan). The technique shown here makes mastery of scanning the primary instruments for any condition of flight much easier. If you'd like more information on how to scan your flight instruments, please visit https://rodmachado.com?aff=173
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