Welcome to EAA’s Sporty’s Video Tips Library

How to recover from accelerated stalls

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Datalink Weather

Discover the critical angle of attack

Aircraft documents, airworthiness certificate, annual inspection

Knowledge, skills, and other standards needed for your check ride

Severe weather warnings and hazards to aircraft

Tips for giving your engine the TLC it needs

Torque, spiraling slipstreams, and other factors

Getting to know the pitot-static system

Getting to know your altimeter

Understanding the concept and various indicators

Communications at a towered airport

Incidents, accidents, and the NASA form

How to find a smoother ride

Good pilots are always learning

The components of the Cessna’s electrical system

General rules for the walk-around

Understanding the Cessna’s fuel system components

How to determine distance required for takeoff and landing

How to read Latitude and Longitude on aviation charts

Understanding operations around large, busy airports

Understanding operations around moderately busy airports

Understanding controlled airspace not included in Classes A, B, C or D

Explore the differences in airplane cockpits

Storm Prediction Center national forecasts

Some tips for your private pilot cross-country

Getting the most from your engine

Understanding the ratio of air to fuel

Starting the engine: beyond the checklist

Having a healthy respect for aircraft engines

Visiting your Aviation Medical Examiner

Face it: Flying is Fun!

Demonstrating basic instrument flying skills

Some practical tips for using ForeFlight

Beyond the simple weather briefing

Answering the whether to fly or not question

How to familiarize yourself with services available at other airports

Tips when dealing with common emergency situations

Understanding Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast

What causes thunderstorms to form

Using visual cues to improve landings

Actively scanning for in-flight traffic

Tips and reminders on takeoff basics

(And how to get out)

Learning about this important navigation tool

Tablets and technology when flying

Common compass card errors to watch out for

Proficiency, knowledge, and the flight review

Weather tips: Wind shear and microbursts

Leveraging technology for a weather briefing

Tips for flying at night

The aerodynamics of two kinds of drag

Simulate approach and landing situations

Simulating takeoff stalls at a safe altitude

An overview of Sporty’s complete learn to fly course

A guide to your first ground reference maneuver

The aerodynamics of a Citation X and Cirrus SR-22

Review airport signs and markings

Avoiding runway incursions

Symbols and legends in sectional charts

Maximum performance takeoffs and landings

Keep your flying safe and comfortable

The feel, sight, and sound of flying near stall

Tips and tricks for handling soft fields

Understanding Prohibited, Restricted and other areas

Orientation, power control and smooth control pressure

Tips for this ground reference maneuver

A review of takeoff best practices

Navigating the Pilot’s Operating Handbook

A review of this common training exercise

A ground reference maneuver refresher

A quick review of typical aircraft for flight training

Getting the most from a PIREP

How to recover from unusual attitudes

Using visual approach indicators

Helping to make aviation communications easy

Filing options and best practices

How to calculate weight and balance

Cloud types and what they indicate

How to determine wind direction for takeoff and landing

How to determine the winds aloft