Who Is Teaching? Low Time and Social Media Make for a Bad Combo
March 21, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
Fatal Piper accident in Kentucky provides a sobering message about CFIs and the training of future pilots.
Practice Crosswind Landings Whenever You Can
February 29, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
When You Go Back to Flight School, Don't Lose What You've Learned
February 13, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
The Long Line of Instructors
December 14, 2023 / By Meg Godlewski
11 Mistakes that Student Pilots Make
December 1, 2023 / By Meg Godlewski
What Does It Take to Transition from a Jet to a Piston Airplane?
April 10, 2024 / By Dick Karl
There has been much chronicled about transitioning from piston airplanes to jets, but not much about the reverse.
How to Make Sure Your Cross-Country Hours Count
April 3, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
Is a Medical Certificate Required for a Private Pilot Check Ride?
March 27, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
What Should a Pilot Do if a Single Engine Quits in Cruise?
March 20, 2024 / By Peter Garrison
Can the Owner of a Certified Airplane Do Their Own Maintenance?
March 13, 2024 / By Meg Godlewski
Chart Wise: New Orleans VOR DME 36L (KNEW)
1 day ago / By Jason Blair
A good GPS navigation system would help a lot on this Louisiana approach.
Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A
March 27, 2024 / By Jason Blair
Chart Wise: Mackinac Island VOR/DME-A
March 5, 2024 / By Jason Blair
Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1
February 19, 2024 / By Jason Blair
Chart Wise: Ogden, Utah VOR-A
February 1, 2024 / By Jason Blair
Beloved Flight Instructor’s Lessons Continue to Replay in Airline Captain’s Head
March 29, 2024 / By Allen St. Germain
CFI Mario Feola taught a pilot how to push himself to excellence, even if that push felt like a kick...
Ice on the Wings Brings About a Near-Miss Episode
March 5, 2024 / By Dan Philgreen
Treat High-Altitude Turbulence with Knowledge and Respect
February 20, 2024 / By Eric Voth
Weight, Weight, Don't Tell Me
January 31, 2024 / By Raymond Hedrick
Checklists Only Function When They're Open
January 11, 2024 / By Bill Eburn
Fatal Cirrus Accident Shows That Some Knowledge Doesn’t Translate
2 days ago / By Peter Garrison
Helicopter pilot’s fixed-wing inexperience proved costly in a desert mountainside crash that killed four.
Only Assumptions Can Be Made About What Took Down a Curtiss C-46 in Alaska
March 28, 2024 / By Peter Garrison
A Night Flight Leads a Pilot to a Tragic End
March 6, 2024 / By Peter Garrison
Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer
February 22, 2024 / By Peter Garrison
Dissecting a Tragedy in the Third Dimension
January 29, 2024 / By Peter Garrison