Careers

There are some basic challenges when offering an aviation class to high school students, such as: Private pilot ground school at a public high school; Finding someone who is qualified to teach the class, because in addition to a state teaching certificate, the person needs FAA certification; Keeping the class from getting lost amidst college-prep […]

The two-year, fully funded program offers hands-on training and a full benefits package.

Metropolitan State University of Denver gained approval from the FAA to allow eligible students the ability to pursue their restricted airline transport pilot (R-ATP) certificate at 1,000 flight hours—which is 500 hours fewer than the requirement for students not attending an FAA-certified ATP training program. .  This also makes MSU Denver the only four-year, FAA-approved […]

Check out the debut of ‘V1 Rotate,’ a new digital series from a longtime friend of FLYING.

Program reaches huge milestone as the airline industry faces surging demand for pilots.

It’s a rainy October evening at Pierce County-Thun Field (KPLU), a non-towered airport located approximately 40 miles south of Seattle. About an hour before sunset, a group of teens show up at Hangar Number 6 and immediately get to work.  These kids are part of TeenFlight and they’re building a Van’s Aircraft RV-12.  The program […]

Cryptocurrency has attracted a lot of attention lately. Our financial pilot—an admitted nerd—cuts through all the hype.

We’ve decided that the returns a pilot can get by investing in things like stocks and mutual funds are far better than the meager interest rates paid by savings accounts. If the advantage of investing is so obvious, why do savings accounts even exist? The answer is simple: risk. Savings Security The U.S. government insures […]

It is a beautiful starlit night deep in the Bahamas’ Exuma Cays, warm and soft in the light caress of the easterly trades. I am sitting on a white-sand beach moodily lit by the flicker of a driftwood bonfire, sipping a dram of aged rum, and taking an occasional pull on an aromatic cigar. Piper […]

Finance expert and pilot Jason Depew talks about inflation, how much it can cost you, and how you can fight back against it.