Pilot Proficiency

Some CFIs and flight schools advocate using a subscription-based service for weather briefings. Here’s why.

Here’s a localizer-only approach to some Maryland summer scenery.

A dirty or scratched windshield can be a potential safety hazard.

Pilots may find weather to be one of the most challenging subjects but also the most intriguing.

At a strange airport, the landmarks a pilot becomes accustomed to at home are missing.

Departing Key West unexpectedly in February 2012 cost two Polish nationals their lives in a Cessna 172.

There are countless weather sources on the Internet, some authoritative, some not so. Let’s take a look at one reader favorite.

It’s a straightforward approach, whether you’re just getting your ticket, or you’re an old hand.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to deciphering surface analysis charts—particularly ‘gust fronts.’

ForeFlight estimates its Reported Turbulence layer offers 50 times more turbulence reports than manual PIREPs.