Pilot Proficiency

A combination of weather and decision-making leads to a flight narrative worth sharing.

After checking the weather, select an approach and file to an initial approach fix for it.

When you are a busy instructor, flying for yourself can be particularly enjoyable.

Here’s how to build in the habit of getting a thorough weather briefing before every flight.

A good GPS navigation system would help a lot on this Louisiana approach.

Helicopter pilot’s fixed-wing inexperience proved costly in a desert mountainside crash that killed four.

There has been much chronicled about transitioning from piston airplanes to jets, but not much about the reverse.

Student certificates issued in 2023 jumped 24 percent compared to the year before, according to agency data.

Measure twice, and it’s best if the distance is a bit past 50 nm.

Making a decision to launch on any given day can be truly agonizing for airplane pilots depending on the weather and other circumstances.