Pilot Proficiency

FAA regulations allow someone who does not hold a mechanic or repairman certificate to perform certain preventive maintenance.

Both the CFI and learner must take responsibility for this integral part of the process.

NTSB reports blame a pair of aviation accidents on green pilots.

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.