Pilot Proficiency

Approaching a New Airport

Approaching a New Airport

Practical tips help ease your way into an unfamiliar field.

Moving on Up

Moving on Up

Hot Weather Takes a Toll

Hot Weather Takes a Toll

Planning the Big Trip

Planning the Big Trip

What Impact Does Time Change Have on Aviation?

What Impact Does Time Change Have on Aviation?

Here's how the aviation world navigates local time adjustments during daylight saving time.

How Do New Flight Students Obtain Credentials?

How Do New Flight Students Obtain Credentials?

Why Is Area Forecast Discussion Important for Preflight Planning?
What If I Hit an Animal with My Airplane?

What If I Hit an Animal with My Airplane?

Decoding the Weather

Decoding the Weather

Norfolk (KORF) ILS RWY 5

Norfolk (KORF) ILS RWY 5

Nestled into the coastal Virginia airspace, this instrument approach holds a few tricks.

Ketchikan, Alaska RNAV (GPS)-B (PAKT)

Ketchikan, Alaska RNAV (GPS)-B (PAKT)

The Unique Approach to Honolulu's LDA RWY 26L (PHNL)

The Unique Approach to Honolulu's LDA RWY 26L (PHNL)

Chart Wise: Chattanooga ILS or LOC RWY 2

Chart Wise: Chattanooga ILS or LOC RWY 2

Rocky Mountain Metro (KBJC), Denver RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30R
Lessons Learned From Flying the Mail

Lessons Learned From Flying the Mail

After more than 30 years and 25,000 hours of flying as a freight dog, this pilot knew the unexpected and...

Over The Rockies With No Alternator

Over The Rockies With No Alternator

Look Out, Rapid City!

Look Out, Rapid City!

'Talk to Me Goose'

'Talk to Me Goose'

Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

Windy Canyon Dangers

Windy Canyon Dangers

Canyons draw adventurous pilots in—but they hold hidden hazards.

Flying Into Total Darkness, Inside the Cow

Flying Into Total Darkness, Inside the Cow

A Wing and a Prayer

A Wing and a Prayer

An Aircraft Built for Speed Loses Power

An Aircraft Built for Speed Loses Power

A Skilled Pilot, a Routine Approach, an Unexpected Catastrophe

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