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Pilot Proficiency

Who Is Teaching? Low Time and Social Media Make for a Bad Combo

Who Is Teaching? Low Time and Social Media Make for a Bad Combo

Fatal Piper accident in Kentucky provides a sobering message about CFIs and the training of future pilots.

Practice Crosswind Landings Whenever You Can

Practice Crosswind Landings Whenever You Can

When You Go Back to Flight School, Don't Lose What You've Learned
The Long Line of Instructors

The Long Line of Instructors

11 Mistakes that Student Pilots Make

11 Mistakes that Student Pilots Make

Is a Medical Certificate Required for a Private Pilot Check Ride?

Is a Medical Certificate Required for a Private Pilot Check Ride?

Here are the details on the use of BasicMed and its criteria, according to the FAA.

What Should a Pilot Do if a Single Engine Quits in Cruise?
Can the Owner of a Certified Airplane Do Their Own Maintenance?
What Is the Criteria for Issuing a Convective SIGMET?

What Is the Criteria for Issuing a Convective SIGMET?

Can You Pilot an Aircraft While Wearing a Cast?

Can You Pilot an Aircraft While Wearing a Cast?

Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A

Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A

There's a unique way for a pilot to approach this mountain getaway in California.

Chart Wise: Mackinac Island VOR/DME-A

Chart Wise: Mackinac Island VOR/DME-A

Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1

Chart Wise: Finger Lakes RNAV Rwy 1

Chart Wise: Ogden, Utah VOR-A

Chart Wise: Ogden, Utah VOR-A

Chart Wise: Roanoke LDA Y Runway 6

Chart Wise: Roanoke LDA Y Runway 6

Ice on the Wings Brings About a Near-Miss Episode

Ice on the Wings Brings About a Near-Miss Episode

Dealing with the weather predicament once presented an unexpected and harrowing learning opportunity.

Treat High-Altitude Turbulence with Knowledge and Respect
Weight, Weight, Don't Tell Me

Weight, Weight, Don't Tell Me

Checklists Only Function When They're Open

Checklists Only Function When They're Open

Humbled for Life

Humbled for Life

Only Assumptions Can Be Made About What Took Down a Curtiss C-46 in Alaska

Only Assumptions Can Be Made About What Took Down a Curtiss C-46 in Alaska

Shortly after the airplane named 'Maid of Money' took off in December 2000, snow began to fall, and winds picked...

A Night Flight Leads a Pilot to a Tragic End

A Night Flight Leads a Pilot to a Tragic End

Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer

Something Happened: Wind Shear Takes Down a Grumman Trainer

Dissecting a Tragedy in the Third Dimension

Dissecting a Tragedy in the Third Dimension

King Air 350 Accident Proved to Be Fatal Misstep

King Air 350 Accident Proved to Be Fatal Misstep

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