Pilot Proficiency

Learn some tips and tricks from a veteran aviation forecaster about what to look for on even those basic weather charts.

Pilots should receive training in the transition between VFR and instrument conditions with an instructor before they fly in It themselves.

The ILS or LOC approach into Tri-Cities/Bristol in Tennessee offers several key areas of interest for instrument rated pilots to study for proficiency.

The FAA was charged with regulating air commerce to promote its development and safety and with promoting, encouraging, and developing civil aeronautics. How, when, and why did these congressionally-mandated functions change?

A terminal aerodrome forecast, simply known as a TAF, is perhaps the most difficult forecast any meteorologist will ever make. A TAF is essentially an hour-by-hour forecast for conditions significant to aviation at an airport over the next 24 or 30 hours.

What freezing fog is all about and does it constitute “known icing conditions”?

Although it is a common atmospheric phenomenon, there’s a reason that fog demands a pilot’s complete respect.

I want to get my private pilot certificate, but I was told that I will never be able to because red-green colorblindness runs in the family.

As we have progressed to a digital society, fewer and fewer learners and even instructors know how to use analog tools.

A friend told me a story about an airplane that intentionally landed on the lawn of the White House. That got us to wondering, have any U.S. presidents actually held a pilot certificate?