Pilot Proficiency

The answer to this question can appear to be complicated unless you enjoy reading FAA regulations for amusement.

Since I began this column over 10 years ago, I’ve strived to write as though you’re with me in the weather operations center, looking over my shoulder and seeing things from my perspective. Since my entire life after high school has revolved around meteorology, it’s always seemed to me that there’s no better way to […]

Here’s why many pilots carry handheld radios in their flight bag.

With some very rare exceptions, the FAA should never take more than six months to a year to review your medical certificate application. That might seem like a long time to some pilots. For others stuck in the quagmire of successive information requests from the FAA, it might seem laughably naïve. To be clear, that […]

Hundreds of flights were canceled after a storm dropping more than 25 inches of rain prompted the airport to temporarily shut down operations.

Microsoft Flight Simulator offers the experience of navigating live weather while flying to far-flung destinations.

Go-arounds aren’t terribly common under Part 121 commercial operations.

CFIs should glean lessons from the annual Nall Report to help learners understand where risk originates.

Winter and airframe icing are like peanut butter and jelly; it’s hard to imagine one without the other.

Temperature inversions are quite common in the lower troposphere and are created by several different atmospheric processes.