Pilot Proficiency

Here’s what you need to know about obtaining a TSA endorsement and applying for a student pilot certificate.

Broad-scale weather patterns impact the Eastern U.S. in the colder months.

The climb to commercial ensures you are proficient, knowledgeable, and thorough in your flying.

The AFD is a vehicle for the forecaster to document technical reasoning behind the forecast they just issued.

A Cessna 150 helps a pilot get his certificate – and then heads for STOL drag.

Shortly after takeoff, the instructor’s head rolled back. The pilot thought the instructor was pretending to take a nap as a joke.

You do not lose your certificate or go to prison for an accidental midair with a bald eagle—or any other bird.

While we train for the essential ability to fly approaches to minimums, that’s not always enough preparation for real-life weather, which can conjure up things that don’t fit neatly into the ceiling/visibility numbers on the charts. Sometimes it’s not clear: Am I at those minimums? Do I have the visual minimums to cancel? Should I […]

With lots of affordable rural land, an abundance of Class E airspace, and plenty of VMC weather, it goes without saying that a thriving aviation community exists in the southern United States. Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana are home to almost 87,000 pilots and countless airshows and fly-ins, and the region is of course headquarters […]

Keep the momentum going with these tips to continue your flight training.