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Which Aircraft Do You Want to Fly?

If you could fly anything, what would it be? Maybe your long-term goal requires a few intermediate steps along the way. But knowing the type of aircraft you want to pilot starts you off on the right track and can save you time and money along the way. Want to know your options? Check these […]

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Training and Proficiency

Pilots with Special Abilities

I have heard it many times: “I have always wanted to learn to fly, but I don’t have perfect vision.” The idea that pilots need 20/20 vision is truly a misconception. And while there are some medical conditions that would disqualify you from becoming a pilot, most can be overcome. Only one eye? No problem. […]

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Training and Proficiency

An Invitation To Fly

Because you are reading this special issue of Flying, you’re probably considering taking flying lessons. As someone who has been in your shoes, permit me to give you an invitation… and a warning. Fifty years ago, Flying gave me an invitation that completely changed my life. On a September evening at a drugstore newsstand after […]

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Training and Proficiency

The Path To The Sky

Every pilot takes a unique path in learning to fly, based on circumstances, location, access—and just plain luck, in certain cases. You’ll make a positive approach, though, because you’ve identified a resource in Flying that lays out the path for you by considering where you’re starting, where you’d like to go and these key steps […]

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Training and Proficiency

Your License to Fly

Just as any goal worth pursuing takes honest effort to accomplish, so does learning to fly. The effort takes the shape of time and money invested—of which we all have only limited amounts. In order to properly budget both, so you can achieve the goal of flight, you need an understanding of what to expect. […]

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Training and Proficiency

How to Choose the Right Flight School

A flight school (otherwise known as an aviation training organization) conducts the business of teaching people to fly. It can take on a variety of guises, from the small, traditional flight school at a local airport using a light aircraft or two all the way to those international ATOs that train pilots for the airlines—and […]

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Training and Proficiency

How to Prepare for Your Private Pilot Exam

If you’ve talked with pilots who acquired their initial tickets before 2015—and especially those who learned to fly in the 1970s, ’80s or ’90s—you may find they refer to the knowledge exam with a certain amount of disdain. “Just get it over with.” “It’s a multiple-guess test.” “It doesn’t apply to real flying.” They come […]

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Training and Proficiency

Is a Sport Pilot Certificate Right for You?

Flying may be a dream you’ve had since childhood, or maybe it represents a new challenge later in life waiting to be conquered. You know it will be exhilarating to enjoy the freedom general aviation will give you, but you may think the cost of such freedom is out of reach. While the privileges that […]

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Training and Proficiency

After the Check Ride

On the day you earn your private pilot certificate, a transformation takes place. You became a pilot when you soloed the airplane for the first time, but now you are a pilot recognized by the greater world. You’re able to do a lot with your new privileges. Maybe you have a few in mind, such […]

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Training and Proficiency

What are the Different Types of Pilot Licenses?

While this article comes from our Learn To Fly issue published in late 2019, and pilot hiring is on hold for the foreseeable future, it’s a great time to plan for and work towards an aviation career so that you’re poised to act when the current situation changes. By now, you have probably heard the […]

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