The spring rush is beginning at flying schools across the country. [Credit: Tecnam Aircraft]
Key Takeaways:
Pilots returning to aviation will find significant changes in medical certification options (e.g., BasicMed) and student pilot certificate requirements, alongside the widespread adoption of electronic navigation and weather briefing tools over traditional paper charts.
Potential regulatory updates like MOSAIC may expand aircraft access for sport pilots, though the availability of rental aircraft remains a practical consideration.
To successfully return to flying, it's recommended to budget for dual instruction (approximately one hour per year absent), schedule lessons consistently to maintain momentum, and consider joining a flying club for shared costs and camaraderie.
This past week winter finally arrived in the Seattle area. It stayed for two days, dropping heavy, wet snow that snarled traffic, created delays at Sea-Tac (KSEA), and triggered a run on bread, milk, and eggs at the grocery store, because when it snows here we’re instinctively compelled to make French toast.
It’s a drive, not unlike the way salmon are compelled to go upstream.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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