What Will Fuel Our Flight Training Fleets?
At Redbird Migration, industry experts address the question and offer limited solutions for now.
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At Redbird Migration, AOPA Unveils National Flight Training Award Winners
The annual flight training conference attracted a number of top instructors and schools from around the U.S. to be honored.
Coast-to-Coast Training Flight Delivers Quality Time
Usually, when a pilot sits down to flight plan a cross-country trip of 2,100 nm from one coast of the U.S. to the other, there is a Cirrus SR22 or Pilatus PC-12 involved. If that planned route takes you from Naples, Florida, to Riverside, California, over several days and through all sorts of weather, flying […]
An Early Love of Aviation Leads to a Love of Instructing
Niki Gaskins didn’t think she had it in her to be a CFI. She took the plunge, and found her calling.
Sporty’s Launches CFI Portal
New hub provides valuable resources, and is free to active instructors.
Want to Tame the Pilot Shortage? The Intro Flight Begins the Interest
That first flight can either create a new pilot, or end in a missed opportunity.
Outreach Programs Doing Their Part to Combat the Pilot Shortage
Minorities, women, and young people are of particular focus to many groups.
Flight Schools: Farm Teams for the Airlines
FLYING staff writer and CFI shares story of a student recruited by an airline right out of flight school.
Should Knowledge Tests Before the Check Ride Go Away?
In the current landscape, should learners still have to check this box?
Do You Need Student Pilot Insurance?
You are not required by law to have student pilot insurance, also known as renter’s insurance, but you definitely should. Some aviation schools or flight training organizations will not enroll you, or lease or rent an aircraft to you as a student, if you do not have a renter’s insurance policy. Even if the aircraft […]
