Pilot Proficiency

A near midair encounter offers every aviator a teachable moment.

ATC often relies on GA airplanes to spot blazes and help search operations.

Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.

It’s important to understand fretting and when it’s time to call a mechanic.

Clarify ahead of time exactly which destination you’re departing for.

Cockpit anxiety can be turned into confidence through shared awareness and simple communication.

Is control tower avoidance a flight school tradition or a legitimate rule?

IFR procedure mandates turn at FAF and requires human altimeter reading for Maine landing.

Learner decides they don’t want ground instruction refresher or CFI input while in the airplane.

Veteran CFI performs the high-risk maneuver after sudden engine seizure at night.