Pilot Proficiency

Making a decision to launch on any given day can be truly agonizing for airplane pilots depending on the weather and other circumstances.

CFI Mario Feola taught a pilot how to push himself to excellence, even if that push felt like a kick in the butt.

Shortly after the airplane named ‘Maid of Money’ took off in December 2000, snow began to fall, and winds picked up to 50 knots.

There’s a unique way for a pilot to approach this mountain getaway in California.

Fatal Piper accident in Kentucky provides a sobering message about CFIs and the training of future pilots.

Here’s how to handle the throttle, propeller, and other controls to get the best glide if the engine in a single quits.

Whether instruction is face-to-face or online, the material presented will be the same. The delivery and learner responsibilities, however, are a bit different.

Here is a rundown of the errors your CFI expects you to make.

Rather than reverse course, a former Marine continued to turn until he was heading into the dark unknown of bad weather in 2020.

Dealing with the weather predicament once presented an unexpected and harrowing learning opportunity.