Pilot Proficiency

A combination of weather and decision-making leads to a flight narrative worth sharing.

When you are a busy instructor, flying for yourself can be particularly enjoyable.

According to the FAA, pilots are asked to report encounters with all birds, bats, and terrestrial mammals larger than 2.2 pounds.

A good GPS navigation system would help a lot on this Louisiana approach.

Helicopter pilot’s fixed-wing inexperience proved costly in a desert mountainside crash that killed four.

One in New England and one in Alaska present a familiar warmup followed by a real challenge.

There has been much chronicled about transitioning from piston airplanes to jets, but not much about the reverse.

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.