Pilot Proficiency

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.

This Midwest bucket list destination in Michigan offers an approach to a modest runway.

Since most airports are designed with runways aligned into prevailing winds, many pilots don’t get much work with crosswind takeoffs and landings.

Remember that an airplane does not instantly recover airspeed that’s lost in a wind shear.