Pilot Proficiency

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.

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.