Flying Magazine

JULY 30, 2025

The course includes over 196 lessons that cover a wide range of topics, from aerodynamics to flight planning. These lessons include scenario-based training with real cockpit footage and animations for a truly engaging experience. Angle of Attack guarantees its product.

Checkride

Air Facts

MARCH 5, 2025

After busting a major milestone in their training (the initial solo or any of the three checkrides they had to pass in the T-38 syllabus), students would get one or two extra flights with an experienced IP. A code is a required entry on a flight plan signifying that a flag-rank officer (a general) was aboard the aircraft.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Flight training usually consists of ground school and practical flight instruction. Ground school provides the required knowledge in areas such as aircraft systems, aviation weather, flight planning, navigation, FAA regulations, and radio communications. Solo flight: Getting the experience to fly the aircraft on your own.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 15, 2025

Novak, CFI As a Certificated Flight Instructor, I often see student pilots have a lightbulb moment when they finally get Zulu time. If youre early in your training, youve probably seen it on METARs, TAFs, flight plans, and maybe even your FAR/AIMand youve probably asked: Why am I using a time zone Ive never been to?

UTC

Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 6, 2025

It’s an invaluable tool for students preparing for their instrument checkride, allowing them to rehearse approaches, holds, and system failures in a controlled environment. Having access to a fleet that mirrors what pilots may eventually fly or own prepares students for real-world flying far beyond their checkride.

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Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Flight canceled. Youll be able to file an IFR flight plan and safely depart, fly through, and arrive in conditions that would otherwise ground a VFR-only pilot. Increase Your Flight Efficiency and Routing Options IFR flight plans allow you to take more efficient, higher-priority routes, especially when crossing busy corridors.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

This test is your way of demonstrating your capacity to handle different flight scenarios confidently. Well, it typically goes the same way your checkride does. Emergency Procedures : You should know how to handle engine failures, electrical malfunctions, and other in-flight emergencies.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

If you’re looking for flight instruction services in Chandler, let us help you take off with confidence. Our instructors guide you step by step, from your first Discovery Flight to your final checkride. Book your Discovery Flight today and let’s start building your wings.

Weather

Air Facts

MARCH 10, 2025

Its true that the Private Pilot ACS now allows EFBs to be used on checkrides, but show up to a checkride with your nav log on an EFB, and you’ll get the same questions you’ll get with paper. Its a must for the checkride. When I hear their complaints about paper nav logs, I hear something else. But theres more.

Checkride

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Choosing a flight instructor near Mesa means easy access to lessons and ongoing support. Our CFIs take pride in seeing you succeed, from your first discovery flight to your checkride. Flight Training : Basic takeoffs and landings, stalls, slow flight, emergency procedures, navigation, and cross‐country planning.

Checkride

Flying Magazine

JULY 25, 2025

A 50-100-nm cross-country flight is ideal for practicing VFR navigation techniques. Simulate the whole mission—route planning, weather brief, VFR chart review, and even thinking through the steps of filing and “activating” a simulated flight plan. Don’t use a GPS.

Cockpit

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Navigation and flight planning for real-world conditions Customer service and teamwork on multi-crew scales Cost & Financial Implications Military Funding The military pays for your education, flight hours, training aircraft, and instructor costs— no direct cost to you.

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AOPA

JULY 8, 2025

Latest News Magazines Videos Podcasts Webinars Media Room Contact Us Newsletters Training & Safety Training & Safety Embark on a journey of continuous learning: from prepping for checkrides, perfecting instrument approaches, to proficiency flights. It can also help reduce fatigue during long cross-country flights.

Weather

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Pilots observe checklist use and learn their importance starting at the first flight lesson. Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. Following a checklist ensures that procedures for safe flight, aircraft operation, and emergencies are followed.

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Air Facts

JULY 24, 2024

I passed my Private Pilot checkride a couple of months after turning seventeen. Next time, I’m going to make him do an “old school” flight plan. I was earning $1.25 Life intervened a few years later, and when I could maybe afford to fly again, the idea was swatted down by my wife, the mother of our five kids.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sporty’s Flight Training Central offers a flight school directory to help you identify a flight school and instructor for your IFR training. 4) Complete your practical test (checkride) After you’ve completed the requirements above, you’ll be ready for your instructor to provide an endorsement for your IFR checkride.

Checkride

Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Now, instead of showing up in flight ops and finding my flight planning had all been done for me by my dispatcher, I was now the dispatcher. KMPO is an non-towered field as are several other places I fly to and from on an IFR flight plan. My learning curve was not steep , it was vertical!

Clearance

Northstar VFR

JULY 7, 2024

By Josh Page, CFI Being a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is an excellent way to build flight time and grow as a professional aviator. What I thought I knew about flying when I first passed my CFI checkride is so much less than what I understand today after being a CFI for almost two years. Sounds intimidating, right?

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Air Navigation Pro This flight planning and GPS navigation app is designed for VFR pilots and offers international support, including charts for the US, Europe, South America and more. Embraer Aircraft Services A complete line of apps to assist operators of Embraer aircraft with support and services, performance and flight planning.

Weather

Flight Training Central

MAY 25, 2024

This was my last dual cross country before my instrument rating checkride, and I was beginning to feel confident. Just after I called Indianapolis Center to advise them I had departed, my flight instructor keyed the mic and calmly said, “Cancel the IFR flight plan; we’re headed back to our departure airport.”

Longitudinal Axis

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 21, 2024

All the countless nights of studying, memorizing the FAR AIM (save time by using the NorthStar pre-tabbed FAR AIM ), chair flying your maneuvers and endless stress over checkrides has finally paid off. You’ve been hired by a major airline and you can finally walk through the terminal at the airport in your flight uniform!

Pilot

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 30, 2025

Best Flight Calculator App 5. Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer Overview : A digital update of the classic flight computer, Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer delivers fast, accurate calculations without carrying a physical E6B or doing manual math in the air. Best Apps for Aviation Communications 6.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A study schedule is like a flight plan, and you need one to help you organize, plan, and reach your goals. Here are some resources that can aid in your training: Digital Resources ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or SkyVector for flight planning and weather analysis. Why do you need a schedule?

Weather

Inflight Pilot Training

JUNE 11, 2024

To obtain an instrument rating, you will need to complete additional flight training beyond the PPL. The training covers topics such as flight planning, navigation and instrument approaches. You’ll also need to complete a checkride, or practical test, to demonstrate your capabilities in the cockpit.

Pilot

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 26, 2024

You’ll be tasked with managing complex flight plans, navigating changing weather conditions, and ensuring the safe travel of passengers and crew. In addition to piloting the aircraft, corporate pilots may also be responsible for planning flight routes, filing flight plans and managing the upkeep of aircraft.

Cargo

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 16, 2025

Each step of pilot training from your first solo to your checkride builds confidence and provides a deep sense of accomplishment. Pre-flight planning, checklist execution, and contingency thinking are easily transferable to the boardroom. These same cognitive skills are essential to effective leadership in the business world.

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires at least 40 hours of flight time, though most students take around 50 to 70 hours to become proficient enough to pass the checkride. Key Components of PPL Training: The training includes both flight hours and ground school, covering aviation theory, flight maneuvers, and navigation.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Student pilot’s guide to cross-country flight planning with an iPad iPad Pilot News There is a wide range of opinions on how student pilots should use iPads during flight training. The post Student pilots guide to cross-country flight planning with an iPad first appeared on iPad Pilot News.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 18, 2024

The change from the Practical Test Standards (PTS) to the ACS was a long-anticipated update for flight instructor applicants and Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). The newest update was effective for checkrides on 5/31/24 or later. The Private Pilot checkride is based on the Private Pilot ACS.

Checkride

Jetwhine

JUNE 10, 2024

But fear not: start at the beginning and see how you’d fare if you had to pass a checkride based on the new standards. For example, making the transition from old school paper and pencil cross-country flight planning for Task D. In the aerial epoch of GPS, how many aviators have maintained these skills since their checkride?

Checkride

Flight Training Central

MARCH 15, 2024

flight Watch a sample video here Advanced IFR Online Course Earning an instrument rating is a major achievement, but many pilots soon realize that flying IFR on a trip is different from the checkride.

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