Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

After all, I had just aced my checkride. Besides, we were still operating under a declared emergency which allows the pilot in command to do anything necessary to mitigate the danger he or she is facing. We were about 1/2 mile from the threshold. What else was there to know? My whole being was filled with joy.

VOR

Flight Training Central

JULY 14, 2025

The aviation industry has long debated the minimum flight hours required for pilots to obtain an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, a prerequisite for serving as a pilot in command at major airlines. This not only increases costs for students but also delays their progression toward professional pilot careers.

Pilot

Air Facts

AUGUST 26, 2024

In fact, I believe most pilots need fewer stalls and more slow flight in their training diet (at least after the Private checkride). That would have saved a Cherokee pilot who was involved in a serious accident: “While crossing the runway threshold, the airplane was ‘a little high’ and still not aligned along the runway centerline.

Knot