Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
After all, I had just aced my checkride. The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. It got turbulent, and then very turbulent. I had never flown on instruments in heavy rain and turbulence.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Practicing this technique enhances your ability to handle the aircraft smoothly in various flight conditions, including turbulence or tight airspace. These skills translate to smoother, safer handling in turbulence, turns, and advanced maneuvers—crucial for all phases of flight. How often should students practice steep turns?
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
At these heights, you could get into turbulence and gusty crosswinds. Well, it typically goes the same way your checkride does. Like your checkride, it can be conducted by a designated pilot examiner (DPE), a pilot proficiency examiner with authorization for the type in question, or a Part 142 simulator training organization.
Pilot's Life Blog
JUNE 18, 2025
Known for their safety, reliability, and pilot-friendly design, Piper models have guided thousands of students from first flight to final checkride. It features a high-wing design, which gives pilots better visibility of the ground and offers a bit more stability in turbulence due to its pendulum-like configuration.
Flight Training Central
JULY 14, 2025
Impact on Student Outcomes: Students trained by less experienced CFIs may face higher failure rates on checkrides or require additional training to meet certification standards. This not only increases costs for students but also delays their progression toward professional pilot careers.
Inflight Pilot Training
JUNE 9, 2025
Imagine flying three to five times a week throughout the summer—you could be soloing by mid-season and approaching your checkride by fall. Fall arrives quickly in Minnesota, and with it comes colder temperatures, shorter days, and more turbulent weather. Better Weather for Learning Weather is one of the biggest variables in aviation.
Air Facts
JULY 15, 2024
Subjective factors such as terrain, turbulence, and gust direction are as important as the numbers. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. It felt like pushing it for that airplane, but checkrides are so hard to schedule I went. I live near Boulder, Colorado.
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