Integrating Written Test Prep in Your Flight Training
As I’m sure you’re aware, your pilot certification is a multi-step process that will include a written testing component – similar to earning your driver’s license. The purpose of the...
Read the latest blog posts from our team of flight instructors and pilots. Every week, we share tips and tricks, helpful resources and personal training stories.
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Flight Training Regulations
Flight training, as you might expect, is a highly regulated activity. Flight instructors must be trained and certificated to a specific level. Flight schools can fall under further regulatory requirements. ...
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Flight Training Frustrations
Are you sometimes frustrated in your flight training? Does it feel like the more landings or instrument approaches you practice, the worse you get? We’ve all been there – you...
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Airport Bums
If you’re a student pilot, your lessons are probably consumed with trips to the practice area, planning cross countries and honing your pattern and landing skills – fun stuff. Even...
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Understanding Aircraft Maintenance Regulations
In aviation we often use memory aids to help us remember the ever growing list of items a pilot should know. This can include everything from checklist items, to required...
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Six Winter Weather Flying Tips
The winter flying season is here in full force. Here are 6 tips to help get pilots ready for the cold and snowy conditions that accompany the winter months.
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The value of right seat time
Most of us will jump at any chance for some left seat time and another entry in the logbook. For better or for worse (mostly for worse I think), we judge pilot ability on total time. But not all your aviation experience shows up in the logbook, and not all your learning takes place in the left seat.
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Success in Flight Training – Take it One Step at a Time
Manageable Goals Makes it Fun and Keep you Focused Our extensive experience in aviation education; including more than 20 years managing our own flight school, has taught us that customers...
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Trust But Verify
Trust your gauges. Trust your gauges. Trust your gauges. I can still hear the chant from my instructor during my instrument training. Even when VFR, I always find myself leveling...
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Student Pilot and FAA Medical Certificates
As a student pilot, you will need a Student Pilot Certificate at some point during flight training program. When you will need it and how you can obtain it will vary based upon the type of training that you are doing.
You may also need an FAA Medical Certificate. The type of certificate you should obtain, if you should obtain one at all, depends on your flight training goals.
