The FAR AIM Explained During any checkride you take (Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and so on) you will inevitably at some point need to open up the FAR AIM and look up something you either don’t know, or simply cannot recall right on the spot. Checkrides create a lot of stress and pressure, …
Paxson, Alaska While it may not be anywhere you have heard of before, if you fly there in a Super Cub, it won’t be a place you will soon forget! Paxson is really nothing too remarkable itself. It is simply a small town on the side of the road that really just exists to help …
The Pilot’s Paradise The Wrangell St. Elias National Park (often simply referred to as “The Wrangells”) is one of the largest national parks in the United States. Closely bordering Canada and enjoying large amounts of snow blowing in from the Gulf of Alaska each winter, the park has towering mountains and massive glaciers larger than …
Below are the ACS codes (formerly known as PLT codes) that you will find on your FAA written test results. If you missed any questions on your FAA written exam (which 99.9% of pilots do) you will have a few of these codes listed on your computer test report. While there is no way to …
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Yup, we do to! Everyone loves free things, especially pilots. Flight training is expensive to pay for it on your own, so how can you get a company to pay for your flight training? We’ll talk about ways to get a company to pay for your pilot training, as well as other ways of how …
The NTSB has released the initial accident investigation findings from the October 2019 crash of the Collings Foundation Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The crash killed seven people. The 74 year old World War II bomber was destroyed in the crash. The initial findings from the NTSB gives some insight into what happened that day. The …
How to Become a Corporate Pilot There are two ways to fly on expensive and exclusive private jets. You can work and earn a big pile of money to buy one. Or the simple, cheaper option. Become a corporate pilot. Corporate pilots are commercial pilots who fly business aircraft around the world. Airplanes like Gulfstreams, …
You’ve done it! You’ve studied, you’ve trained, and you have flown your butt off to get that ‘golden’ commercial pilot certificate that finally allows you to be hired for compensation. But now what? Your new hurdle to climb is to find a job as a newly minted commercial, low time pilot. Sounds tough, but you …
Ready for your tailwheel endorsement? Tailwheel flying is some of the most challenging and rewarding flying you can do. Of course the beginning of it all is earning your tailwheel endorsement. How many hours does a tailwheel endorsement take? Typically a tailwheel endorsement takes 4-10 hours of flight training. The range is due to how …
IFR Reporting Points There are two types of mandatory reporting points when flying under instrument flight rules (IFR). Reporting points in RADAR contact and reporting points when not in RADAR contact. We’ll go over all of the reporting points broken down into the two categories below. 37% of failed IFR checkrides is due to applicants …
