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Mr. Patey's willingness to be honest and upfront about the cause of the Draco crash may very likely save lives. As such, he's to be commended.

Learning to fly is statistically far less dangerous than flying for other reasons. Student pilots have lower accident rates than private pilots at large.

While it varies, the cost to learn to fly a plane is about $10,000, assuming you earn a Private Pilot Certificate in 60 hours in an inexpensive aircraft.

One challenging part of learning to fly is understanding traffic patterns, including how to enter and exit the traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airport.

V speeds are important tools that are used to identify critical airspeeds for various phases of flight and help pilots operate their aircraft safely.

Pilots do a go-around when they feel the landing conditions are less than ideal. There are many reasons for making this decision. Here are the most common.