Weight and balance in an aircraft have a significant impact on flight operations and are critical to operating safely. Here’s what you need to know.
When you decide that you want to learn to fly, understanding your goals is critical to helping you choose a flight school that’s perfect for your needs.
Being able to communicate with air traffic control on the radio in an effective manner is important, because it keeps you and others in the air safe.
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.
Learning to fly can seem like an unattainable dream when you’re broke. Here are 11 tips for getting a little closer to your dream of flight.
Deciding if now is a good time to become a pilot is a personal decision that requires a lot of thought and research. I think the answer is yes. Here’s why.