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Flight Schools are Surviving the Pandemic, But Independent CFIs Need Help
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Managing Distractions as a Pilot
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The Three Underlying Causes of General Aviation Accidents
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), pilots cause more accidents than any other factor in the aircraft. At the root level...
Flight Schools are Surviving the Pandemic, But Independent CFIs Need Help
It has been a tumultuous fourteen months at general aviation airports. The COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape in the United States last March,...
My Destination Airport Closed Mid-Flight
Q: What should I do if I'm approaching my destination airport, but it suddenly closes before I can land?
Managing Distractions as a Pilot
Distractions may only be briefly discussed in a private pilot curriculum, which mostly emphasizes human factors knowledge such as hazardous...
How Do You Become a Proficient Pilot?
Q: Can you give me specific steps to follow in order to become and remain a proficient pilot?
How to Create CFI Lesson Plans for the Flight Instructor Checkride
Lesson plans are a significant part of the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) checkride, and CFI candidates spend countless hours preparing and...
An Introduction to Single-Pilot Resource Management in TAAs
Airline pilots have the luxury of working as a team. There are always at least two pilots in the cockpit who make decisions together. They also...
Three Insights From the 2021 State of Flight Training Report
Several clear trends and insights emerged from this year's State of Flight Training Report. We will be exploring many of these in detail over the...
The Pros and Cons of Learning to Fly With a Glass Cockpit
Glass cockpits are shiny, exciting, complex, expensive, and here to stay. Almost every airplane currently in production has glass avionics with an...
How to Solve Bad Flying Habits With Your Home Flight Simulator
To avoid bad habits with your home flight simulator, you should abide by all the same checklists and procedures that you use in your airplane....
4 Real-Life Lessons for Your Initial CFI Checkride
The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) rating is one of the crown jewels of advanced flight training, and for many pilots, it means taking their...
The Importance of Flight Instructor Proficiency
For as long as I have been around flight training, I have heard folks refer to the Private Pilot Certificate as a “license to learn.” I’m sure you...
