Flight Training
Our flight-training articles can help you become a better pilot. From getting a license in two weeks to advance flying techniques, our pilot training for general aviators cover all the information you need.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Hot StartsFuel injection is a wonderful feature—most of the time. In hot-weather restarts, however… When was the last time you drove down to 7-Eleven on a sizzling-hot summer afternoon to buy a Lotto ticket, came back with what you hoped were the winning numbers, and your car refused to start because of the heat? |
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Beyond The CheckrideAdvanced training means new skills, reduced insurance premiums and renewed passion So now what? You've earned the private certificate and are happily amassing flight time with all kinds of aerial adventures. |
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 What Is Proficiency?Ten ways of telling whether you’re actually as good as you think you are Aviation is awash in proficiency-oriented literature and training courses. But, what exactly is proficiency? |
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 No Ghosts In The Air…No Privacy, Either!The Great ADS-B Scare of 2012 After speaking with people in a position to know how the system works, now I can confirm that ADS-B won't make U.S. airspace less secure—far from it. |
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 The Eyes Have ItThe difference between “looking” and “seeing” We're about to kick the sacred cow that is peripheral vision right in the butt and, in the process, probably generate a bunch of letters to the editor. |
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Aviation Careers: We’ve Only Just BegunWith UAV careers leading the charge, aviation is booming As a kid in love with flying and all things related to it, I couldn't fathom the idea of getting paid for it. |
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The Logic Of FlapsFlaps make pilots’ lives easier—for those aviators who know how to use them By any measure, flaps have almost no downside, but they're perhaps the least appreciated component of an aircraft. |
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Expand Your IcebergPlane & Pilot takes on AFIT’s 10-day instrument-rating program I was a stick-and-rudder pilot with very little knowledge of instrument flying. Steeped in flying wires, tube and fabric, I never thought I'd need or want an instrument rating. |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10 Flying Techniques From Great AviatorsSome of America's best pilots offer advice on how to fly smarter One of the great joys of this job is that I've been allowed to interview and get to know some of the most interesting pilots in aviation. |
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Risky BusinessLittle-known tools that can help make your next flight safer How risky is your next flight? |
