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, May 25, 2010 Stretching Your Wings Advanced training is the ticket to taking your flying to the next level One of the most popular phrases in general aviation is “license to learn.”

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Learning To Fly 2.0: Cooler, Safer And More Fun Than Ever Big changes in technology, manufacturing and design have changed the way we learn to fly Imagine it: You’re training for night cross-country flying. The evening is moonless VFR. Your weather briefing says your route is clear. The synthetic vision feature of your glass instrument panel displays everything—including the runway centerline—as if illuminated on a clear day.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Kings Of The Sky Spend a day with John and Martha King and the hotly anticipated Cessna Skycatcher "So what are they like in person?” is the first question my pilot friends ask when I tell them I’ve spent a day with John and Martha King, the well-known founders of King Schools.

Monday, November 2, 2009 The Checkride Chronicles A year in the life of a designated pilot examiner Who’s the judge beside you in the cockpit, deciding whether you’re worthy of receiving aviation’s highest honor (a license to learn)? Hopefully, it’s someone who’ll make your entry into the world of aviation less than turbulent.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Sporty’s Foundation: The Future Of Aviation One child at a time, Hal Shevers and his foundation are keeping aviation alive If we don’t get more young people interested in every aspect of general aviation, it will simply disappear as we know it,” Hal Shevers, the founder and chairman of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, tells me as he punctuates his sentence with a long pause and his piercing eyes.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Ticket To Ride III Part III: Don’t get cocky, kid—You’ve soloed. Time to prep for The Ride! Right after soloing in 860LS, the lovely Flight Design CTLS, I feel light as a cloud.

Monday, May 11, 2009 Ticket To Ride II Part II: Practice, practice, practice, home study, and what? Time to solo already? Gulp. In our April 2009 issue, Jim Lawrence launched the first in his series of articles about LSA training in a Flight Design CTLS. This month, he takes us through solo.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Looking For 200 Knots Forty years ago, the goal was 200 mph. Today, it’s 200 knots. Fast feels good. For those of us obsessed with clocking along at the velocity of a Lamborghini, speed is the kinesthetic equivalent of beauty.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 From Cirrus To Citation JetAviva puts its clients into the left seat of light jets Through my Lightspeed Zulu headset, I hear a confident voice: “Denver Center, Citation One Three Zulu Mike, vacating flight level 390 for 240, smooth ride.”

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 TransPac Aviation Academy Drawing from its Pan Am training heritage, TransPac positions itself for the future Tradition goes a long way in aviation. A rich history aloft is respected and admired, whether it applies to pilots, aircraft or—in the world of ab initio training—flight academies. With its legacy steeped in the fabled lore of one of the greatest airlines in history, Pan Am International Flight Academy is long on tradition and legacy.

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