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Article: Aviation Careers: We’ve Only Just Begun
As a kid in love with flying and all things related to it, I couldn't fathom the idea of getting paid for it.
Article: Airline Pilots: Coming Up Short
If you ask the average high-school student today about working as an airline pilot, you might get more questions than answers.
Article: Aerospace Careers Outlook
For the first time since the great crash of 2008, we've heard nothing but optimism (though some of it was cautious) during interviews for our annual aerospace careers feature.
Article: Aerosim Flight Academy
It's not only general aviation that faces a pilot shortage.
Article: Airline Transport Professionals
As it prepares to celebrate its 28th anniversary, ATP has grown into one of the largest and most highly respected professional flight-training academies in the world. ...
Article: Do Something Magical: Learn To Fly
I'm still learning to fly. Even three decades after earning my private pilot certificate at 17, I'm still a student pilot, and I'm okay with it. ...
Article: ATP And MSU: A Partnership For The Future
In the face of a looming pilot shortage that could make past shortages look like mere “blips” on the radar, a creative approach to flight training has been announced. ...
Article: Immerse Yourself!
No rating in aviation carries more mystique and prestige than the instrument rating. Sure, the ATP is a pinnacle of sorts, but for most pilots, the instrument rating is the big jump that separates professional pilots from their more casual brethren....
Article: Training With A Passion
Aerobatic champion, air show superstar, Red Bull racer—Michael Goulian is all of these. But in his day job, if you will, he’s president of Executive Flyers Aviation, a second-generation flight school founded by his father, Myron, in 1964.
Article: Pilot Careers 2010: A Brave New World
It probably seems extraordinary to be discussing pilot careers at a time when the worst economic turmoil in 60 years has dragged the airline industry to near-collapse and an insatiable media has spotlighted every ugly aspect of the profession.
Article: Dream Makers: Everyday Pilots Reaching For The Sky
Dreams of flight are special. They beckon you from your earliest memories, and they’re insistent—always calling you to look up at the sky when an airplane passes overhead, or crane your neck at the nearest airport.
Article: Nonflying Aerospace Careers
In past years, we’ve called this section “Nonflying Aviation Careers,” recognizing that not everyone interested in aviation wants to be a pilot. ...
Article: Learning To Fly 2.0: Cooler, Safer And More Fun Than Ever
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...
Article: TransPac Aviation Academy
Article: The Right Way To The Left Seat
Article: Sport Pilot Daze
Article: Learn To Fly: Fun Things You Can Do With Your Certificate
Article: Pilot Career: From Dream To Reality
For the first time in...
Article: Ab Initio Training With A Touch Of Glass
If you were to drive across the country, you could point your car in the right direction and eventually you’d get to your destination, though perhaps not by a straight-line route. Before leaving, you’d need to consult a map to ensure that you’re headi...
Article: Cockpit Career Update Part 1: Is Now The Time To Prepare For An Airline Job?
After September 11, pilot careers ...
Article: Aviation Careers Outside The Cockpit
Not everyone who loves airplanes wants to be a pilot. Obviously, there’s much more to...
Article: Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum
Every day—yes, even...
Article: Cockpit Career Update Part 2: Changes In Pilot Careers
United ...
Article: Cockpit Career Update Part 3: The Future Of Pilot Careers
No one has the luxury of peering into ...
Article: University of North Dakota/Aerospace
Most aviation insiders feel that the University of North Dakota (UND)/Aerospace is to aviation what Harvard is to law and business, partly because of its technologically advanced...
Article: Best Aviation Careers!
Do you catch yourself gazing skyward when you hear...
Article: Jobs and Schools: Accelerated Flight And Instrument Training (AFIT)
For safety’s sake, it’s imperative that people who fly light planes for business or vacation travel hold and use an instrument rating. When flying on a hectic business schedule, for example, it’s...
