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Proficiency

Improving or maintaining your flying skills is a goal every pilot should have with each flight. Here are expert opinions on how to apply performance standards to your everyday flying.

Recent Proficiency Stories

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Even if you have all the bells and whistles, filing an old-fashioned flight plan still makes a lot of sense. Here’s why.
LeRoy Cook
Taking Off On Glare Ice With A Crosswind
ProficiencyLessons Learned: Taking Off On Glare Ice With A CrosswindChuck Boyer
The LatestHow To Fly Circle-To-Land Approaches More SafelySamantha Thomas
The LatestHelp Your Airplane Fly BetterSamantha Thomas
ProficiencyNight Flying Tips From The Night OwlsSamantha Thomas
Mountains demand respect. Illustration by Gabriel Campanario
ProficiencyLessons Learned: Mountains Demand Pilots’ RespectReggie Paulk
A day in the life of a med flight pilot. Illustration by Gabriel Campanario
ProficiencyLessons Learned: A (Very Early) Day In The Life Of A Med Flight PilotKen Fielding
When you're flying into airspace with known high-density training activity, you could just hope everything turns out okay, but it's better to do a little homework and put a plan into action.
ProficiencyWhen Trainers Fill the SkyJason Blair
Bingo Fuel
ProficiencyPro Tips For Private Pilots: What Is Your “Bingo Fuel?”Frank Ayers
How To Survive Automation Surprises
ProficiencyPro Tips For Private Pilots: How To Survive Automation SurprisesFrank Ayers
An Electrical Fire Over The Jungle In The Rain. Illustration by Gabriel Campanario
ProficiencyLessons Learned: An Electrical Fire Over The Jungle In The RainDave Rohee
VOR Navigation, Figure 1
ProficiencyInside IFR: VOR Navigation Has Changed, And You Probably Missed ItJason Blair
Continuous line drawing of jet plane . Flight biplane Tandem wing. The symbol of take-off in the sky
ProficiencyDiving Into Your Pilot Proficiency Old School StyleLeRoy Cook

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