Sky or Spotlight? Considering Motivations in a Flying Career
Aspiring aviators should consider whether they’re passionate about flight or just enjoy calling themselves “pilot”.
Author: Jake Roach
Jake is a Captain and Instructor Pilot for a U.S. Airline and the primary instructor for the Private Pilot Course.
Stick Sense: Questioning AOA Indicators in Light Airplanes
While AOA indicators provide valuable information, they provide little that pilots can't intuit with proper training. The problems AOA indicators prof…
Small Airplanes are a Big Opportunity
Flying small airplanes is a unique chance for pilots to develop fundamentals skills that benefit them the rest of their careers.
Is Two Safer Than One?
Many pilots assume two engines are safer than one. While this is generally true, achieving a safer outcome is not so cut and dry. For many, a second e…
The Realism of a Flying Career
Flying for a living is a worthwhile endeavor, but it’s often portrayed unrealistically in terms of lifestyle and earning potential.
How to Study in Flight Training
Going through the motions won’t get you far at flight school. Studying the right way saves you money, and makes you a better pilot.
What is Pressure Altitude?
Pressure Altitude unites all new pilots—in confusion. But it’s really pretty simple. Let’s break it down!
Learn to Fly In Ten Minutes
This is our Private Pilot Ground School condensed into a ten-minute read.
Just Look Outside: Why Your ASI Just Ain’t That Important.
The flight regimes that so often lead to loss of control are also the regimes where it’s least feasible to rely on an airspeed indicator for energy …
How to Fly Steep Turns
This simple maneuver is a great way to evaluate whether or not you think like a pilot.