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…
Author: Jake Roach
Jake is a Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, and a pilot and instructor for a Part 121 airline. His airline experience spans several passenger and cargo airlines, and various turboprops and jets including the ATR-72, DCH-8, E-175, and B-737. He primarily enjoys teaching and mentoring new pilots in our Private Pilot Course.
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.
Better Training Through Chair-Flying
Some student pilots “study” for hours without learning much of anything. Studying is crucial, but it has to be done right.
Lifetime Lessons in the Air
For a young man or woman interested in flying, exploring that passion could just be the best thing for their education overall.
Pitch for What? An Energy Management Discussion.
Instructors should encourage a holistic understanding of aerodynamics and energy management instead of relying on half-true aphorisms which over-simpl…