by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | 20230622, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products, Sporty's
The content is updated and expanded, with a focus on modern technology, new weather tools, FAA regulation updates, current safety trends, and tips for getting the most out of IACRA. Read...
by Jamie Beckett | Jun 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Aviation News, flight training, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
We don’t know what we don’t know, until someone helps us learn it. Should we somehow get past the educational requirements of flight training without ever grasping the basics, we’re as lost as we might be on an Algebra II test, if we chose to skip Algebra I and go...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, ASA, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
The fourth edition incorporates “critical information previously published in ‘Train Like You Fly: A Flight Instructor’s Guide to Scenario-Based Training,’ current best practices, and tried and true advice for teaching both visual and instrument...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Photo of the Day, Pilots
Lara Gaerte submitted this photo and note: “Nick Gaerte flew his first solo flight on his 16th birthday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Fort Wayne International Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in his family’s PA28-180 Cherokee. Nick has grown up in aviation; his...
by William E. Dubois | Mar 29, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, aviation accidents, Aviation News, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, Opinion, Questions from the Cockpit
The dad of an airline-bound student pilot writes: I know I probably shouldn’t, but I find myself reading about pretty much every small airplane crash online, and much of the time I find myself shaking my head and asking myself, “What was the pilot thinking?” So that’s...
by Jamie Beckett | Mar 28, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
When I was 15 years old I had a plan for where my life would take me. It was a very specific plan, one that I followed for many years with great diligence. Then, I took a turn in an unexpected direction. That new road led me here. To where I am now. To a whole new...
