by ealexander | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Regulations require pilots to become familiar with all aspects of a flight before every departure. The prospect of remembering all of the items required to check can be dizzying. It’s a lot for anyone to remember. Luckily an acronym exists to help break down the...
by ealexander | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Skyhawk 9ES, you’re cleared as filed.” Are the words you hear as you are receiving your clearance limits before your IFR departure. It’s supposed to be an uneventful flight, but seemingly out of nowhere, everything you planned changes. Now...
by ealexander | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The FAA Oral and Practical exams are not fun. Besides being extremely stressful, checkrides can be challenging for a number of reasons. Every examiners “gouge” can be quite different, weather can change at a moments notice, and unpredictable circumstances...
by ealexander | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Six months ago the United States was in an airline pilot shortage. Today, hundreds of pilots will join the unemployment line. “It’s difficult to articulate or even comprehend the speed at which the coronavirus has changed our industry and our world, and the impact it...
by ealexander | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Flight Simulators have created a new revolution in aviation training. Across the United States, thousands of pilots have taken advantage of their capabilities. From procedures training, IFR currency, and even emergency scenario-based training, simulators continue to...
by ealexander | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Have you ever boarded an airline flight and wondered how to become a professional pilot? Commercial aviators go through lots of technical training to fly advanced airliners. But as cool as it is to fly heavy metal, every pilot once started in small single-engine...
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