Experience You’ll Need for an Airline Pilot Job
The argument over changed and increased flight hours and academic experience requirements for pilots to be qualified to fly for airlines has been simmering these last few years. There’s as…
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Professional Pilot Training
Pilot Training Guide
Flight training is exciting, challenging, rewarding, and leads to a fun hobby or fulfilling career. You’ll learn to balance technical training with the freedom of the sky. Flight training will…
Do you Want to Work As Pilot? It’s Time to Get Used to Checkrides
Checkride! The term often conjures fear and long bouts of nervousness for pilots facing down the requirements for one-on-one checks of their skills and knowledge. Any pilot that has obtained…
Piper Aircraft Introduces Two New Training Airplanes
Piper aircraft announced two new value-priced trainer airplanes at Sun N’ Fun in Lakeland Florida. The company showed off the proof of concept Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i at…
Diamond Aircraft Plans To Double Airplane Production
Diamond Aircraft, an airplane manufacturer that builds popular training and general aviation airplanes, has announced plans to double airplane production in 2019. The increased production means the manufacturer will be…
Civil Air Patrol to Offer Flight Training Fund
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) will be using funds designated by the U.S. Air Force to begin a program designed to help address the mounting pilot shortage. The goal of the…
Student Pilot Guide
Before you begin flight training, it is important to have a basic understanding of the responsibilities, safety regulations, and issues applicable to such an endeavor. This includes the choice of…
FAA Announces Proposed ATP Licensing Changes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a new draft Airline Transport Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ATP ACS) and Type Rating for Airplane. The document has been released for review…
Fedex Commits $2.5 Million in Scholarships for Pilot Training
Fedex has announced that they will provide $2.5 Million to create scholarships to help the next generation of aviation professionals with the cost of their education. The new pilot scholarship…
Pilot Training Pipeline Bottlenecked at Inability to Secure Timely Checkrides
Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) says it continues to receive reports from flight schools that they are being hampered by an inability to secure practical tests for flight…
FlightSafety Offers to Pay for Flight Instructor Training
FlightSafety International has developed an employment/training program where selected individuals can obtain their flight instructor certificates for free. Pilots holding a Commercial License, Single and Multi-Engine Land with Instrument Privileges…
What is the University Aviation Association
The University Aviation Association (UAA) is a combined effort of 115 colleges and universities and is a professional association providing the voice of collegiate aviation to its members, the industry,…