Immerse Yourself!
No rating in aviation carries more mystique and prestige than the instrument rating. Sure, the ATP is a pinnacle of …
Ratings
Looking to step to an instrument rating, a commercial certificate or more? Here’s the lowdown on what a new rating or ticket entails, and which one you might want to pursue next.
Paths To The Sky
In the seven years since FAA created the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft (SP/LSA) category, even with economic woes …
Water, Wind & Floats
Be prepared to have fun,” Frances Brown told me. That was one of those phrases I had heard before with …
Stretching Your Wings
One of the most popular phrases in general aviation is “license to learn …
The Checkride Chronicles
Who’s the judge beside you in the cockpit, deciding whether you’re worthy of receiving aviation’s highest honor …
Ticket To Ride III
Right after soloing in 860LS, the lovely Flight Design CTLS, I feel light as a cloud …
Ticket To Ride II
In our April 2009 issue, Jim Lawrence launched the first in his series of articles about LSA training in a …
Ticket To Ride
Enough trash already. This endless washboard-road turbulence promises to reintroduce me to the hot dog and greasy fries I …
Sport Pilot Daze
Behold the rapidly beating heart of light-sport aviation: A YouTube video chronicles a pilot’s dead-stick takeoff. Not …
Learn To Fly: Fun Things You Can Do With Your Certificate
Ah, if only you knew how to fly! You could escape the shackles of your humdrum life and soar above …
