Every pilot has to eventually leave the traffic pattern and venture away from the safety of their local airport. Before you go on a cross country, though, you need to know how to file a VFR flight … [Read more...]
The Complete Guide to Understanding METARs
How do you read METARs when there is so much extraneous information? Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs) are a must for every flight, but for something so vital they are difficult to read. Even … [Read more...]
How to Pay for Aviation Training
General aviation training is expensive. Professional aviation training is even worse. Professional flight school costs about $70,000 to $90,000 to go from nothing to an instrument … [Read more...]
How to Brief an Instrument Approach
Briefing the instrument approach is an absolute must for every instrument flight for several reasons. Briefing prior to an approach gives you a chance to catch mistakes you made setting up your … [Read more...]
AIRMETs vs SIGMETs: Everything Pilots Need to Know About AIRMETs and SIGMETs
Every pilot needs to know the difference between AIRMETs and SIGMETs. In the simplest of terms: avoid SIGMETs at all costs and think twice about flying in an AIRMET. But there is a lot more to it … [Read more...]