Step-by-step overview explains the modern licensing process, including hours, ratings, and costs for professional pilots.

After Delta, United, and American Airlines recently announced that they were hiking salaries, private aviation’s pilot shortage suddenly became even more acute, in no way aided by the fact that some ...

"Gouges," or profiles of DPEs' check ride tendencies, can help applicants prepare for specific DPE quirks but risk teaching the test rather than comprehensive flying skills. Many applicants struggle ...

In this flight I put on the "foggles" and do more instrument flying. As part of the requirements for a private pilots license, a pilot must have three (3) hours of instrument flying. Now, this does ...