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Technology can be a wonderful thing. Improvements have made great strides toward better and more complete information with the potential to improve aviation safety. There are times that reviewing the weather reports and forecasts just doesn’t give a complete picture of the weather. You may find yourself wishing that you could just look out the […]
Many students, and even experienced pilots, experience some trepidation in interacting with ATC. After all, we want to get it right and sound like a pro. But you can’t be afraid of making a mistake and remember, there’s another person just like you on the other end. Sporty’s CFI, Patrick Regner, offers some pointed advice […]
Venturing beyond the practice area is the most exciting part of flight training, but it requires new skills and a new approach to decision-making, especially when it comes to weather. When this is covered, it’s usually in the context of how to get a preflight weather briefing. That’s a good start, but safely navigating weather on a cross country requires a lot more than just knowing what to look at before takeoff.
UPDATED: February 28, 2021 Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that pilots may receive the vaccine but will require recipients of this single-dose vaccine to wait 48 hours before flying as has been policy […]
The FAA recently published its most recent installment of What’s New and Upcoming in Airman Testing to highlight upcoming changes in testing standards, handbooks and written testing and indicates a multitude of Airman Certification Standards under revision or in development without specific release dates (we’ll keep you posted). Current handbooks under revision include the Airplane […]
Instructors lament the continuous coaching of rudder use while pilots tire of hearing “more right rudder.” But proper rudder use continues to be a pilot weakness. In this tip, Sporty’s CFI, Elliott Fowler, discusses the shortcoming of pilots when it comes to rudder use and tips and drills for improving rudder use and coordinated flight.
For any pilot on a professional career track, or for those looking to experience larger, faster, higher-flying aircraft, a multiengine rating on your Private or Commercial certificate is a logical next step. A multiengine rating will increase your marketability and 50 hours of multiengine time is required for the Airline Transport Pilot certificate (multiengine) – […]
FAA COVID-19 RELIEF EXPIRES February 1, 2021 – FAA’s most recent amendment (October 1, 2020) to COVID-19 relief for pilots extended certain pilot currency requirements, medical certificate expirations, and knowledge test results for events that expired through January, 2021 (see table below) with a two month grace period. FAA has not issued further relief so […]
The moment: Commercial pilot certification The place: Clermont County Airport (I69), Batavia, OH The aircraft: C172 The pilot: Alex Kruetzkamp The memory: It was a very exciting moment after the examiner had told me I passed during the debrief of the flight. Earning my Commercial Pilot’s License is the start of a new exciting career […]
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