
Flying in a new direction – the case for technology in the cockpit
Technology is taking over our airplane cockpit these days, from portable GPS and weather receivers to sophisticated glass cockpit instrumentation. This can provide challenges to student pilots, who need to balance learning the fundamentals of navigation and situational awareness while still taking advantage of the latest advancements in digital mapping and datalink weather.

Friday photo: Ngierot Edwards-Smith solo flight
The moment: Practice area solo
The pilot: Ngierot Edwards-Smith
The…

Webinar video: aviation weather fundamentals and strategy
Every pilot must understand weather fundamentals and possess a healthy curiosity of the unknown. In addition to weather theory, never has there been more weather information more readily available to pilots. Broadcast Meteorologist Scott Dimmich and CFI Bret Koebbe goe beyond the basics of weather theory to help you make sound weather decisions.

Video: first airplane out of Oshkosh
Flying into Oshkosh is a lot of fun, but leaving the world's largest air show is part of the experience too. In this video, ride along with JP (aka @the_candourist) as he hitches a ride with legendary air show announcer Rob Reider in an RV-7A with a glass cockpit. There's no better way to get to know a pilot than to go flying with them!

Don’t be a fair weather flyer
Any pilot with an available airplane can’t pass up a severe…

Friday photo: back to instructing…MEI checkride
The moment: Multiengine instructor (MEI) checkride
The pilot:…
