All Entries in the "Pilot Training" Category

An Office To Dream About

Years ago I passed up the chance to fly for an airline, but many of my friends decided to go for it. Over the years they endured all of the layoffs, the consolidations and the bankruptcies. Some fared well, others returned to other careers as school teachers and civil engineers.

I took a different path, [...]

How Important Are Checklists?

I probably should not admit this, but years ago when I did a lot of flying on charter, I might fly the same airplane 4-5 times a day on trips. The boss was always pushing us to get the freight from Lansing to where ever we needed to get it, and it was always hurry-hurry. [...]

And You Think Getting Your Private Pilot’s License Is Tough

Those of us in America and most other countries can find high quality training for the Private Pilot’s license, or any advanced license or rating, but it is not always the case for pilots in some countries. Recently I wrote about many of the colleges in the United States which offer aviation programs, but what [...]