I read the letters from Capts. David M. Phipps and Tom Olsen on pilot training and Frances Fiorino’s article “Safety Under Scrutiny” (AW&ST Feb. 1, pp. 11 and 50) with interest as I too have seen a ...

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for a renewed emphasis on fundamental flying skills as automation becomes more common in air carrier operations. In a recent interview at the Skift ...

The article “Quality or Quantity” provides a useful summary of circumstances in the pilot profession. The point of Dick Leland, president of the National Aerospace Training and Research Center, that ...

The commercial drone pilot market is rapidly expanding, offering numerous entry-level opportunities for individuals with Part 107 certification. New pilots can most easily find work in sectors like ...

A US Army UH-72 Lakota, which the service says is too advanced to teach its student pilots elementary flying skills and is now looking at fielding a more basic solution. (US Army) The US Army is ...

We know: it might seem like an absurd question. After all, becoming a commercial pilot requires thousands of hours of training, rigorous testing, and ongoing certification, so how could someone who ...

Home flight simulators are highly effective and affordable tools for VFR pilots to practice and refine essential visual flight skills and procedures. Maximizing training value requires realistic ...