Imagine this scenario: You jump in your family airplane and depart into a clear blue sky. You’d have to stay aloft for 4.25 years to match the 37,200 hours in flight instructor Field Morey’s logbook.

The private pilot candidate was in the polish-up stages of his training. I was tasked with performing a mock check ride. He ...

What are the biggest challenges new instrument students face? (February 2011) — Eric Radtke is an airline transport pilot, Gold Seal flight instructor, advanced ground instructor and NAFI-accredited ...

So, I am making slow but steady progress on my ground school training for my instrument rating. As I have said before, I want to knock out the FAA written exam first before I start instrument flight ...

LAMPASAS — The Lampasas County Higher Education Center and IFR Flight Training School partnered to offer the first Private Pilot Ground School course beginning Oct. 14. The course introduces students ...

Everyone remembers a good teacher. However, a flight instructor for the commercial aviation industry is mentoring students who will go on to be responsible for thousands of people's lives over the ...