To obtain your CFI you’ll need to attend aCFI academywhere you’ll learn how to teach other pilots. This step isn’t necessarily an airline pilot requirement. But it is the most common path for those who are working to become airline pilots because it makes it easy to build time while ...
Instrument training: Instrument flight training teaches pilots to fly using only aircraft instruments, without relying on external visual references. This prepares them for flying in low visibility or challenging weather conditions. Before getting your “IFR” rating, during your training as a student p...
Long story short, LAANC gives drone pilots the ability to apply for near-instant airspace authorization using a mobile/web application. The final installment of the program occurred in September 2018, successfully expanding LAANC to approximately 400 air traffic control facilities and 600 airports acro...
Pilots of large commercial flights use instruments to fly (instrument flight rules, or IFR), so they can fly in all sorts of weather. They must file flight plans and are serviced by the mainstream air traffic control system Up next, we'll check in with a commercial airline flight before ...
And pilots and other crew members need runways, aircraft fuel, air traffic information, facilities for aircraft storage and maintenance, and places to relax while on the ground. Throw in security concerns that arose after the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as capricious weather patterns, and you ...
While the purchase price of these airplanes might be large, it’s nothing compared to the operating expenses. To own one of the bigger planes on this list, you’ll need a full-time staff of pilots, cabin crew, and probably an aircraft manager to do scheduling and maintenance planning. Par...
Student, Sport and RecreationalPilots may not request Special VFR clearances. Note that typically only one aircraft may operate under a Special VFR clearance at a time in the class B airspace, and ATC reserves the right to deny Special VFR depending upon workload or other operational consideratio...
The pilot of UAL889 did call on the spare frequency to request information on the incident. During that discussion, the CIC asked the local controller if traffic had been issued, if the Cessna had the B777 in sight, and if visual separation had been applied. The local controller res...
For example, request a South departure on runway 20R (pronounced two zero Right) or whatever direction and runway you prefer for departure. Listen to the clearance and write it down. All pilots are required to read back all clearances to Ground, or any instructions given, in all phases of ...