Pilots & Training

Opinions split at FAA over prospect of early commercial eVTOL ops Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Release DateJuly 2, 2026Opinion... Airports & Air Traffic Jul 02, 2026

Mountain Air Cargo Introduces Newest ATR72-600F to Fleet Mountain Air Cargo Introduces Newest ATR72-600F to Fleet The post Mountain Air Cargo Introduces Newest ATR72-600F to Fleet appeared first on... Safety & Maintenance Jun 08, 2026

Mountain Air Cargo Showcases C408 at ISTAT Freighter Forum Mountain Air Cargo Showcases C408 at ISTAT Freighter Forum The post Mountain Air Cargo Showcases C408 at ISTAT Freighter Forum appeared firs... Safety & Maintenance Apr 21, 2026

Mountain Air Cargo Announces Return to Buffalo (BUF) Operations Mountain Air Cargo Announces Return to Buffalo (BUF) Operations The post Mountain Air Cargo Announces Return to Buffalo (BUF) Operations app... Pilots & Training Mar 09, 2026

MAC Soars Through Peak Season With 101 Successful Flights MAC Soars Through Peak Season With 101 Successful Flights The post MAC Soars Through Peak Season With 101 Successful Flights appeared first... Airlines & Routes Feb 11, 2026

Spirit Airlines’ competitors think it may go bust this weekend Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Release DateDecember 12, 2025U.... Airlines & Routes Dec 12, 2025

MOSAIC brings confusion to simplified flight controls Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Release DateSeptember 8, 2025MO... Pilots & Training Sep 08, 2025

FAA to clarify its automation approach in forthcoming framework document Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Release DateAugust 13, 2025FAA... Airports & Air Traffic Aug 13, 2025

The 30-Minute Airline Turnaround: How It Works Behind the scenes: How airline pilots, cabin crew, and ground teams work in harmony to turnaround an airliner in 30 minutes keeping low-cost... Airlines & Routes Jan 15, 2025

Part 141 Vs Part 61: A DPE’s Take I often get asked the question by prospective flight school students on the best places to go for flight school. There are so many options a... Pilots & Training Dec 26, 2023

Oh no! My Flight Instructor Certificate Expired! Anything I can do? It’s an unfortunate story I hear all too often as a DPE. A flight instructor missed renewing by their expiration date. Perhaps it was a tech... Pilots & Training Dec 02, 2023

What Leads to Practical Exam Failures: Threat and Error Management I am often asked what areas applicants struggle the most on, and where most failures occur. While the answer to this question ranges dramati... Pilots & Training Feb 24, 2022

A DPE’s Take on Deciphering the ACS: Emergency Descent When I begin my briefings with applicants, I often begin with stating that the ACS is the standard. Sometimes I have students and flight sch... Pilots & Training Feb 20, 2022

Designated Pilot Examiner Hot Spots: Where Applicants Struggle I often get asked on what areas do I see people struggle the most. While performance can vary greatly from geographic region to flight schoo... Pilots & Training Feb 14, 2022

Why aviation insurance rates are going up and what YOU can do to get better rates I recently did some research for an upcoming aviation safety presentation on the top 10 causes of aviation insurance claims. I had the oppor... Pilots & Training Feb 05, 2021

How to Become a Ferry Pilot: 10 Steps I have seen a lot of posts on social media recently about people looking to get into ferry flying. I did a video on this several years ago w... Pilots & Training Jan 06, 2021

Supply and Demand and the Falling Value of Pilots Supply and Demand and the Falling Value of Pilots Pilot Wanted: $10/hour! I was recently perusing some aviation related groups on social med... Pilots & Training Jan 03, 2021

Challenge, Resilience, and Triumph Every time I hear “Whatever It Takes” by Imagine Dragons, I can’t help but to think of where I was where I first heard that song.  It was a... Pilots & Training Dec 02, 2020

“Ode to Night Currency,” Greg’s Flying Carpet Podcast, Flight #5 Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the “Flying Carpet,” as he searches behind clou... Pilots & Training Aug 22, 2020

“Dark, Scary Night,” Greg’s January, 2018 Flying Carpet column   “Beware—the airport you fly into every day is not the same airport at night,” my friend Donna Wood observed. As a new private pilot, Wood... Airports & Air Traffic Nov 23, 2017