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 dramatically from the type...
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I am often asked what areas applicants struggle the most on, and where most failures occur. While the answer to this question ranges dramatically from the type...
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 technical issue and it w...
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 and so many different...
You have an SOE (Supervised Operating Experience) restrictions on a TYPE RATING if you have the following limitation (substitute CL-65 for any aircraft requirin...
Veteran Owned, Veteran Operated Our Mission: Be the best flight school for veterans. At Flex Air Flight School, y ou can use VR&E (Chapter 31) to pay for flight...
What is going on with airline hiring? A supply-chain look at the pilot pipeline — written for the instructor watching the market cool, and the career-changer wo...
Choosing a commercial pilot training program is one of the most consequential decisions you will make if you want a career in aviation. The program you select d...
What Is Part-Time Commercial Pilot Training? Part-time commercial pilot training is flight instruction designed to fit around a working professional's existing...
Key Takeaways: Financial uncertainty, not the sticker price alone, is one of the top reasons students leave flight training early. Irregular scheduling caused...
No, not from the FAA, and not from any U.S. airline. A degree changes exactly one thing, and only at certain schools. Here's the rule, the exception, and how to...
FAA First-Class Medical: What Disqualifies You, What Doesn't, and Why to Take It First This article was authored by Flex Air President Paul Wynns, PhD (USN reti...
For most of aviation's history you chose between college and flying, and paid twice if you wanted both. A partner-school pathway runs them together. Here's what...
US airline cadet programs don't pay for your training. They give you a conditional job offer and access to a loan. An apprenticeship is a different structure en...
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The October 2026 edition of eVTOL Insights’ Digital Magazine is now available, bringing together industry developments and perspectives on the The post eVTOL In...
Archer Aviation has completed a series of piloted flights with its Midnight aircraft around San Francisco Bay, concluding the Northern The post Archer Completes...