The first time I flew solo on an instrument flight in actual instrument conditions was the day I flew from Morristown to Teterboro, New Jersey, to take the check ride with an FAA examiner to add the ...

Cessna recently added a new instrument-pilot course to its Cessna Flight Training System. The web-based course will be available through the company’s network of Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs) later this ...

I am really beginning to think about starting my instrument rating training. Being able to fly Instrument Flight Rules or IFR, is the next step in a private pilots journey. I have begun to read books ...

All airline pilots in the United States are required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate. To obtain this certificate, applicants must have at least 1,500 flight hours, 200 cross-country ...

As a child, Curtis Erickson of Savage was fascinated with the air mail pilots who buzzed over his family's farm during the 1930s in Dawson, Minn. Erickson, a Minnesota aviation pioneer in ...

Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Those in the Bangor area who dream of one day becoming a pilot can now see their dreams takeoff closer to home. Maine Instrument Flight has been headquartered in Augusta for ...