Getting your seaplane rating should be a fun experience, says Charles Welden, owner of WaterWings, a seaplane flight school near Birmingham, Alabama. “If you’re not having fun, then we have failed,” he says.
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New flight training program using virtual reality cuts time to solo by 30%
“We have had students who finished and soloed in times that we have never seen before,” Embry-Riddle Flight Training Manager Nicole Hester said. “We’re also getting feedback from our instructor pilots that students in the new program can immediately control the airplane and understand radio communications very well.”
And now, a few words from your propeller
I sometimes think you take me for granted, but you need to know that I am a driving force and the first thing air hits when it deals with your airplane. Here are a few things about me that you need to know.
19-year-old woman completes record-breaking around the world flight
What’s next for the record-breaking pilot? She has her sights set on space, with a dream to become an astronaut.
Video: Train and plan for emergencies before they happen
A new FAA video examines the startle response, which happens when things go wrong, and then shows how training can reduce that response and prepare you to react the right way to unexpected events.
Baby, Oh Baby: A great little biplane
The Baby Great Lakes flies right into the category of “once you’ve seen one, you won’t forget it!” It is tiny, but those who own these airplanes love them.
Video: Landing on a glacier
Reading through the latest “Fast Five” newsletter from Sporty’s Pilot Shop, the video of the week caught my eye: New behind-the-scenes footage from Sporty’s new Tailwheel Checkout Course of pilots from Talkeetna Air Taxi flying a deHavilland Canada DHC-3 and landing on a glacier in Denali National Park.
Video: Bizjet takes on Star Wars Canyon
A Dassault Falcon 8X business jet takes its turn flying through Star Wars Canyon near Death Valley. Fred Johnsen was there to capture it on video.
Early analysis of California Learjet crash released
A new video from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute gives an analysis of the Dec. 27, 2021, crash of a Learjet air ambulance flight that crashed in a neighborhood in El Cajon, California.