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Constant Evolution of Aviation Technology

As a pilot, the evolution of aviation technology has undoubtedly changed the landscape of flying in the past 20 years. The advancements in avionics, the introduction of apps like Foreflight, and the development of Garmin’s innovative technology have all revolutionized how pilots navigate, communicate, and operate aircraft. These technologies

About Planes, Flying, Instrument, Life of a Pilot

Is It Time To Buy Your First Airplane?

Whether you are learning to fly for fun or as a career, the journey of becoming a pilot is marked by many milestones. Among these, purchasing your first airplane can be one of the most significant. The price of new single-engine airplanes has surged to well over $400,000 in

About Planes, Flying, Instrument

Don’t Let Glass Be Your Crutch

Glass Cockpits first entered service with the military in the late 60s and early 70s. These consisted of a multi-function display in the F-111. By the late 70s and early 80s, NASA primarily used electronic flight displays on many platforms to enhance situational awareness. By the 1990s, LCD panels

Instrument, Learn to Fly

Getting Your IFR Is Easier Than You May Think

By Steven Daun, National Chief Pilot We see many students come through our doors each year to earn their Private Pilot Certificate and the majority of them continue on to earn their Instrument Rating(IFR). However, when we speak with people who received their Private Pilot Certificates years ago or

Instrument, Training

The Instrument Proficiency Check

By Steven Daun, National Chief Pilot Unlike the Flight Review, the Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) is only required if a pilot’s instrument currency lapses—there is no regularly recurring requirement for an IPC. As long as instrument-rated pilots accomplish the approach currency requirements of 14 CFR 61.57, they may never

Instrument, Learn to Fly

Getting an Instrument Rating Is Easier Than You May Think

By Steven Daun, National Chief Pilot We see many students come through our doors each year to earn their Private Pilot Certificate and the majority of them continue on to earn their Instrument Rating. However, when we speak with people who received their Private Pilot Certificates years ago or

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Constant Evolution of Aviation Technology

Is It Time To Buy Your First Airplane?

Don’t Let Glass Be Your Crutch

Getting Your IFR Is Easier Than You May Think

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Getting an Instrument Rating Is Easier Than You May Think

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