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Aviation Year in Review

When the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, American Flyers will be celebrating our 83rd year in flight training. That is remarkable when you stop and think about it. You might wonder, how does a flight school stay in business for over 80 years? That’s a great question, one

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Now Is An Even Better Time To Become A Commercial Pilot

In October 2018, we published an article titled “Why Now is a Great Time to Become a Commercial Pilot.” In that article, we focused on the state of the industry from mostly a logistics perspective. There were not enough pilots to fly airplanes, and we had record airplane sales.

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Passing the Knowledge Test

The average age of someone starting flight training is 31. For private pilots, it’s 48. That means the average person in the initial flight training process is probably quite removed from taking standardized written assessments but is very accustomed to practical and real-world evaluations. So, most flight training candidates

Training

The Most Common Skills a Pilot Will Forget First When Not Proficient

Everyone has a story, and every pilot has a reason for learning to fly. Then in many cases, “life happens.” We see this often where a pilot learned to fly years ago, and due to family, financial, business, or many other reasons, they had to stop flying. As soon

Life of a Pilot

Five Rules of Thumb for the Private Pilot

If you ask any pilot for flying advice, regardless of their experience, you will most likely get an earful. Some of this advice is based on experience while most is based on hearsay and hangar flying. When we discuss the five rules of thumb for private pilots, we are

Become a Pilot

CFIs Make Great Pilots

The best way to learn is to try, and try, and try again. “Practice makes perfect” are well-known words we all grew up on. And of course, this phrase absolutely applies to flying. I recently ran into an old CFI student of mine from many years ago. We spent

Student Interview

Featured Student: Jack Frye

American Flyers: Tell us a little about yourself? Jack Frye: My Name is Jack Frye. I am currently 21 years old and I got into flying when I was 17. I run a software development company and attend Eastern Michigan University. I am working towards a bachelor of science

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Featured Staff Members: Maintenance Team

Thank you to our entire maintenance team for all of your hard work and dedication. Our mechanics work tirelessly each day to ensure our airplanes meet the highest standards the industry has to offer. Because of them, our employees and customers feel safe each time they fly one of

About American Flyers

Flying Goals for 2022

A new year is upon us filled with new opportunities. If you’re anything like me, you’ve created a list of things you would like to accomplish in 2022 and are wondering how to get things started. At the top of my list is becoming current. I started flying in

Training

Five Rules of Thumb for the Instrument Pilot

When you think about instrument flying, you can think of hundreds of things that you need to remember when flying in the clouds. This article covers the five most basic rules of thumb for you to remember when flying on instruments. 5: Always use the six T’s American Flyers

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Aviation Year in Review

Now Is An Even Better Time To Become A Commercial Pilot

Passing the Knowledge Test

The Most Common Skills a Pilot Will Forget First When Not Proficient

Five Rules of Thumb for the Private Pilot

CFIs Make Great Pilots

Featured Student: Jack Frye

Featured Staff Members: Maintenance Team

Flying Goals for 2022

Five Rules of Thumb for the Instrument Pilot

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