How to Get a Private Pilot’s License
Have you always had a dream of flying high – and being in control of the jet? If so, then obtaining your private pilot license may be your goal. How …
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How to Become a Private Pilot
When you decide that you would like to become a pilot, there are different options to choose from. One of the most popular choices is to obtain a private pilot …
Private Pilot License Requirements to Know
When starting your journey towards a PPL certificate, it’s important to understand the private pilot license requirements needed to do so. Here’s what to know. [lwptoc numeration=”none” skipHeadingText=”Share This:”] Every …
What Happens During Your Private Pilot Checkride?
[lwptoc numeration=”decimalnested” numerationSuffix=”dot” title=”CONTENTS:” titleFontSize=”30px” itemsFontSize=”19px”] Once a flight instructor is confident that a student pilot is ready to take flight entirely on his or her own, he or she …
You Got Your Private! Now What?
For those eager to climb as far as they can in aviation and are considering a career in the cockpit, the path is clear. These vocation-oriented pilots are quick to …
What Are The Restrictions of A Private Pilot Certificate?
Safety and success in aviation is a matter of knowing what possible and which limitations surround an aircraft or airspace. Smart pilots are also informed of the restrictions surrounding themselves. …
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Some Things that Surprise First-Time Small-Airplane Passengers
Flying in a small aircraft or even going down the runway is especially valuable for a first-time, front-seat passenger. In this case, they can look down the runway while the …
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Strange Aviation Sounds Small-Airplane Passengers (and Pilots) Hear
Passengers in big airliners hear certain aviation sounds that have become commonplace in our flying experience. They hear machine made aviation sounds (like the engines humming as the jet flies through …
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Strange Things Small Airplane Passengers See And Feel
Even without having ever been in a functional airplane, Leonardo Da Vinci observed, For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for …
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How a Private Pilot Gets Ready for a Flight
In the outstanding TV series Sky King, which ran from 1951 to 1962, “Sky” would rush out to his twin-engine Cessna, the Songbird, start her up, and spring into the …
7 Things Passengers Should Know About Small Planes
People pretty much know how to behave as passengers on a jetliner as opposed to small planes. Sure, some people, the outliers, do ridiculous things like argue with and threaten …
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Taking a First Time Passenger Flying
A freshly-minted pilot’s first thought is invariably very exciting: I want to take my friends or family up into the air while I’m at the controls! Of course, there’s another …