Once you become a private pilot, the usual next step (if you continue your training) is to get your instrument rating. This will certify you to fly with reduced visibility and not being able to see...
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Nearly everyone has been on an airline flight at some point in their lives and seen the word from a 30,000 foot (often more) foot view. It’s amazing up there and one of the reasons you go that high...
If you plan on continued training after your private pilot’s license, generally the progression is to get your instrument rating next. Not only will becoming instrument rated make you a better and...
Learning to fly an airplane is a real adrenaline rush, but nothing compares to the first time the instructor isn’t in the plane. It’s a routine flight that you’ve made many times by this point,...
It's an experience unlike any other... soloing an airplane for the first time is a mixture of pure thrill, focus, and if we're all being honest, a little dose of uncertainty. You know you can fly the...
I have received a lot (but not all) of my formal flight training from American Flyers in Addison, Texas (though they have several locations across the country). I have completed my private pilot’s...