Some pilots will say the instrument rating was one of the hardest ratings of all (second to perhaps becoming a flight instructor). Whereas in the private and commercial license training you are...
Category: Pilot Advice
Many of us who operate small general aviation airplanes out of busier airspace are familiar with the phrase, “caution wake turbulence” issued by the controller. As a pilot wake turbulence is an...
Weather can be a topic that new and seasoned pilots alike spend too little time studying and as a result have to do the bulk of their learning in the cockpit in real-world scenarios. Avoiding storms...
It’s iconic, fun, and at first, intimidating. Talking on the radio as a pilot can be kind of a language in itself. A gathering in the sky that is social yet structured, cordial yet formal. If...
In navigation days of old, a pilot was lucky to have an ADF or possibly a VOR to get around. Other than that it was true IFR – “I Follow Roads.” As technology has greatly improved over the past...
It’s confusing because they are often (incorrectly) used interchangeably in conversation: Heading, bearing, course, and track. Even correctly used by ATC, “on course heading” is still a little...