The Power of Flight Simulators November 2018 Flight Training on a Budget By Rod Machado Over a period of two semesters, a young college student with two intro flights in his logbook acquired approximately 60 hours of...
FAR CHANGES THAT BENEFIT GENERAL AVIATION - BIG TIME! June 2018 The FAA has just released several "final new rules" that will have a positive effect on general aviation. The FAA deserves props for these changes and I want to be...
Your Airline Career October 2016 By Rod Machado Now that you've acquired all the necessary flight instructor ratings, you're ready to think about becoming qualified for that airline job. Normally, you should think about getting...
Obtaining Your Advanced Pilot Ratings October 2016 By Rod Machado Once you've acquired the private pilot certificate, you're ready to fly, have fun and, perhaps, pursue that airline career. If so, here's what you should think...
How to Become a Private Pilot October 2016 By Rod Machado What Does it Take? What does it take for you to become a private pilot? If you’re like most people, once you get the thought of flying airplanes...
NINE FIRST STEPS TO BECOMING A PILOT October 2016 By Rod Machado Here is the sequence of steps you should consider in pursuing your private pilot license (it's technically called a "certificate" but we'll call it a license). As...
Young People and Career Choices October 2016 By Rod Machado I remember a time when an airplane would fly over our house during dinner and I’d run outside shirtless—in my tiny pants and bare feet—and then point...
The Airline Pilot Shortage November 2015 When a humorist is asked about the looming pilot shortage, he proposes booster seats to solve the problem. When the aviation industry is asked about it, it offers a range...
How to Find a Good Flight Instructor December 2014 Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, is more important to a person's success at learning to fly than having a good flight instructor. Yes, there are many good flight instructors...
