How To Recognize and Recover from An Unusual Attitude June 2025An unusual attitude is an attitude that is unintended or unexpected, or when the aircraft maneuvers into an attitude that’s not required for normal flight. The aircraft can then enter...
5 Most Common Aircraft Flap Types (Explained by a CFI) May 2025As a student pilot, understanding flaps isn't just about checking a box on the knowledge test. It’s about controlling your aircraft more precisely, especially during takeoff and landing phases. Knowing...
What Is Zulu Time? The Aviation Industry’s Universal Clock May 2025Zulu time isn’t just a training tool—it’s how aviation works. Commercial pilots use it daily. Dispatchers file flight plans in Zulu. Controllers coordinate flights across time zones in Zulu. Zulu...
8 Aviation Visual Illusions Pilots Often Experience April 2025When pilots are flying in VMC (visual meteorological conditions), vision plays a major role in sending correct signals to the brain on the pilot’s position, movement, and orientation. Take away...
Step-By-Step Guide To Performing Ground Reference Maneuvers March 2025Ground reference maneuvers may seem basic, but they’re foundational for precise flying. Mastering these skills will help you fly better in the traffic pattern, navigate more effectively, and handle crosswind...
When To Go Around: 6 Scenarios Every Pilot Should Prepare For March 2025Let's start with the basic principle of the go-around. As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the...