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Becoming a Certified Flight Instructor is no easy task. The pass rate of CFI candidates is much lower than other ratings due to the incredible amount of knowledge and skill...

With advancing technology throughout the aviation industry new designs are constantly being introduced. Wing designs change, but the aerodynamic principles serving them don’t: Thrust, Lift, Drag and Weight. 

Altitude can be a difficult thing to grasp, especially when you throw in the formulas and how each is mathematically figured. However, the first step is truly understanding the difference...

Each V-speed (and there are many) is technically a specific speed for a specific maneuver in a specific configuration. While that’s a mouthful, it essentially boils down this: The speed at...

For those who aren’t well versed in using the heavy, nausea inducing and all encompassing federal guideline booklet, let’s take a look and break it down so that the FAR/AIM...

As you work your way down the ACS and think through your holds and brief your approaches, at some point the examiner is guaranteed to ask you: “When you are...