Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

FAA Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is the US federal government agency in charge of aviation standards, air traffic control, airspace safety, and the certification of personnel and aircraft. This means that, in most cases, a drone pilot flying in FPV will need a visual observer nearby.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 17, 2025

Theyre there to ensure safety when another pilots vision is restricted, like when youre in a simulated instrument flight. Instead, they monitor the airspace, communicate with air traffic control if necessary, and step in to prevent potential hazards. They act in the capacity of a backup pilot.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

You can take a friend and fly for lunch at another airport, tour local landmarks or attend fly-ins to meet other pilots and get involved in the aviation community. No matter where you’re headed, being up in the air is the greatest thrill of all. A Commercial certificate is required essentially to get paid to be a pilot.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Airplanes Air Traffic Control 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

According to FAA data, general aviation (GA) pilots are responsible for almost half of these events. In this definition, the surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft refers to the movement area, that part of a towered airport under control by air traffic control (ATC), including runways and taxiways.

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Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2024

As a student you should become extremely familiar with the contents of part 91, not only to pass your checkride, but so that as the pilot in command (PIC) you can make smart, safe decisions about your flight. Stay vigilant looking for traffic and don’t forget your radio calls!

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Aeronautical Information Manual Federal Aviation Regulations Checkride Air Traffic Control 52

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Today would be his first landing on the ice as pilot in command. Since 2019, pilots in command have been presented with poker chips -- what the Alton Bay crew fittingly call "ice chips" -- commemorating landing at Alton Bay. Gilead achieved his first landing at Alton Bay when we went in 2022. I went airplane spotting.

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