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Pilot Safety Simplified: Proficiency vs. Currency Explained

Pilot Institute

Well examine why they should always go hand-in-hand and how you can improve your skills to become a more capable pilot. Key Takeaways Currency ensures a pilot meets FAA legal requirements to act as pilot-in-command. Proficiency is a pilots ability to fly skillfully and safely beyond legal minimums.

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Complete Preflight Checklists All Pilots Need

Northstar VFR

Pilots observe checklist use and learn their importance starting at the first flight lesson. Checklist use is an element that pilots are tested on during checkrides at every level of training. It’s vital that we take an honest look at our capacity for pilot-in-command responsibilities before each flight.

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Watching the Gates

NAFI

NAFI NOTAMs #49 Watching The Gates ~Guest Blogger Aaron Dabney The following post is a combination blog and video blog post. Some people don’t need to be pilots. Or at least for the required checkride prep portion if you inherited them from somebody else. You know whether or not you see “pilot in command” coming from them.

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Pilot’s aviation app directory – 2025 Edition

iPad Pilot News

This app lets you know at a glance if you are legal to fly as pilot in command by keeping track of your flight review, medical status and recent flight experience. Pilot Workshops Explore Pilot Workshops’ collection of pilot proficiency courses in this app. Flight Currency Ready to fly? Are you current?

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