Flight Training Central

APRIL 21, 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of the Flight Maneuver Spotlight series. Here, we’ll highlight the various maneuvers you’ll practice during your flight training and be expected to demonstrate during your private pilot checkride. Each maneuver is part of Sporty’s 2024 Learn to Fly Course and includes a narrated video animation, along with step-by-step instructions that include performance standards and common errors.

Approach 72

Approach Checkride Airplanes Pilot 72

Pilots Who Ask Why

APRIL 21, 2024

Jet engine technology is one of the most impressive marvels of the aviation and aerospace industry. Without it, none of us would have a career! Whatever aircraft type you have flown, maintained, or admired over the years, the technology inside those engines gets crazier every day. Manufacturers are pushing the […] The post How Does a Jet Engine Work?

Jet 52

Jet Pilot 52

Northstar VFR

APRIL 21, 2024

By Jordan Bullock CFI, Boeing 737 Pilot Traditionally, becoming a Certified Flight Instructor (commonly abbreviated as CFI) has been a required step to build hours before inevitably leaving for a coveted airline gig. With instructor pay increasing and more people becoming instructors as a way to scratch their aviation itch, the CFI world is becoming more and more popular.

Checkride 55

Checkride Airplanes Pilot Crosswind 55