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What can you do with your PPL: 10 Awesome Things to Try

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By Lisa Thornton, CFII & Airline First Officer The first license any pilot earns is their Private Pilot Certificate ( PPL ). Like any of the other ratings, the Private Pilot must go through the usual FAA check ride profile: written test , oral exam , and practical portion. Many pilots use the PPL as a building block for future certificates, leading up to flying into challenging weather and for compensation.

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Seasonal Aerial Right Seater

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I’m a private pilot that’s building hours, and I came across a job offer for a seasonal aerial right seater with the description: Assist pilot and observe from the right seat position of Aircraft Since the job only lists “assist”, would I be able to log hours as a safety pilot or something while getting paid since I wouldn’t be acting as PIC? Are there any regulations against this?

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Flight Review: Azerbaijan Airlines Economy Class A320 (operated by GetJet)

All Plane

This is actually, not the aircraft I flew. The one this flight report refers to was a white-liveried GetJet A320. Flight#: J28104 From: Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen (SAW) To: Baku (GYD) Flight time: 2h 50min Aircraft: Airbus A320 This was my first time flying Azerbaijan Airlines. However, technically speaking the aircraft and crew were provided by GetJet, so I am not sure how much this flight review reflects the typical Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) experience.

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Electric aircraft orders, Turkish Airlines reviews & more (The Allplane Newsletter #151)

All Plane

Picture: ELECTRON Aerospace Electric Aviation ELECTRON Aerospace has confirmed a deal with German individual air mobility operator Air2E and US air taxi company Hopscotch Air. This means that the Dutch electric aircraft developer is close to €200 million in pre-orders. READ. You can also listen here to the podcast episode with Josef Mouris, co-founder and CEO of ELECTRON.