Flying

Flight Instructors: Finding One That Soars

When choosing a flight instructor, prioritize whether you'll enjoy spending time with them and trust their expertise and safety practices. Research potential instructors using online resources like ...
Flying

How I Became a Flight Instructor

The 1500-hour rule for ATP certificates, implemented after the Colgan Air 3407 crash, drastically increased the demand for flight instructors (CFIs). Becoming a CFI is now a common stepping stone for ...
FLYING on MSN

Single Father and Flight Instructor Awarded $2,500 Sporty's Scholarship

Sporty's Pilot Training+ is an all-inclusive membership that unlocks the company's complete library of award-winning, ...
WKYT

Aviation professor: Majority of flight instructors have less than one year of experience

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - Late last month, flight instructor Timothy McKellar Jr., 22, and student pilot Connor Quisenberry, 18, died in a plane crash in Ohio County. The National Transportation Safety ...
United States Army

‘Making students into aviation warfighters’: AVCOE honors FY2025 Instructors of the Year

The Aviation Center of Excellence honored its Instructors of the Year for Fiscal Year 2025 in a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Ala.
People

Pilot Thought Instructor Was 'Just Pretending' When He Had Died Mid-Takeoff

"The pilot knew the instructor well and thought he was just pretending to take a nap whilst the pilot flew the circuit," the report states A pilot thought his flight instructor was pretending when he ...
Business Insider

I'm a flight instructor in Las Vegas, where clients rent private planes for up to $1,000 an hour. Business is booming as people are coming out of the woodwork wanting to learn ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a pilot. I would look up in the sky all the time, and was obsessed with trying to see airplanes. I ...