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5 Reasons Pilots Love the iPad

Jan 02, 2013 00:01 AM | Erica Johnson
Electronic Charts If there’s one thing pilots despise, it’s carrying around a 35 pound flight back, filled with books and charts to each flight. The beauty of an iPad in the cockpit is that it completely eliminates the need to carry charts. Of course, it’s...
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Part 141 vs Part 61

Dec 13, 2012 00:12 AM | Erica Johnson
When choosing a flight school, aviation students can choose from two types of flight training schools — Part 61 flight instruction or a Part 141 flight school. While both types of flight instruction are perfectly legitimate methods of pilot training, there are advantages to receiving...

What’s the World’s Longest Flight?

Dec 07, 2012 00:12 AM | Erica Johnson
Do you dream about flight training so that someday you can be the captain of an aircraft flying passengers internationally?  You might be interested in testing your knowledge then….do you know what the world’s longest flights are? You might say the U.S. is a big...

Aviation Quiz: What Did These Important Aviators Do?

Oct 30, 2012 00:10 AM | Erica Johnson
Here are some famous names in aviation: Do you know what they did to become famous? In a previous blog posting, we talked about Wilbur and Orville Wright. To find out more about them, check that blog. Charles Lindbergh? Yuri Gagarin? Neil Armstrong? Chuck Yeager?...

Did you Know There Are Four Types of Airspeed?

Feb 11, 2012 00:02 AM | Erica Johnson
  If you are thinking about becoming a professional pilot, you’ll find understanding the four different types of airspeed to be interesting — and important to be a safe pilot. What are these types? Groundspeed, true airspeed, indicated airspeed (IAS), and calibrated airspeed (CAS).  ...