“Get on the gauges, you’re going to feel a little bump.” These were the words of my CFII (certified flight instructor-instrument) the first time he took me into the clouds. He is ex-Air Force and ...

The author details their experience completing the BVARTCC WINGS flight training program, a series of VFR and IFR flights in a flight simulator using live VATSIM air traffic control for Boston ...

Capstone GPS-based system will begin phase two tests this year with plans to extend technologies for phase three The US Federal Aviation Administration is to extend its Capstone free-flight technology ...

Check rides usually include a simple yet significant question: What is the difference between currency and proficiency? Both are important matters, of course, and if you are anyone other than a ...

Notice of proposed amendment could complete effort to allow 'modern' turboprops to fly at night or daylight IFR Europe is set to allow single-engine instrument flight rules (SE-IFR) operations if a ...

Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has introduced a new web-based training programme featuring Garmin G1000 avionics systems. The new online program features three Garmin G1000 training ...

Because a change in FAA policy made in 1999 imposed the stricter reliability requirements—based on numerical safety analysis (Advisory Circular 27-1B)— no new single-engine rotorcraft have been ...

Buddha Air’s Operations Department at the Domestic Airport in Kathmandu monitors weather and visibility at destinations all over the country as well as flight movements. With the onset of spring, ...