Successfully learning to fly requires establishing a strong support system, including finding a mentor and a compatible instructor within a suitable training program tailored to your learning style.

Humanity has long dreamt about flying, and now that we can do it easily, many kids and adults still dream about becoming a pilot. While more accessible today than ever before, for many getting a pilot ...

The 2024 Redbird "State of Flight Training" report reveals a significant increase in demand for flight training, making schools busier and driving up the average cost of a Private Pilot License to $14 ...

In May 2022, an air-traffic controller in Florida received a frantic call. The pilot of a single-engine Cessna 208 had collapsed, leaving the sole passenger—with no experience at all flying a plane—to ...

These days I do a lot of travel. I'm writing this at 36,000 feet headed for Phoenix. I'd like to share a story about how we travel versus where we are trying to go. My hope is to give you a different ...

As early as I can remember, I have wanted to fly. When I look back at pictures from my childhood, young me was playing with model airplanes. I was the kid who hung out at the airport and looked up at ...

Bill Forelli may have figured out how to accelerate the learn-to-fly process using personal computer-based simulators. Expert X-Plane pilot Bill Forelli soloed in less than 10 hours, which includes ...