Solo students need to have a plan for an alternative if the flight cannot proceed as planned. In essence, in addition to the IMSAFE checklist, a pilot should conduct a self briefing on their plan, ...

Question: I'm training to be a CFI, and I'm wondering how you know when your learners are ready to go on their first solo cross-country flight? I know about cFAR 61.87 that covers solo requirements ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A local nonprofit is taking action to show teens in the Valley that the sky is not the limit for their dreams. As he geared up, 17-year-old Josiah Bohanon talked about doing ...

I can't believe that my training is now heading towards soloing! I am definitely excited by the prospect of taking a plane up by myself. Check out the video as the Russ can fly journey heads towards ...

SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio — While most 16-year-olds are learning how to drive, one is learning how to fly. Allyssa Metz has been logging flight hours since she was nine. Just last month, the sophomore ...

The teen pilot spoke out about the safe landing amid dangerous situation. A teenage pilot who successfully landed her small plane after losing a wheel on her first-ever solo flight said she "freaked ...

Durango High School senior Benjamin Williams is well on his way to becoming a licensed private pilot – thanks in part to the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University’s School of Aviation has seen enrollment increase from 220 to nearly 317 solo students since 2022. The program, founded in 1983, maintains relationships ...