A cross-country gone awry

Contributor David Booth shares a story of an eventful cross-country…

Flight maneuver spotlight: crosswind takeoff

Welcome to the latest edition of the Flight Maneuver Spotlight series. Here we'll highlight the various maneuvers you'll practice during your flight training and be expected to demonstrate during your private pilot checkride. Each maneuver includes step-by-step instructions, performance standards and common errors. Study them while on the ground or print them for quick reference in the airplane.

Top 5 questions and answers for flying with youth

We’ve all been there.  After many months, or possibly years,…

Flight maneuver spotlight: forward slips

This week's flight maneuver spotlight focuses on the forward slip, a procedure you can use to increase the descent rate during the landing approach without increasing airspeed.
Kid in airplane

5 ways to give a terrible intro flight

One of the great traditions in aviation is, soon after you earn your pilot's license, to take a friend or family member up for a flight. It's a fun way to exercise your pilot-in-command privileges, gain confidence and introduce someone new to aviation. Such a flight should definitely be on your to-do list, but it should also be carefully planned.
Pre-flight inspection

Learning to learn (again)

Our flight school attracts students from all walks of life. …

Share your aviation adventure with us

Sporty’s StudentPilotNews welcomes you to share your aviation…
WINGS feature

Is WINGS the Answer?

First, I would like to say that I think that the FAA WINGS -…

Runway braking action reports finally make sense

The FAA recently implemented a new system to help pilots better understand how snow and ice affect will affect braking on runways and taxiways, allowing both airport operators and pilots to use a standardized method to identify both the contamination type and how it will affect deceleration, braking and directional control.

Night Moves

In 1976 Bob Seger released “Night Moves”, a song about going…