private pilot – Disciples of Flight

A Cessna 182 being worked on by a mechanic - Using the Airplane Squawk Sheet and Squawk Etiquette

Using the Airplane Squawk Sheet and Squawk Etiquette

To Squawk or Not to Squawk, That is the Question – When ...

Glass cockpit in a Boeing 787 - NextGen Pilots: Are Millennials More or Less Effective in the Cockpit?

NextGen Pilots: Are Millennials More or Less Effective in the Cockpit?

NextGen pilots is what I’m calling the new generation of pilots who will stand ...

Cockpit of a Boeing 727 - My Path to Becoming a Pilot in Kenya

My Journey to Becoming a Pilot in Kenya

My story of becoming a pilot in Kenya and my love affair with ...

The Wildest Superstitions and Rituals in Aviation

Update 1.2.2017: Author and Pilot R.K. Dick Williams Weighs In on Aviation ...

1975 Cessna 172M at KTRK - Flight Lesson Journal: Doubting One's Airworthiness

Flight Lesson Journal: Doubting One’s Airworthiness

At what point exactly does “beginners luck” fade away? Recently I’ve decided ...

Flying over Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, during a first flight lesson

Flight Lesson Journal: First Flight, or The Beginning of the End

Making Lifelong Dreams Reality, and Catching the Disease Recently I’ve decided to ...

A general aviation pilot flying a Piper PA-11

Why Now Is the Perfect Time To Be a General Aviation Pilot

As a general aviation pilot, I’m taking my flight training seriously because it only ...

Pilots in the cockpit of a Beechcraft Baron 58TC - The 24 Traits of the Pilot Personality

Is There Such a Thing As a Pilot Personality?

Why Are Pilots Like That? Have you ever talked to a cop ...

The view, including the instrument panel, from a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle in flight.

Why Learn How to Fly an Airplane: An Airline Pilot’s Perspective

An airline pilot tackles the seemingly simple question: Why Learn How to ...

aviation medicine deep vein thrombosis

DVT and Flying – What Every Pilot Needs to Know

Pilots should be aware of the symptoms of DVT and flying. In addition ...