Are you wanting to become a pilot but you wear glasses, contact lenses, or have even had corrective vision surgery? Eyesight must be important to a pilot right? But how good must it be? Pilots can...
Category: Rules & Regs
Skimming the top of the clouds in a helicopter is one of the most surreal feelings. Bouncing from cloud to cloud or skimming off the tops of the white wispy stuff makes you feel like Aladdin on his...
The joys of gaining your Private Pilot Certificate are a well-earned achievement, but now you have your license what exactly can you do with it? I used to take friends and family out for flights...
Getting ready for your first aviation medical examination can be an exciting or nerve-wracking time. The decision of the medical examiner could mean your future flying career is dead in the water or...
Many times I see questions pertaining to age when it comes to flying. For most people these ages are not a factor as most of us end up learning to fly as part of a mid-life crisis, but what about...
Flying high in a helicopter takes some remarkable feats of design and engineering. Although helicopters cannot fly as high as their fixed-winged counterparts they can do remarkable things like rescue...