Perhaps the greatest challenge to future professional pilots is overcoming the financial hurdle inherent in flight training. According to recent estimates, a private pilot’s license in 2010 will cost between eight to ten thousand dollars, with the commercial pilot certificate topping out at forty to sixty thousand! The dirty little secret to these bloated numbers is the fact that much of that money is spent renting an airplane and “building hours” — something you could be doing for free! Read more…
Archive for September, 2010
American Pilots Line Up And Wait on September 30
On September 30, the words “position and hold” will be replaced by the phrase “line up and wait” in ATC parlance here in the United States. The change is being implemented to increase standardization with the international aviation community and to reduce runway incursions. What does this mean for pilots? Read more…
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