A Private Pilot License (PPL) allows individuals to fly for personal use, not for compensation, requiring candidates to meet FAA criteria including age, English proficiency, medical certification, and ...

"Gouges," or profiles of DPEs' check ride tendencies, can help applicants prepare for specific DPE quirks but risk teaching the test rather than comprehensive flying skills. Many applicants struggle ...

ASHWAUBENON (WLUK) -- An area airport is now offering student pilots a way to prepare for their FAA written exam. Since the pandemic, it's been difficult for local students hoping to pass their ...

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of ...

With enough money, NASA plans to begin flying its astronauts to the International Space Station before the end of 2017, but nongovernment test pilots may make the trip in one or more of the commercial ...