I read the letters from Capts. David M. Phipps and Tom Olsen on pilot training and Frances Fiorino’s article “Safety Under Scrutiny” (AW&ST Feb. 1, pp. 11 and 50) with interest as I too have seen a ...

The article “Quality or Quantity” provides a useful summary of circumstances in the pilot profession. The point of Dick Leland, president of the National Aerospace Training and Research Center, that ...

Pilots are increasingly over-reliant on electronic flight bags (EFBs) and GPS, leading to a decline in fundamental navigation skills like pilotage and dead reckoning. Mastering basic "analog" ...

Discover how structured flight training guides beginners step by step from first lesson to pilot licence with safety, skills, ...

A US Army UH-72 Lakota, which the service says is too advanced to teach its student pilots elementary flying skills and is now looking at fielding a more basic solution. (US Army) The US Army is ...

Re: "Pilots flying skills of high concern," Money, Aug. 31. The current safety record in commercial and military aviation is the envy of all other industries and represents years of relentless ...