The author successfully conducted their first simulated instrument flight with live VATSIM air traffic control, flying from Boston (KBOS) to Portland (KPWM) after recent instrument lessons. The flight ...

The AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM symposium emphasized aviation as an expedient method for teaching high school science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). At the symposium, Redbird ...

Jerry Williams is confident that when he flips an aircraft in midair or disables the cockpit instruments, his students can recover without careening to the ground. Rather than attempt dangerous ...

Caleb West, 6, of Mitchellville recently got to take his classroom lessons to the skies as he piloted his aircraft through green square rings — a test not of his aerial acumen, but of his science and ...

Even though air travel has become a standard part of our lives, with more and more people flying every year, there is still a level of prestige associated with airline pilots. Estimates suggest that ...