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Welcome to the largest freely available Flight
Instructor website devoted to all levels of pilot certification.
If you're a beginner, learning to fly is one of the most
challenging
but rewarding experiences you can ever have. Less than 1% of the
US population has ever earned a private certificate. The list of
active pilots (current medical) brings that to less than a tenth of one
percent of the US population. Even fewer are
helicopter pilots. Your choice puts you in
the most exclusive club in the world. Want a career? Read
why It's
a good time to become a pilot.
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training is a very intense and personal experience. With good
instruction, you can easily achieve your
dream. Your flight training begins with a Certificated Flight
Instructor (CFI). This person is vital resource to you as
you achieve your goal. Start your information search in the Reading
section and Private Pilot and Learn to Fly resource page.
The goal
of this web site is three-fold: 1) to help people get information
about becoming
pilots,
2) help current pilots get information on additional certificates and
ratings, and 3) provide helpful aviation links
and resources (reading library).
Thank you for visiting my
website. It literally
costs thousands of dollars a year to keep this free resource
online. My site receives an enormous
amount of
traffic, and I'm handling about 140 requests for information weekly,
all as a public service. Consider
supporting this website by purchasing materials
from the Pilot Store. In its 6th
year
of operation, this website gets between 29,000 to 35,744 hits per
month. March 2008 was our highest traffic month to date at 35,744
unique visitors. It took 4 years to hit our
quarter-millionth viewer in
October 2006. It only
took nine months to reach a half-million visitors in July
2007. I
constantly
add content depending on requests & questions
I receive, search terms used to find
this website, and student experiences. Content is updated &
added weekly,
so
check this website often. I'd love to hear your thoughts to
make it better.
What's New...
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What's New... 2007
12/31/2007 New
Captain Series: The Model Captain
11/30/2007 New Captain Series: Bag
of Crap
10/31/2007 New Captain Series: Becoming
a Captain
09/20/2007 Winds
Aloft Practice
09/10/2007 TAF
Practice
09/01/2007 METAR
Practice
08/17/2007 Rotation Speed
08/01/2007 Advice to the New CFI
07/01/2007 Being a Better Aviation
Consumer
06/01/2007 Guest
Column: Captain Anonymous: Pressure Rising
05/16/2007 Guest
Column: America's Standing in the World
- Anthony T
05/15/2007 Life
Stress
Events - things that affect pilots
05/13/2007 The Heinrich/Smith
Safety Triangle
05/10/2007
CFI
Discount for Visi-Hold
05/06/2007 Integrating Threat
& Error Management
05/05/2007 New Schedule: Private Pilot
Ground School
05/01/2007 Threats to Safety
- manage the threats which reduce safety
04/28/2007 Guest
Column: Captain Anonymous
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04/22/2007 Flight Profiles for IFR
Crosscountry
04/16/2007 I Passed
the Written, Now What?
04/12/2007 Updated: Flight Profiles Improve Safety
04/10/2007 Updated:
Introduction to Flight
Profiles
04/03/2007 The Checkride Mindset
- part 3 of the Checkride Series
04/01/2007 Updated: Certification
Information on Famous Aviators
03/26/2007 Guest Column: Captain Anonymous
03/20/2007 Why People Quit Flying
03/15/2007 Spreading Myths -
get the facts, stop listening to the B.S.
03/01/2007 Are you in it for the long
haul? - stop fooling around with
inexperienced CFIs & being out
of practice
02/21/2007 Guest Column: Captain Anonymous
02/16/2007 All about the NASA form
02/11/2007 Are You Too Fat?
02/02/2007 What are you
doing over there?
01/27/2007 How to
Solo As Quickly As
Possible
01/18/2007 Encouragement from the
Flight Deck
01/13/2007 Staying IFR Current
01/09/2007 You're in the Driver's
Seat!
01/06/2007 Will they go easy on
me?
01/01/2007 Fly the Machine -
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What's New... 2006
12/26/2006 Updated: Certification
Information on Famous Aviators
12/10/2006 Visi-Hold
- the easy way to figure out instrument holds
12/01/2006 Ten Tips to
Immediately Improve Your Radio Technique
11/28/2006 Schools: What's the
difference between Part 61 & Part 141?
11/24/2006 Researching Flight
Schools - before you call... read this...
11/14/2006 Managing Your CFI
11/12/2006 What are the long cloud
streaks in the sky?
11/09/2006 NEW Release: Getting
the Most from Your Flight Instruction
11/05/2006 Performance Anxiety -
the true nature of flight instruction
11/01/2006 Best Practices in
Aircraft Lighting - when to use aircraft lights
11/01/2006 Helicopter Lesson Guides -
a hard to find reprint
10/31/2006 IFR Cross Country
Flight Planning Checklist
10/26/2006 Updated: VFR Cross
Country Flight Planning Checklist
10/20/2006 Helicopter Glossary -
vocabulary of helicopter pilots
10/15/2006 New Helicopter Commercial
PTS - August 1, 2006
10/10/2006 Airport Lighting: Beacons
& Light Gun Signals
10/01/2006 Chasing the Dream
09/25/2006 New Schedule: Helicopter
Pilot Ground School
09/25/2006 New Schedule: Private Pilot
Ground School & Syllabus
09/25/2006 Register Online for the
Private Pilot Ground School
09/15/2006 You Get What You Pay For
09/10/2006 Helicopter Flash Cards -
Released - study with confidence
09/03/2006 Updated: I'm 14, Can I
get my Private Pilot Certificate?
09/01/2006 Success Stories - a page of
student successes
08/23/2006 Multi-Engine Checkout -
hard to find article from FAA
08/10/2006 FAA Safety Pamphlet Reprints,
Online @ cfidarren.com
08/05/2006 The Phone Calls I Get
08/01/2006 Introduction to the Flight Review
08/01/2006 Common Problems - Flight
Review
07/24/2006 The autorotations are back
07/15/2006 How do we rate pilots?
- what makes a pilot good
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07/01/2006 Annoying Students
06/10/2006 Fatal Helicopter
Accidents Factors
05/31/2006 Are you really ready for the checkride?
05/25/2006 ATP Certificate Training
Profile
05/21/2006 What's happening to the
navaids?
05/15/2006 IFR Descent Profile
Exercise
05/15/2006 Updated: IFR Lesson Guides
and Basic Attitude Instruction
05/10/2006 Helicopter Instrument
Rating: Doing part in an airplane?
05/04/2006 Are you really ready for an
Instrument Rating?
05/01/2006 Hot Air Balloon Resources added to Links
page
04/29/2006 Weather Terms (Contractions)-
Includes Metar/TAF codes
04/28/2006 Private Pilot Students: Pre-Solo Exam
04/25/2006 Yes, It does matter what you
fly
04/20/2006 What it Takes to Be a CFI
04/18/2005 Flight Training for Veterans
04/15/2006 New Schedule: Helicopter Pilot
Ground School
04/12/2006 New Schedule: Private Pilot
Ground School & Syllabus
04/08/2006 Fatal Accident Statistics
04/05/2006 Holding(Updated)
03/31/2006 Updated: Memorable
Aviation Quotes
03/23/2006 Your comments: see theGuestbook
03/20/2006 Answerman: Complex & High
Performance Endorsements
03/15/2006 Curious about the instrument checkride? See Plan of Action
03/08/2006 Runway Incursions Tip
Sheet - preventing runway incursions
03/01/2006 Radio Communications -
Non-Towered Airports
02/28/2006 Knowing the Winds
02/18/2006 CFI Liability - a
stark look at professionalism
02/10/2006 NOTAM Contractions - types
of notams and terms used
02/02/2006 Helicopter Rules That Differ
From Airplane Rules
01/20/2006 Commercial Pilot Requirements
01/13/2006 FAR Part 95, What does it
mean to you?
01/10/2006 What to do after the
Private Pilot Certificate
01/02/2006 Memorable Aviation Quotes
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What's New... 2005
12/17/05
How Much
Does it Cost to Learn to Fly Helicopters?
12/08/05
Expanded Tailwheel Syllabus
(funBFR.com)
12/01/05 Privacy Policy, Fair Use, Copyright
& Disclaimers
11/27/05 New FAQs for the Accelerated
Instrument Rating Training
11/15/05 Online Payment for Services &
Deposits
11/11/05 Bending Metal -
the most
common causes of accidents
11/03/05 Why You Should do Your Instrument Rating in a
Twin
10/29/05
Updated: Certification Information on
Famous Aviators
10/10/05 CFI
Academy: Sample
Budget During Training
10/07/05 Free Pilot Resources: IFR Flight Planning
Form
10/01/05
What's Killing Pilots - what to
do to
save your life
09/29/05 Working
together on an
instrument rating
09/12/05
Multi-Engine Resources: Multi-Engine
Ground School
09/01/05 Download
Section Added - includes FAA Pubs & PTS
08/22/05 Student Training
Plans
08/11/05
Helicopter Resources added to Reading
and Links
08/01/05 Single Pilot IFR - tips for
managing the flight
07/21/05
Precautionary Helicopter Landing
07/01/05
Pilot
Store: Credit card through Paypal added.
06/10/05 Personal Minimums
Checklist - safety checklist for trip
06/01/05 Making
Safe Choices
05/25/05 Southeast IFR
Adventure, Piper
Saratoga
05/15/05
Flying Discipline
04/26/05
Weather Resources: Graphical & Textual Weather
04/15/05 Flight
Profile
Flying
- how to improve
safety flying
04/11/05
Anatomy of an Engine Failure
04/01/05
How to Get the Instrument
Flight Plan You
Want
03/11/05
FREE Aviation Safety Programs Updated
03/01/05
Addition to CRM Series: Error Management
02/17/05
ATC's Top 9 Pet Peeves, Part 2
02/01/05 Aircraft
Datasheet (download) - Know
thy aircraft
01/20/05 Getting the
Most from Your
Ground School
01/01/05 Information
for Foreign
Students
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What's New... 2004
12/19/04
General Tips for Radio
Communication
12/16/04 Updated: About
Checkrides
12/01/04
Tips
for Technical Presentations
11/22/04 Questions about Clearances
10/18/04 IFR
Risk Management
10/01/04
NASA rules/form available on this
website
09/28/04 List
of Aviation Acronyms
09/19/04
IFR
Clearance Shorthand
09/09/04
Crosswind
Technique
08/20/04
Addition
to CRM Series: CRM
Callouts
07/11/04
Characteristics
of Successful Pilots
06/25/04
IFR
Lesson Guides - from Instrument Training Handbook
06/01/04
About
Checkrides - basics of checkrides
05/25/04
Caribbean/South
American IFR Adventure
05/02/04
Things
Your Flight Instructor Worries About
04/12/04
Multi-Engine
Ground School Schedule
04/01/04
Using
Flaps
03/21/04
Things Your Flight Instructor Wish
You Knew
03/08/04
Collision
Avoidance
02/19/04
Mexican
IFR Adventure
02/11/04
178
Seconds to Live (Author Unknown)
02/01/04
After
the IFR Rating
01/11/04
Approaches:
Power-Performance Model
01/01/04 Crashpad
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"Courage
is the price that life extracts for granting peace. The soul that knows
it not knows no release from little things ~ Knows not the livid
loneliness of fear, or mountain heights, Where bitter joy can hear the
sound of wings."
-
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
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