For the first solo cross-country, CFIs often have learners fly to an airport previously visited with an instructor, where they must demonstrate PIC abilities, diverse navigation (pilotage, dead ...

FAA regulations do not prohibit solo practice of stalls and ground reference maneuvers for students who have received proper training and endorsement under 14 CFR § 61.87. Flight schools and ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A local nonprofit is taking action to show teens in the Valley that the sky is not the limit for their dreams. As he geared up, 17-year-old Josiah Bohanon talked about doing ...

Detroit Lakes High School student Paisley Pipek completed her first solo flight on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Detroit Lakes Becker County Airport.

Question: I'm training to be a CFI, and I'm wondering how you know when your learners are ready to go on their first solo cross-country flight? I know about cFAR 61.87 that covers solo requirements ...