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 ...

Avgeekery’s Become a Pilot section helps aspiring aviators start their journey. We cover the private pilot license, instrument and commercial ratings, training costs, flight school selection, FAA ...

When a pilot has completed their initial flight training and received a private pilot's license, there are pathways they can choose to follow should they seek out an aviation career. While these two ...

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 ...

Eva Lucas started her formal pilot training at 19 and got her commercial license at 21. Lucas, now 23, is a private pilot flying a Gulfstream jet across the world. She says the money is good and she's ...

Each flight course requires the purchase of textbooks and other accessories. Textbooks for flight courses and certain pilot accessories are available for purchase at Saint Louis University Center for ...