Organizations like the FAA sometimes use “license” and “certificate” interchangeably on their website, but the official term for a piece of paper that gives you the legal right to fly an aircraft is, ...

Before Savannah Lipinski rides on her first commercial flight, she plans on earning a pilot’s license. The Northwestern High School senior has already begun flying solo in a Cessna 172, a major ...

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 ...

In this video I share my honest experience getting my private pilot license and what I wish I knew before starting. I break ...

MALDEN, Mo. (KFVS) - Just one out of 3,000 people in Missouri have a private pilot’s license and you won’t find too many who are teenagers. But one high schooler from the Bootheel is aiming high. At ...

Becoming a helicopter pilot requires obtaining a private pilot certificate (minimum age 17, FAA medical certificate needed), followed by a commercial pilot certificate for paid work. An airline ...

If you're passionate about flying and air travel and want to secure a potentially lucrative job, obtaining a helicopter pilot license can be worth it. Many career paths in aviation await you as a ...

In eighth grade, Brenton Stidham found his passion, but unlike most kids, it wasn’t with video games or sports; it was flying airplanes. “I think they’re fascinating, I like the science behind how ...