How Many Hours Can Pilots Legally Fly?
Part 121 vs Part 135, Fatigue, and Your Future Career A lot of people think airline pilots can just “fly as much as they want” as long as they feel up to it. Reality: the FAA is obsessed with fatigue risk (in a good way), and there are hard limits on how many hours you […]
The 21 Steps of the Traffic Pattern: A Student Pilot’s Guide to Confidence in the Circuit
If you stick with flying long enough, you’ll eventually realize something funny: the traffic pattern — this simple rectangular loop in the sky — becomes your teacher. You arrive thinking you’re the one flying laps, but the pattern is quietly shaping you into a real pilot. Every turn, every configuration change, every checklist you complete […]