ATP Flight School has launched CheckrideCalendar.com, a free, no-cost web app designed to simplify the scheduling and management of checkrides for FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). Through an ...

Aidan Bedwell of Frederick passed his private pilot checkride on July 15. Aidan trained with Bravo Flight Training out of Frederick Municipal Airport. He is Hagerstown’s EAA Chapter 36’s second ...

I've got the first part of my checkride completed! No I need to do the flight portion to get this license! In the meantime, I want to stay sharp! In this lesson, I fly with a different CFI to get used ...

In order to get my private pilots license, I will have to do a "check ride." A check ride is basically a road test for a pilot. Since I was flying with a different CFI, I used this lesson to practice ...

The regional airline pilot shortage has led to a critical lack of Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs), with numbers dropping from 1,500 to around 850, creating significant bottlenecks for pilot ...

You’ve spent countless hours preparing, and the nerves kick in, even if it’s your one-hundredth time doing this. Love it or hate it, check rides will be a part of your ongoing aviation career and it’s ...

A final FAA rule published in the Federal Register has removed one more major roadblock to certifying more pilots. The updated Part 61 will soon approve the use of a technically advanced airplane, ...