Aspiring professional pilots should begin training immediately and pursue it intensively; compressed, full-time programs are recommended to quickly earn necessary ratings, enhance knowledge retention, ...

The author defines a "professional pilot" for his series as an individual whose primary income is derived from acting as a required crewmember of a crewed aircraft, encompassing diverse roles from ...

I thought there was a tacit contract among all professional aircrews that can be summed up briefly as, “I agree not to kill you.” Expanded, this contract reads: “I agree that during the approach and ...

Meredith Bell discovered a love of flying at the age of 13, and gained her private pilot’s licence just four years later. Now she is a captain on British Airways 787s, and also a type rating ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Here's a twist: industry giant Sierra assuming the role of David in its attempt to topple Goliath. Sierra's Pro Pilot is going head-to-head against ...

I just came across the October 2006 issue of B&CA where you have a brief description of a Hawker that collided with a glider near Reno. You state that, "The female pilot suffered lacerations from ...