Written by Freddie Ephraim, more than 800 questions and responses ensure review of all the subjects a B737 Type Rating candidate will be tested on during checkrides, airman checks, and interviews, company officials noted.
Flight Training
One more add-on rating
It’s been decades since I took that first flight lesson, but my desire to test myself, to better myself, to experience something new and exciting has not dwindled one bit. There’s a new add-on rating in my future. There’s a new challenge to accept and a standard to meet.
ASA introduces Overcasters 2 for instrument training
When flipped down, Overcasters provide simulated instrument conditions, and when flipped up, the device serves to mimic “instrument-to-visual” transition, ASA officials explain.
Preparing for your checkride
A new post on Sporty’s Flight Training Central offers six tips to help pilots prepare for their checkride, as well as a list of Do’s and Don’ts.
Now what?
Do you know what to do in the event of a prop strike or some other incident at night, after almost everything at the airport is closed down?
Questions from the Cockpit: Crash course
Jessica, a CFI in Arizona, writes: Is it possible to crash an airplane on a checkride and still pass the exam?
Picture of the Day: Welcome home, Suzie!
Dave Cohen submitted this photo and note: “With help from Boca Raton Fire & Rescue, Lynn University welcomed its newest aircraft, a factory-new Skyhawk the Flying Knights have named ‘Suzie.'”
$13.5 million in FAA grants awarded to develop the next generation of aviation professionals
The FAA will award $13.5 million in grants to 32 schools across the nation to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.
Diamond crashes after mechanic fails to set correct engine timing
Maintenance personnel’s failure to set the correct engine timing after the replacement of a cylinder head and exhaust camshaft before the accident flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.