It’s been a week since the FAA’s new drone rules took effect. More than 203,000 remote pilots (and growing) registered with the FAA will need to learn and understand these changes to recurrent training, Remote ID rules and Operations Over People (OOP) and Operations Over Moving Vehicles (OMV) so, let’s break it down.
Sterling Flight Training, located on Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, invites the community to attend its flight training open house, May 1, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., in honor of Learn to Fly month. Sterling is located at 10794, Craig Blvd., Jacksonville, FL, 32225.
Learning to fly is an investment of both your time and money; one that has a high return if you plan to fly professionally or use your general aviation skills for travel. However, you don’t have to break the bank to meet your aviation goals.
A Discovery Flight, sometimes called an introductory flight, is a short flight alongside a certified flight instructor that gives you a chance to experience what it’s like to be inside the cockpit and take control of a smaller aircraft.
Even if you are not that familiar with aviation, the name Amelia Earhart has become almost a household name. While her accomplishments are to be noted, there are many more female aviators out there that have been pioneers in aviation and shattered their glass ceilings to soar on to the clouds (literally).
We asked our flight instructor Hans Bodewig, CFI, about his experience and why he loves flying. Read more!
There are thousands of apps out there for pilots and aviation enthusiasts – from games to weather briefings to training resources. It’s impossible to highlight them all so here are 10 apps that are useful for pilots and flight training students.
If you’re wanting to become a pilot, there are a lot of things to consider when choosing a flight school. Location is one of the more important items on that list. People from around the country and even the world, flock to Florida to learn to fly. The state has really become one of the go-to places for flight training and here are just a few reasons why.
In the alphabet soup of aviation acronyms there are two that you will want to pay close attention to – Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR). These are the two sets of rules for operating any type of aircraft. Weather conditions are the most common factor in determining which set of rules you will need to follow.
If you’ve ever dreamed about flying but haven’t seriously considered or started flying yet, then today is your day to change all that. At Sterling Flight Training, our rolling enrollment, one-on-one instruction and flexible scheduling provides a program anyone can take advantage of.