Organizations like the FAA sometimes use “license” and “certificate” interchangeably on their website, but the official term for a piece of paper that gives you the legal right to fly an aircraft is, ...

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...

A student pilot certificate is an FAA-issued document required to begin flight training with a certified instructor, enabling progress towards a private pilot's license. Key eligibility requirements ...

Before Savannah Lipinski rides on her first commercial flight, she plans on earning a pilot’s license. The Northwestern High School senior has already begun flying solo in a Cessna 172, a major ...

Not everyone is cut out for university. But that’s OK, because there are less expensive, more targeted alternatives. You can learn a profession as an apprentice or intern, you can go to trade school ...

Between academics and aeronautics, Ethan Roebuck has worked double time to earn his private pilot’s license. When Ethan Roebuck was a young boy, his grandfather introduced him to aviation. The Frazier ...

MALDEN, Mo. (KFVS) - Just one out of 3,000 people in Missouri have a private pilot’s license and you won’t find too many who are teenagers. But one high schooler from the Bootheel is aiming high. At ...

If you're passionate about flying and air travel and want to secure a potentially lucrative job, obtaining a helicopter pilot license can be worth it. Many career paths in aviation await you as a ...

ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) — A teenager getting their driver’s license is like a right of passage. Instead of hitting the road, an Andover teen is taking flight. Zaydie Ladner is a senior at Andover Central ...

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — An Indian Trail teen is taking life to new heights while building his future with aviation. At just 17, Ryan Garner has made history by obtaining his private pilot's license. “I ...

Eva Lucas started her formal pilot training at 19 and got her commercial license at 21. Lucas, now 23, is a private pilot flying a Gulfstream jet across the world. She says the money is good and she's ...