Step-by-step overview explains the modern licensing process, including hours, ratings, and costs for professional pilots.

It's awesome being a licensed private pilot. While it is awesome piloting a small general aviation aircraft, it comes with a ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily barring the issuance of private pilot certificates based on a foreign pilot's license under FAR 61.75. FAA directed Flight Standards division ...

FAA emergency order impacts services, registrations, and medical certificates, potentially sparking interest in private pilot ...

GAINESVILLE — Disoriented and alone, the young pilot in a newly purchased used plane flying over northern Florida found himself unexpectedly inside thick, dark clouds in torrential rain. In a panicked ...

WASHINGTON -- The government is making it harder for private pilots from foreign countries to get licenses to fly in the United States. Until now, pilots with valid licenses -- even those from ...

Dr. David Kovach flies above the north side of Indianapolis in this undated photo. Kovach received the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, which honors 50 years of safe piloting experience.