If you want to become a pilot, in addition to testing your knowledge and ability to fly a plane, the FAA also requires pilots to meet applicable medical certification requirements. For most people, required “physicals” like those given to play sports come to mind. For pilots, however, FAA regulations govern
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If you’re preparing for an FAA Knowledge Test, you may notice an important change on test day: more charts, diagrams, and other figures appear directly on the computer screen.
The FAA, working with its testing provider (PSI), continues its Graphics Conversion Project. The project
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Have you ever wondered what kinds of people become pilots? Are they outgoing or shy, adventurous or careful? Do they like order? Do they relish routine? Because one of the components of aviation safety is the “human factor,” people who spend their time making the air safer for everyone spend
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Whether you’re a student pilot preparing for your first FAA knowledge test, an airline pilot reviewing operational requirements, or an aviation mechanic researching maintenance regulations, one thing is certain: knowing where to find the right information matters. The Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and FAA guidance publications provide the foundation for
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At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on Thursday, July 23, 2026, the FAA announced that it is moving forward with Mobile Clearance, a digital system that will allow general and business aviation pilots to request IFR departure clearances through participating electronic flight bag and flight-planning applications.
For many
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This week the ASA team is off to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to attend EAA AirVenture 2026. If you are planning to make it this year, be sure to visit us at Booth 71 in Aviation Gateway Park (rather than our previous Hanger B location). Look for our new blue exhibit trailer sporting the ASA logo. You’ll find the ASA crew and a display
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It’s a clear Saturday in July. You and your instructor have the airplane fueled, the weather looks good, and the plan is simple: a short cross-country, a fuel stop, maybe lunch, and back before the afternoon storms start building. It’s a route you know well.
During the final preflight check,
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Let’s continue our examination of the E6-B flight computer. As a reminder, an E6-B has two main parts: (1) a circular slide rule side for quick calculations; and (2) a wind side for computing groundspeed and wind correction angle. A previous post discussed the
