A Lehigh Valley flight school instructor admitted Wednesday in federal court to letting an instructor teach without certification for almost a year before a fatal crash in which a student was killed.

Part 141 and Part 61 flight training programs both lead to certification; Part 141 is more structured with fewer minimum hours, while Part 61 offers more flexibility but requires more flight time.

The 1500-hour rule for ATP certificates, implemented after the Colgan Air 3407 crash, drastically increased the demand for flight instructors (CFIs). Becoming a CFI is now a common stepping stone for ...

Norwegian investigators are recommending greater emphasis on spin prevention and recovery for flight instructors, after a fatal accident involving a Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG during a pilot-training ...

I received a call from a recruiter for a regional airline who had stumbled across my CFI résumé someplace. As I have well over 1,500 hours, he wanted to know if I would like to fly for it. "No, thank ...