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2010 Updates Pilot Population Highs & Lows

Using FAA data provided by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s annual Statistical Databook , I’ve built a spreadsheet of pilot population data back to 1964. Updating it for 2010 revealed a new highpoint in pilot certification: 96,473 active...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 2:00 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, General Aviation Manufacturers Association: GA Statistics & Data, 1964, active, Pilot Demographics, Student Pilot
Newly Minted Pilot? Now What?

Ed Note: My friend Marc Epner and I often discuss why people always seem so focused on how much it costs to win a private pilot certificate. Obviously, there is much more fun to be had after passing that first checkride. BTW, Marc orginally called this...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 5:03 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Private Pilot, AOPA, airline pilot, Marc Epner, Leading Edge Flying Club
Looking Up to Sustain a Future in Aviation

Sunny and 42 degrees, the saturated blue sky is the first crack in the Wisconsin winter. Planted in the driveway like a human heliotrope I turned and opened my eyes in search of honking geese and squawking sandhill cranes, pathfinders for northbound flocks...

Published Tue, Mar 9 2010 5:31 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Private Pilot, world records, pilot motivation, looking up at airplanes, Wright Brothers, Steve Wood
Ground School Delivers Consistent Quality

Ground school has been—and always will be—the most important part of learning to fly any aircraft. Whether it’s a Skyhawk with steam gauges or a glass-packed Skycatcher, the flying machine itself is just a training aid, the training tool where students...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 4:31 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Sport Pilot, Learn to Fly, CFI, Private Pilot, Cessna Pilot Center, SkyCatcher, Skyhawk, flight instructors, King Schools, student pilots, Part 141 Training, Cessna Flight Training, Part 61 Training
NPRM Points to Flight Training’s Future

In the August 31, 2009 Federal Register, the FAA published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 09-08, Pilot in Command Proficiency Check and Other Changes to the Pilot and Pilot School Certification Rules . Its seemingly disparate proposals regarding flight...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 4:45 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, VLJ, Flight School, Private Pilot, Pilot Training, very light jets, instrument rating, PIC proficiency checks, FAA NPRM, pilot checkrides
Students Control Flight Training’s Costs

Several days ago a JetWhine reader, James, emailed this question: How much does recreational flight school cost in Michigan? What things should I be considering before going ahead? No matter where you live, calculating the cost of learning to fly with...

Published Thu, Jul 16 2009 5:29 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Recreational Aviation, Flight Instructor, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Learning to fly, Flight Schools, Becoming a Pilot, Cost of Flying
Business & ATPs Becoming GA’s Leaders

Ever since I can remember personal flying has always represented the lion’s share of the general aviation fleet and hours flown, measured by the FAA’s annual GA and Part 135 survey . The most current data is for 2007, well before the economy...

Published Wed, May 6 2009 5:03 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Pilot Population, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Business Flying, General Avaition Fleet, Pleasure Flying, Commercial Pilot, Airline Transport Pilot
Max Says "Learn to Fly" … Pass it on

For writers, any kind of writers, the big league means writing books. My first foray came 20 years ago when Tab Books - eventually absorbed into the McGraw Hill network - gave me a chance to write about something I held near and dear to my heart, and...

Published Sat, Mar 28 2009 10:26 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Jetwhine, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, Learn to Fly, Private Pilot, Max Trescott on General Aviation, G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook, professional pilot, The Joy of Flying
Is the Sport Pilot NPRM Too Late?

When the FAA issued the sport pilot rules in September 2004, it was clear that the new certificate was a stepchild to the FAA family of “real” pilots, you know, the private, commercial, and ATP certificates. The clues? “Real” pilots...

Published Thu, May 29 2008 3:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, FAA, Blogging, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, Flight School, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, New Pilots, Pilot Certificates, Recreational Pilot
LSA Trainers Can Cut Flight School Fuel Costs, Increase Student Pool

On the ground and in the air, ever increasing fuel costs are eviscerating the disposable income of wannabe pilots and the profit margins of flight schools who teach them to fly. Looking forward, many schools are wringing their hands and searching for...

Published Thu, May 8 2008 3:50 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Flight School, Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Avgas, Fuel Costs
CFIs Disconnected Between Sport and Private Pilot Training

When talking to him for a previous post, Ercoupe is Affordable Solution to School’s Sport Pilot Needs , Mitch Williams said he had several private pilots with the desire and necessary 150 flight hours who wanted to become sport pilot instructors...

Published Wed, Apr 16 2008 7:19 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, FAA Rulemaking, Flight Instructor, Sport Pilot, CFI, Private Pilot

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