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As of this writing, the only pilot certificate in the U.S. that requires spin training is the initial CFI certificate. For private pilots, spin training consists of theory—what causes a spin, what to expect from the aircraft in a spin, and how to get out of the spin, per the instructions in the pilot's operating handbook.

When anti-authority, invulnerability, and macho butt up against the solo endorsement,

The pilot of a helicopter becomes disoriented near the Bay Bridge in Maryland after entering IFR conditions.

A flight aboard one of the last remaining B-29s, Doc, makes for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for pilot, instructor, and FLYING technical editor Meg Godlewski.

A pilot’s first landing at KJFK is nerve-wracking enough, but what happened after the landing shocked everyone.

AVweb People just don’t seem to understand how SpaceX has changed the space industry. Almost all our early space work was done by traditional aircraft companies like Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas. Obviously, when it came time to set up a test program, the people involved with aircraft testing would develop the test programs. They were used to having one or two precious prototypes. The overwhelming drive was to protect the aircraft; losing a prototype was bad PR, and all too oft...