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Investigating. so well see. this is really, really remarkable. >> i dont even understand. i dont get it. it is amazing. but how did the guy, like, steer the plane and line up with the runway, that seems so complicated, how long does it normally take to teach someone how to do that? >> reporter: its tough. i can tell you as a flight instructor, it takes about 20 hours to get somebody proficient in landing. thats the hardest thing really, so they can solo an airplane on their own. essentially this...

Out how to land an airplane, how does that happen? video games, i have no idea. >> its funny you mention that, because when i first started teaching my son how to fly, he was 15, and he took off perfectly, and he made and executed a perfect 60 # second turn, and came all the way around and came out the other end and im like, have you done this before? and hes like, yeah, its like flight simulator, dad, no big deal. >> who knows? maybe theyll step forward and well get an interview and we can talk...

Terribly wrong? >> oh, it sure -- >> maybe its because he wasnt looking at the trumt instruments and he was listening to them, and so he could pay attention to what was in front of him instead of looking at the instruments. >> you could tell the guy coaching him was a flight instructor at some time. he just said, look, all youve got to do is keep your wings level. look at the horizon. keep your wings level and start a slow decent. first thing he did was push too hard and hes trying to get out of...

The National Association of Flight Instructors recently announced that NAFI member Mark Cook of Bemidji has earned accreditation as a Master Flight Instructor.

Although fulfilling his dream took longer than planned, Captain Emanuiel “Mott” Cooper is proud to fly for a company who made a lasting impression on him years ago as a ramp agent in Columbia, South Carolina.

King Schools has introduced a flight instructor course on the Fundamentals of Instruction knowledge exam, as well as concierge service for flight schools.

Association. >> this is a problem thats real. its present. its already affected air service. and its going to get worse if we dont intervene now and give people a real path into this career. >> reporter: the latest estimate that airlines worldwide will need at least 34,000 new pilots by 2025. but entry-level flying jobs require 1,500 hours of experience. >> the problem is the barriers to entry. this is the model really about creating that economic opportunity to let people come in who dont have ...

Southwest Airlines Now an Option for Eligible SkyWest Captains...

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Scott Tinnesand, a helicopter test and instructor pilot with 33 years of accident-free years of flying experience, is HAI's Flight Instructor of the Year.