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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.