IFA Flight Training Resources

Whether just learning to fly or an ATP, flight training is key to ensuring you are a safe and proficient pilot. Access any of the resources below to aid in your own flight training:

• Student Pilot Info
• Info for All Pilots
• Light Sport Aviation Info

Student Pilot Info

• Aviation Academies and Universities
• Be A Pilot Program
• Finding the Right College to Study Aviation
• Fixed Bases Operators (FBO's)
• Flight Schools
• Flying is Not a Spectator Sport
• Good Instructors
  
• How to Become a Pilot
• Know the Score: What to Know Before Your Check Ride
• Medical Certification Basics
• New Student Pilot Certification Process
• Perfect Picks for Potential Pilots
• Pilot Tips from Top CFIs
• So You Want to Be a Pilot?
  
• Student Pilot Certification Information from the FAA
  
• Teaching (and Learning) Good Attitudes
  
• Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety Sean D. Tucker
• Wanted: The Perfect Flight Instructor
• Ways and Costs to Get Started as a Pilot
• Would You Teach This Man to Fly?

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Info for All Pilots

• Aeronautical Proficiency Checkups
• AOA: More Than Just a Display
• CFI/Flight Instructor—Is There A Difference?
• Cockpit Chemistry: Choosing the Right Flight Instructor
• Currency: How Much Is Yours Worth?
• Experimental Flight Training for Hire or Compensation
• FAA Handbooks for the Aspiring Aviator
• FAA/Industry Training Standards — An Improved General Aviation Training Paradigm
• The FAA Aviation Safety Programs - Do they really work?
• FITS And Scenario Development
• FITS Times (and Training Requirements) Are a Changing
• Flight Training on the Ground
• Getting Back in the Game
• How do I get there from here?
• Kicking the Tires & Lighting the Fires
• Nurturing a Passion for Aviation - Flying with Civil Air Patrol
• Paying the Piper - Financing Your Flight Training
• Practice Makes Proficient
• Ready for the Soup?
  
• Safety And Recurrency Go Hand In Hand . . .Are You Up To It?
• Simulating Your Drone Flight
  
• Single-Pilot IFR Made Easier
• Tales of an ASI
• Teaching the Teachers
• Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety Sean D. Tucker
  
• What to Do for a Flight Review
  

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Visit our Safety Section for articles and information on the following topics:

• Accident Avoidance
  
• Accident Information
  
• Aerobatics
  
• Aircraft Information
  
• Airport Operations
  
• Density Altitude Flying
  
• FAA Regulations/Information
  
• Flight School
  
• Fuel Management
  
• Landing/Approaches
  
• Master CFI's Safety Tips
  
• Mountain Flying
  
• Night Flying
  
• Pilot Training & Proficiency
  
• Preflight
  
• Safety Devices/Equipment
  
• Weather Related
  
• Winter Flying
  

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Light Sport Aviation Info

• A Heavy Dose of Light Sport
• Light Sport Aircraft Could Open Flight To Many
• How to Get Involved as a Sport Pilot
• Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association - Lists members of the association and provides web links to some to obtain product information.
  
• Light Sport Aircraft Insurance
  
• Light Sport Aircraft Financing
  
• Maintenance and Modification of Light-Sport Aircraft
  
• Preparing for Your Sport Pilot Rating
• What Really Happened to a Transitioning “Ultralight Pilot” on January 31, 2007?

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