A new Safety Science study shows that the real safety margin in cockpit emergencies isn’t just procedures or automation — it’s the pilot’s mindset, technical curiosity, and grit.
Read full guide →A plain-language checklist for choosing a flight school that will actually get you to a license: how to read culture and leadership, spot toxic assessment and money traps, protect international students, and know when it is time to go around and change schools.
Legal requirements for passenger safety briefings in small aircraft are minimal, and usually framed around seat belts. Regulators like CASA, CAAS and the NZ CAA all push pilots to go further: clear, calm briefings that prepare passengers for normal ops, discomfort, and off-airport contingencies.
Modern GA training often teaches students to avoid risk instead of mastering the aircraft. This debrief from the Talk Flying podcast argues for more solo time, honest critique, and “coloring outside the lines” with gliders, taildraggers, and aerobatics.
Short guide to the major general aviation and related industry events in 2026, grouped by region, with dates and links for pilots planning their year.
Advance tickets are on sale for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 (20–26 July, Wittman Regional Airport). After a record 2025 crowd of 704,000 from 94 countries, this is the early “start planning now” signal for Asia‑Pac pilots with Oshkosh on the list.
GE Aerospace is committing US$125,000 to UniKL MIAT and partners to expand aviation education and workforce training across Malaysia, reaching 10,000+ students, instructors, and workers over two years.
Here is a working list of orgs in or from Singapore that offer general aviation training pathways (PPL, RPC / RAAus, RPL, CPL, etc). This is based on public information and may not be complete. Always confirm details with CAAS and providers directly.
Becoming a pilot is a long, serious project, not a quick flex. Sort your medical first, move as much learning as possible to the ground, be honest about money and time, build solid habits, protect the fun, and lean on the community to keep flying for the long term.
AOPA data shows the biggest accident bucket is landing, yet it rarely kills anyone. The real danger: loss of control, low‑level maneuvering, VFR into IMC, fuel mistakes, and mishandled engine failures.
This change opens up new, more accessible routes for engineers to progress their licences without compromising safety — a significant step in strengthening aviation maintenance capacity across Australia and beyond.
Learning to fly in your 40s, 50s, or later is absolutely realistic. This guide walks through medicals, licence choices, costs, training strategies, and mindset shifts specifically for midlife pilots who want a serious, sustainable recreational or private flying life.
Used well, Microsoft Flight Simulator and X‑Plane are powerful procedural trainers. Used badly, they create exactly the kind of brittle habits and false confidence that fall apart the moment you leave the desktop and strap into a real aircraft.
New CFIs at small schools juggle blurred roles, tight margins, and big student expectations. This guide shows how to act like a professional from day one — protecting your students, the aircraft, and the school’s reputation.
Aviation doesn’t treat safety as “who’s to blame” but as a whole system of people, machines, weather and culture. As a new pilot, you’re already part of that system — and you can quietly redesign it to make every flight more forgiving.
MOSAIC is reshaping how the US thinks about light‑sport and recreational flying. If similar rules reach Asia‑Pacific, they could open up more capable, affordable aircraft here too – and force local schools and clubs to rethink training, fleets, and safety.
This guide explains why go-arounds go wrong, how to fly them cleanly, and how to train so that choosing to go around becomes the most normal, least dramatic decision you make in the circuit.
Becoming a pilot in/from Singapore is possible but fragmented. There's no single path; you choose between a Singaporean license, foreign licenses used overseas, or a hybrid. This guide clarifies these options so you can decide what fits your life.
