Guidance for student pilots, from foundational skills to advanced techniques, designed to support effective learning and progress.
Thailand offers structured ultralight training through CAAT-certified schools in Phuket and Pattaya. Here's what the Private Pilot Licence-Ultralight Aircraft pathway looks like, which schools offer training, and what to expect.
Struggling with ground school? You're not alone. Most students feel overwhelmed when they realize how much they don't know. This guide breaks down learning stages (rote to correlation), and gives you the practical techniques pilots use to retain information and pass their exams.
This guide compares actual all-in costs for Singapore PPL vs Australia RPC and RPL pathways, and explains why intensive training delivers better value per dollar than extended weekend training.
Find RAAus flight schools across Australia. Explore training programs for the Recreational Pilot Certification, flying lessons, and clubs near you — from Sydney to Perth, regional strips to private airfields.
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.
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.
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.
Complete directory of Singapore flight schools and simulator academies. Includes Seletar-based training, overseas pathways (Australia/US), and RAAus prep options for Singaporean pilots.
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.
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.
