Yes, real flight training scholarships exist, and most come from aviation associations rather than from flight training providers. At Wayman, most scholarships our students receive come from local and national associations such as the Greater Miami Aviation...
No, 30 or 40 isn’t too late to become a pilot. The FAA sets no upper age limit for starting training, and U.S. airline pilots can fly for scheduled carriers until 65. A 40-year-old who trains full-time and reaches the airlines at about 43 still has more than 20...
A pilot aptitude test is a timed, computer-based assessment of the skills that predict success in flight training: mental arithmetic, spatial reasoning, attention, multitasking and hand-eye coordination. Airline cadet programs, many European flight academies,...
On a discovery flight, you sit in the left seat of a training aircraft with an FAA-Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) beside you. After a short ground briefing, your instructor handles the takeoff, then hands you the controls so you can fly basic turns, climbs and...
To earn an FAA pilot certificate, you must read, speak, write and understand English at a level equal to ICAO Operational Level 4. The FAA calls this its Aviation English Language Standard. That means you can handle routine radio calls and also explain an unexpected...
