The Top Five Benefits of Flight Simulation Training

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Thankfully, learning to fly doesn’t just involve book study, then leaving the ground and hoping everything works out.  Students at our Memphis flight school will be familiar with our Redbird FMX – a state-of-the-art flight simulator which forms a vital part of their training. But why do we use it? And why should you look…

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Frequently Asked Student Pilot Questions

If you’re a student pilot you probably have a lot of questions. You will get answers to all of your questions during flight school. But there are some frequently asked student pilot questions that are worth addressing.  Most questions are understandably about what to do when things go wrong. In this article, we’ll take a…

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5 Aviation Apps that Can Make You a Better Pilot

Now using an app on your smartphone or tablet can help you become a better pilot. If you started flying before the iPad in 2010 you might remember aviation-specific portable-flight-bag tablets. They were big, heavy, and a general pain. With smartphones and tablets, and the apps that created for them, it quickly eliminated the heavy…

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10 Things Aspiring Pilots Should Study

Are you thinking about or waiting to start flight training, but want to get a head start? There are plenty of things you can start working on today before you step foot in an airplane for the first time. In this article, we’ll look at 10 things you can start getting familiar with that you…

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Introduction to Flight Controls

Pilots use flight control systems to control the forces of flight and the aircraft’s direction and altitude.  Flight control systems and characteristics can vary greatly depending on the type of aircraft you’re flying. The most basic flight control system designs are mechanical and date back to the earliest aircraft. Flight control systems are subdivided into…

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