As Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs), we wear many hats: teacher, mentor, evaluator, and sometimes even psychologist. Our primary mission is to shape safe, competent pilots who can handle the skies with confidence and sound judgment. This extends to checkride day, … Continue reading
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It’s the time of the year again where I start looking at pilot certification data from the previous year, this year looking back at 2025. One of those interesting points I always find intriguing is the data related to how … Continue reading
ATP certificate issuance decreased again in 2025, dropping further from the 2024 numbers and a high point in recent years in 2023. As final certificate issuance numbers from 2025 come in, we see a total ATP AMEL certificates issued in … Continue reading
Over the past few years, I have had a website (www.FAATestCodeLookup.com) running that helps people look up the knowledge test codes that are generated on FAA knowledge tests. This past week, I finally looked at the report data in searches … Continue reading