The first time I flew solo on an instrument flight in actual instrument conditions was the day I flew from Morristown to Teterboro, New Jersey, to take the check ride with an FAA examiner to add the ...

The "Moonless Night Letter" is an FAA legal interpretation allowing pilots to log "actual instrument flight conditions" when outside circumstances necessitate instrument use for aircraft control, even ...

The pilot who flew Mr. Bryant and seven others through deteriorating weather was qualified to fly with the use of his instruments. But the company he worked for didn’t have the needed certification.

All airline pilots in the United States are required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate. To obtain this certificate, applicants must have at least 1,500 flight hours, 200 cross-country ...

The company that owned the helicopter on which Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday was not certified to fly passengers under instrument flight rules — which is often used ...