Join me on one of my first solo flights in a PA-28 aircraft over Arizona, featuring takeoff and landing at Falcon Field.

Most high school students would be sitting in class at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday, but not 16-year-old Alcoa student Natalie Crisp. She was up in the air, completing her first solo flight with AvZ Flight ...

The first solo in flight training is a major milestone requiring comprehensive preparation, including thorough pre-flight procedures, deep understanding of aircraft systems, and mastery of maneuvers ...

Mary Schalk isn’t your typical teenager. At 16-years-old, her maturity is propelling her into the spotlight. Growing up in a family full of pilots, her dream was always to fly. “I’ve been around it my ...

You probably remember your first solo-when it was, where it was, and what airplane you flew. After the first solo, there were additional solo flights where you practiced takeoffs and landings or went ...

“Today wasn’t just about a solo flight, it was the beginning of something bigger," said Sánchez, a pilot herself Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Lauren Sanchez/Instagram ...

For a student's first solo cross-country, CFIs typically send them to an airport previously visited with an instructor, after they demonstrate PIC skills including navigation (pilotage, dead reckoning ...