Why Frankfurt carries two codes while some airfields have none at all: ICAO vs. IATA, regional prefixes, code changes, and how pilots handle a missing identifier. … Read More
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Crediting FSTD and Simulator Time Correctly: What Actually Counts
How much simulator time actually counts toward a licence, rating, or recency: the FNPT/FTD/FFS system, Part-FCL crediting limits, device qualification — and what the 2026 EASA reform does (and doesn’t) change yet. … Read More
Checklist Practice in the Cockpit: Why “Flow, Then Checklist” Is the Standard
Why pilots still read the checklist after the flow: the Boeing Model 299 story, flow vs. challenge-do-verify, and the “killer items” that decide a safe outcome. … Read More
Renewing Class and Type Ratings: What Revalidation and Renewal Actually Mean
Why “revalidation means experience, renewal means a check” is wrong: the real difference is timing. SEP, MEP, and type ratings compared, plus the most common renewal mistakes pilots make. … Read More
Medical Certificates: Validity Periods, Age Tiers, and What Really Happens When One Expires
Class 1, Class 2, LAPL Medical: how long medical certificates stay valid, how the 45-day revalidation window works, and what actually happens to licence privileges once one expires. … Read More
Logging Day and Night Flight Time Correctly: Definitions, Boundaries and Common Mistakes
Night doesn’t start at sunset – it can begin up to 47 minutes later. The old rule of thumb quietly inflates or erases your logged night time. … Read More
LAPL(A) vs PPL(A): Privileges, Limitations and Which Licence Actually Fits
LAPL(A) or PPL(A)? Passenger limits, night flying, medicals and the new upgrade path — compared side by side so you decide on facts, not guesses. … Read More
PIC Time, Dual Time, Block Time: What Pilots Actually Enter in the Logbook
50 minutes or 68? PIC or dual? Block, air and Hobbs time sound alike but count very differently – a costly mix-up before your next rating. … Read More
EASA Digital Pilot Logbook: What Is Allowed and What It Must Do
Is a digital logbook actually legal? Yes – but only if it meets AMC1 FCL.050’s twelve mandatory fields, digital signature and audit trail. … Read More
EASA Recency Requirements: When Am I Still Allowed to Fly?
Three landings in 90 days, or a 24-month window? PPL and LAPL recency follow completely different rules – and six myths keep tripping pilots up. … Read More