If you are a commercial pilot with your instrument rating and 1,000 to 1,500 hours in sight, the question is no longer whether you want an airline career. The question is how to become an airline pilot without missing a required step, losing time to scheduling delays,...
If you are a commercial pilot in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, or Hawaii, the hardest part of ATP-CTP planning is often not the course itself. It is finding a qualified FAA Part 142 provider close enough to make the trip...
What Is ATP-CTP Training? A Complete Guide for Commercial Pilots You’ve put in the hours. You’ve logged the cross-countries, the instrument approaches, and the night flights. Now you’re sitting at 1,500 hours, looking at an airline application, and...
Not all flight simulators are the same, and the facilities behind them matter just as much. Operators evaluating flight simulator housing and maintenance need infrastructure that protects uptime, compliance, and training quality. If you have spent any time researching...
The path from commercial pilot to ATP usually means building required flight time, confirming eligibility, completing ATP-CTP, passing the ATP written exam, and then completing the applicable practical or type-rating step. This 2026 timeline shows where each milestone...
Before you reserve ATP-CTP training, confirm that you meet the FAA eligibility path, have the right documents, and understand what the course does and does not provide. This 2026 checklist helps pilots arrive ready for LVFA’s 6-day FAA Part 142 ATP-CTP course in Las...
