Pilot Resources

Airline Pilot Websites

• AA Pilots.com  Public access area for the American Airlines pilot site: company news, gallery, recruitment, mentoring, links.
• Airline Pilot Central  Launched in March 2005 with the goal of providing comprehensive information for airline pilots.  APC delivers up-to-date information on nearly 100 North American airlines, along with career preparation assistance, podcasts, downloads, cutting edge pay comparison charts, and an active forum.
• Airline Pilot Pay  Hourly pay rate by job rank and years of service for US major, national, and charter airlines.
• US Airways Pilots Web Site

Bush Pilot Websites

• Alaska's Bush Pilots...The Real Deal  This DVD documents the story of the great far north and it's modern day pilots.  Filmed in the wilds of Alaska in high-definition, it includes pilot interviews, the aircraft, and magnificent scenery of this raw and dangerous wilderness, along with footage of spectacular giant Alaskan brown bears, eagles, moose, caribou and a host of other wildlife.
• Bush Flying Central  An old site, not updated for years, but with some links to bush flying sites.
• Bush Flying Unlimited  A virtual bush flying club for flight simulation fans.
• Bush Planes  A site for both new and experienced bush pilots.  It's based on over two months in Alaska flying bush planes and helicopters.  Descriptions, evaluations, and photographs of airplanes, including Piper Super Cub, Cessna, DeHavilland, Maule, Aviat Husky, Yak, Antonov, plus helicopters and all STOL airplanes appropriate for the back country.  Also, impressive landscape and wildlife photos as seen by the bush pilot.
• eBushPilot.com  Virtual Horizons brings you bush pilot stories, photos, information, and resources.
• F. E. Potts' Web Outpost  Guide to bush flying.
• Tom Claytor - Bush Pilot  A personal page describing the adventures of a bush pilot on a seven continent expedition.

Pilot Resource Websites

• ADS-B for General Aviation  A blog on research conducted by MIT about how the transition to ADS-B affects General Aviation.
• Adventure Productions  A resource for finding information, DVD's, live videos, pictures, training, etc.  For all pilots flying ultralight and light-sport aircraft, weight-shift control trikes, powered parachutes, plus the foot launched ultralights such as hang gliders, paragliders and powered paragliders.
• Aileron Nation  An Internet community for the fixed-wing pilot and designed by pilots, for pilots.  Communicate with other pilots, instructors, and aviation enthusiasts.  Online message board, aviation merchandise, events, news.
• The Airborne Otis Observatory Las Vegas pilots information. C172 checklists, flight destinations, links.
• AirCard  A co-branded commercial purchase card that is used to obtain fuel, fuel related supplies, and ground services.
• Air Pix Aviation Photos  An online site for photo business cards for pilots.  Featured aircraft are mostly airlines, but Air Pix has a deep enough collection to say that they serve any pilot of any airplane. Customers are welcome to submit their own photos as well.
• airlinefocus.com  News and information about airlines and air-taxi operators in Alaska.  Also features photos of many commercial aircraft flying in the last Frontier.
• Airline Pilot Central  This site for airline pilots provides information on over 100 North American airlines, career preparation assistance, downloads, pay comparison charts, and a very active U.S. airline pilot forum.
• Airplane Noise  A web site dedicated to making an airplane purchase simple.  Learn about the aircraft purchase steps through reports, links to resources and experts, and TeleClasses.
• The Airport Authority  An online General Aviation community of FBO's and businesses dedicated to providing information about about general aviation, airport FBOs, services, and entertainment.
• Airport Ramp  General aviation airport tie-down, hangar, and pilot supply info and pricing, grouped by airport so pilots can easily locate this info.  Ideal when making an unplanned stop-off at an airport you've never visited before.
• All About Aviation  Aviation news and jobs for pilots and aviation enthusiasts, free online magazine including travel and training features, free ads for pilots.
• AME Review  Find, rate, and review FAA aviation medical examiners.  A free resource for pilots to use in finding an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), also known as FAA Medical Examiners.  In addition to finding contact information for an AME meeting your search criteria, each doctor can be rated and reviewed, providing valuable insight to others when finding an examiner to fit their desires.
• AnswersAloft  Ask and answer aviation related questions for points and prizes.
• Answers for Pilots  A website where pilots can ask and answer each others aviation trended questions.  Their goal is to portray accurate aviation information on a variety of trade topics.  They present a wealth of information in a user oriented manner that focuses on what you, as a visitor are interested in.  The aviation blog covers current aviation events and hot topics.
• Art of Flying ~ Way of Zen  The story of an airline captain who meets a safety warrior who defined Art of Flying ~ Way of Zen.  Read this if you love to fly, or if you want to fall in love with flying, or if you want to remember why you did.
• Ask a CFI  A blog and forum by a flight instructor where you can ask your flight training and aviation questions.  He's there to help student and licensed pilots find information and answers to questions and problems they might have.  There is a lot of interesting and useful information to be found here.
• Atlas Aviation  A site created by pilots for pilots (novice to professional) and providing a variety of aviation information: feature articles, featured airports, flight planning resources, aviation library, databases, accidents, message board, training information.
• Avcard  An aviation credit card providing contract fuel and ground services to its cardholders and the U.S. government.
• Aviation Blog by FunPlacesToFly.com  Discussions about aviation issues, flying destinations, and piloting interests.
• Aviation Blog by PilotWorkshops  Offering tips, videos, interviews with PilotWorkshops panel of aviation experts.
• AviationLogs.com  An online community for pilots that offers a free online logbook, Jeppesen and ASA logbooks, a free flying forum, and low cost pilot supplies.
• Aviation Philippines  Discussing all aspects of aviation in the Philippines: FBO, PPL training, ultra lights, RC modeling, parasailing, history articles, and flight simulation.  This web site is a general information site with an eclectic mix of topical articles on many aspects of aviation in the Philippines.
• aviation stories.net  True stories from pilots around the world.  If you love flying, write about it!  Had a close call?  Let others hear about it in 'I Learned about flying from that.'  Stories are uploaded in pdf format for easy printing and reading.  All stories are approved before inclusion.
• Aviation Watch South Africa  A communications network for general aviation in South Africa so that announcements of proposed changes can be circulated amongst interested parties promptly.
• Aviator's Guide  An aviation magazine for the whole family to enjoy.  For people who use their airplanes to travel and enjoy life.
• AviatorWire Aviation Article Directory  Provides pilots and business travelers with aviation articles about general aviation, business aviation, and airline travel.   Edited by a pilot.
• BizAviation.net  An online community for pilots, aircraft owners, spotters, and other enthusiasts of business aviation, business jets, and turboprop aircraft.  The aircraft photographs are high resolution and the library of aircraft information is based on a Wiki-system where you can add data or edit existing information.
• Black-Box.me  This platform invites you to report flight incidents you mastered so everyone can learn.  Contribute your experience if you've encountered: pilot error, bird strike, instrument failure, other defective onboard equipment or mechanical failure, near-misses, negligent maintenance or air traffic controller error, improper loading of cargo, and so on.  Others are encouraged to help with his or her analysis of an incident report provided by others.
• BoredPilot.com  Pilots can search airports for activities like food, sports, culture, and other things to keep them busy on overnights and layovers.  Pilots can post activities to let others know what you found.  This free service was created by a corporate pilot.
• BrakesOff.com  Information for pilots on attractions and restaurants near airports throughout the US.  Search by airport ID.
• Caravan Pilots and Mechanics  A comprehensive clearinghouse for pilots, operators, and mechanics of the Cessna Caravan C208.
• Circle To Land  A different type of Q&A community for pilots, by pilots.  If you have a question about flying or airplane ownership, ask it here.  You can search, vote, and earn reputation points and badges for best answers.
• CNY Aviation.com  An online resource for Central New York pilots and aviation enthusiasts: airports, downloads, events, links, live ATC.
• Earthrounders  A registry of pilots who have flown around the world in light aircraft (maximum weight 7000 kg).  It records the pilots and their aircraft in chronological order, and aims to inspire others who have similar flying dreams.
• FlightMemory  Keep track of where you have flown and then easily produce maps showing your flight routes.  Track your total time in the air, distance flown, and even keep track of aircraft types and airlines.  Maintain a logbook of your personal flights in real time.
• Flight Salary  This site offers a new approach to providing airline pilot pay and retirement information.  Unlike other sites that feature similar information, it has an interactive format that give each visitor a unique and personalized view of current and long term career earnings potential.
• Flightstory.net - The International Aviation Story Database  Pilots, flight attendants, crew members, ground staff, technical staff, ATC radio listeners, frequent flyers, or any flyer can post interesting aviation stories and ATC logs in this large aviation story database.  It's free and no registration is required.
• flyagogo.net  A web site designed for the general aviation pilot with online sectionals, terminal area charts, live satellite weather, live radar returns, METARs, and an FAA aviation database.
• Flyingdatabase.com  Providing pilots with "up-to-date and accurate aviation data and materials in a timely and efficient manner."  They monitor current FAA reports, FAA databases, and other resources daily for critical airport-specific informational changes.  Then they update the affected A.I.R. file and disseminate it back into the A.I.R. file system which is available for immediate customer download.
• Flying with Rand  This B-757 captain for a major U.S. airline (and 727 before that) is also an aviation writer, photographer, and historian with more than 50 articles published in a variety of aviation magazines.  On this site, you'll find a Tailwheel Manual (written for his students), some great photography, and lots of other items of interest to pilots from GA on up.  Rand also writes a blog, Rand Peck, a Life Aloft.
• flykadena.com  A student pilot portal with lots of VFR, IFR, and commercial information.
• Flymissoula.com  A general aviation website for the city of Missoula, Montana and surrounding communities.  Features live air traffic control, flight tracking, an image gallery, and a discussion forum.
• FlyStories.com  Read and share stories and videos on just about any aviation topic: bush flying, airlines, military, light aircraft, training, flight attendant, funny tales, bizarre stories, mile high, crashes, just plane dumb, and others.
• FromTheFlightdeck.Com  Aviation stories from user submissions to the forums, aviation jokes, pictorials, and more.
• FullFlap.TV  All levels of interest are catered for with a TV show (released every three weeks), an online magazine, and a radio show.  Join them as they travel the world in search of the answers that will help pilots and enthusiasts enjoy aviation at a new level.
• Fun Florida Flying magazine  All about Florida aviation, planes, and pilots.  The best Fly-In's, getaways, and airport communities.  Kit planes for sale, flight schools, and more.
• genebenson.com  This is a general aviation site with everything from safety information, career advice, to recipes.
• GoAirplane.com  A General Aviation portal site with mail lists, aviation news, aircraft scheduler, airport locator, airshows and events, a maintenance tracker, classifieds, weather, AD search, and other useful GA tools.  FAA regs are indexed into a fast search engine.  Overall, a great and useful collection of GA resources.
• How It Flies  A sort of Wikipedia for airplanes.  At this site, anybody can can add or edit information about any aircraft.  That includes specs, opinions, photos, videos, or anything relevant to an airplane.  The goal is to give pilots not only the numbers, but information from other pilots on what it's like to actually fly a particular aircraft.
• International Pilots Group  IPG is a global network of airline pilots dedicated to providing its membership with unique, comprehensive, lifestyle enhancing investment opportunities, while seeking privacy and tax advantages.
• IntoFlight  A community-driven resource for pilots with information about all sorts of aircraft.  Add photos and reviews of your plane, or look for one to purchase through their aggregation of aircraft classifieds from across the web.  A number of additional features are on the way at this useful site.
• iPilot.com  An aviation resource for pilots with weather, flight planning, message boards, classifieds, editorials, supplies.
• iPlane.org  A website for pilots around the world.  Upload your photos, use the forum and the online logbook, see the latest news, find software, use an online e-logbook.
• J3-Cub.com  A Piper J3 Cub site for owners and those that love life in the slow lane.  Tech information, member stories, forum.
• JetFuelPrice.com  Search for the cheapest Jet A or jet fuel by Airport Code or Zip Code, and display the airports with fuel prices within 50 miles on a map with driving directions if wanted.  Sortable with Approaches and Length.
• JetThrust - The Pilot Network  A site designed by pilots for pilots and offering networking resources, news, message boards, rich media, classifieds, e-cards, and more.
• Learning To Fly  A website dedicated to providing valuable information to aspiring pilots as well as seasoned veterans of the air.  Includes such topics as how to choose the right flight school/instructor, history of flight, aviation weather, aviation jobs, pilot supplies, pictures of airplanes.
• Maverick Aviation  This social networking site is designed for aviation pilots and enthusiasts, and looks to provide networking for the aviation community, as well as a variety of aviation resources.
• Mountain Flying, LLC  Tips about making mountain flying a safe and pleasurable endeavor.
• myAFD  Detailed information on over 20,000 public and private airports in the USA.  Ask and answer questions about any airport, read comments and articles about airports written by fellow pilots.  Find restaurants, museums, lodging, and other points of interest around your destination.  View and print Instrument Terminal Procedure Publications (Approach Plates).  Find out about aviation events happening at or near airports.  When you register (free) you will be able to save your favorite airports, automatically be notified of new comments or questions about your favorite airports, and get notified when questions you have asked are answered.
• MyPilotNetwork  This site is intended as a networking medium for to pilots seeking professional growth.  Join and you'll have access to pilot jobs, classifieds, a forum, chat.
• MyPlaneOnline.Com  An Internet portal for aircraft owners where you can create a free home page about your plane free and include details of your aircraft including up to 5 photos.
• New Hire Pilot.com  This site for new hire airline pilots provides information and product discounts.
• No Plane No Gain  This is a joint effort of the National Business Aviation Association and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, seeking to "educate the public on the importance of business aviation to our country and its communities, companies, and citizens.  In the United States, business aviation generates well over a million jobs, provides a lifeline to communities with little or no commercial airline service, helps thousands of businesses of all sizes to be more productive and efficient, and provides emergency and humanitarian services to people in need."
• NZAviation.com  This is an online industry resource and community where pilots and wannabe pilots can find information about aviation in New Zealand.  The site includes sourced news items from around the world using a news spider engine developed just for this website, as well as some news items submitted by members and other syndication providers.  Also, airport information, events, classifieds, and videos.
• OziPilots Online  A website for all Australian pilots with a free email address ('yourname@ozipilotsonline.com.au'), aviation directory (yellow pages), classified ads, discussion forums and much more.
• Pennula.de  A site for private pilots from Germany.  Live airport webcams, real flight videos and photos from Germany, Austria and Suisse.
• Piloti AirOne  An Italian web site about aviation, pilots jobs, and other interesting news.
• Pilot Chronicles  An online database of pilot knowledge and experience.  Don't keep your valuable learning experiences to yourself - share your stories and contribute to the base of knowledge that keeps all of us alive and flying.
• Pilot Hangar Online  Features a pilot shop, free logbooks, free message boards, product reviews, and more.
• Pilot Home Exchange  Offering pilots and aircraft owners with residential real estate a unique and affordable option to hotel rooms.  Join and you can exchange an airpark home or home near an airport with another pilot.
• PilotInfo.us  A large "Personal Aviation" resource for U.S. pilots.  Browse the airport directory or share your personal experiences with others.  Events listing, free aircraft classifieds.
• Pilot Mentor Network  An online network of professional pilot mentors who help aspiring professional pilots achieve their goals in aviation by answering questions, writing articles, editorials, columns and, most importantly, through exclusive personal mentoring.
• Pilot Outlook.com  This resource for aviators provides information on pilot training, flying clubs, and airports.  Find flying schools and instructors, browse through aircraft by manufacturer and model, look through over 22,000 United States airports, learn about different pilot licenses and their costs, browse a large directory of U.S. flying clubs.
• PilotPointer.com  An interest server directed at pilots: news, weather, flight planning, jobs, events, media, databases, supplies, aircraft, airlines, airports, FBOs, destinations, glossaries, organizations, regulations.
• Pilot Portal USA - Information for the American Aviator  Provides useful information for the American pilot: weather briefings, flight schools within the USA, an aviation directory, and aviation news.
• The Pilot Report  Aviation hardware, software, gadget, and gear reviews.  Aircraft demos, industry news, and more (shenanigans included)!
• PilotReport.com  Feature your aircraft with its own personalized pilot report.  Use it as a sales tool, or just to show it off.
• Pilot Resources  A community for the light plane pilot, owner and operator to share knowledge, information, opinions and ideas.
• PilotWeb.org  An online community of other pilots with whom to interact, share experiences and knowledge, aviation employment leads and technical information.  At the jobs board you can place and browse ads for pilot employment all around the world.
• Pilot's Web Aviation Journal  Online magazine for pilots offering aviation articles and stories, free email, bulletin board and chat.
• Plane Conversations - Elevating the Discussions  This well-produced blog provides discussion on innovating private and business aviation, opinions on legislative issues facing business aviation, social media and business aviation discussions, tales from the ticket counter.
• PopularAviation.com  A community for folks interested in flying, initially just Cessna 120/140 and Luscombes, but open to any related subject.  Includes databases of N-Number, NTSB accidents, and repair stations.  Also news archives, airshows and fly-ins, classifieds.
• PPL Mania  UK pilot resource featuring aviation articles, classifieds, and sample PPL training exams for JAA.  Includes information on learning to fly aircraft and a list of flight schools.
• PPL UK  This site for Private Pilots in the UK provides links to various sources of information such as METAR and NOTAM links, links to PPL blogs, reading material, links to flying schools, flyin announcements and events, a forum where users can exchange information or just talk about their flying experiences.
• Professional Pilots Federation  The PPF was incorporated in 1991, for the singular purpose of eliminating or amending the Age 60 Rule.
• Private Pilot Insider  A blog for general and private pilots with reviews, news, flying stories, photo and video gallery, and more.
• Professional Pilots Rumour Network  Forums and bulletin board for professional pilots and those who are considering a career as a pilot.  Air traffic controllers, engineers, cabin crew, operations, crewing and rostering staff are also welcome.
• ProPilotMentor.com  An online pilot career advice journal: career planning, Flight Time Builder, Ask the Captain articles, hangar flying, pilot medical.
• Proviation  An online flying club for the UK and Europe, featuring product reviews, training resources, aircraft sales, and a pilot shop.
• Recreational Flying  A leading Australian recreational flying website and discussion forum.  Includes a large online group of recreational aviators plus free flight planner, Google Earth airstrips, comprehensive weather page, photo gallery, video chat room and much more.
• Recreational Pilots & Ultralight Aviation  A site dedicated to enthusiasts of recreational flying and ultralight aviation in Australia.  It includes the latest Australian aviation news, photo galleries, flight reviews, flying articles and stories, ultralights for sale, pilot's gift shop, and loads more.
• Richpilots.com  This Professional Pilot website and blog offers trip trade information, a free weekly pilot job newsletter, crash pad information, airline news, blogs, union chat, interview gouges, and more.
• Runway 34  A group of pilots and flight enthusiasts from the Penticton area interested in establishing an Internet community where pilots get information about weather, upcoming events, and share flying stories and pictures.
• RunwayFinder  A resource that allows pilots to see the layout of the runways, taxiways, and buildings (depending on the quality of the satellite images) before arriving at the airport.  Built on Google Maps.
• ShortFinal.tv  This aircraft and pilot site offers posts plane reviews and great aviation videos.  Videos and blogs from Hilton Mundy, behind-the-scenes info from the aircraft reviews.
• The Sky Gypsies  1920's style aviation with 21st century technology in weight shift control light sport aircraft.
• Sm@rtCockpit.com  A pilot resource site where you can review your B767 and B737 systems before an interview or simulator session, review OPS topics (windshear, V1, aerodynamics, North Atlantic Ops, etc.) check weather information (METARS, TAFs, etc.) share the safety topics with your colleagues check aviation news.
• Stories That Fly  This is an innovative online community news venture that features the narratives, photography, and video from general aviation - all through a video wall interface that is quite remarkable.
• Summit Aviation  This Digital Reference Library includes all FAA publications, including fully-indexed and searchable Federal Aviation Regulations, (FARs) (14CFR Parts 1-1199).  Other regulations pertaining to aviation: Air Commerce (19CFR Part 122), EPA (40 CFR Part 87), FCC (47 CFR part 87), selected parts of 49 CFR (HAZMAT, NTSB and TSA), Over 750 Advisory CircularsComplete Airworthiness Directives library (over 16,000 ADS since 1941), dozens of FAA Orders, FAA Forms, Regulations from other agencies that pertain to aviation, and collections of legal interpretations.
• Taildraggers, Inc.  Aero-content for pilots and enthusiasts: airplanes, people, places, and websites.  Taildraggers, biplanes, vintage, antique, aerobatics, bush flying, homebuilts, LSA's, videos, photos, and great people.
• Test Pilot Stuff Test pilot information and links.
• THAIPilot  Pilot mail, wallpaper, Palm user channel, weather, audio/video, other information.
• Threshold Aviation Aviation hobby supplies and pilot supplies.
• Turbine Pilot Web Site Career Pilot Chat Room, aviation and weather links.
• Unicom  A great blog with news, rumours, opinions, experiences and more from the world of general aviation.
• USaviation.com - America's Aviation Headquarters  Offering an interactive community for pilots and aviation enthusiasts that includes, daily news, employment postings, forums, classifieds, online store, aircraft sales, links and a business directory.
• US Pilot Financial Association  The USPFA helps professional pilots and their families reach financial independence and security - regardless of the airline you fly for or the union that represents you.  They try to be an objective source for information, tools, checklists, downloads and articles to help you: reach financial independence and security sooner, eliminate potential dangers that threaten your financial security, give you strategies to capture your best opportunities, and leverage your strengths and abilities to reach your financial goals.
• Virtual Flight Surgeons, Inc.  Confidential aeromedical certification information and assistance by physicians specializing in aerospace medicine.  Large number of free info pages and links to aviation and aeromedical sites.
• The Worldwide Aviation Consortium  A collective of owners, operators, an pilots who have joined forces to reduce running costs through increased negotiating power.  Membership is free.

Sites for Disabled Pilots

• Able Flight  Created by pilots with a mission to offer people with disabilities a unique way to challenge themselves through flight training and gain greater self-confidence and self-reliance.
• The British Disabled Flying Association  The BDFA provides, free of charge, "experience of a lifetime" trial flying lessons for terminally ill and disabled people, and also subsidised flying days for other disability charities, and at-cost instruction and qualification flight training to BDFA members.
• The Deaf Pilots Association  Deaf and hard of hearing people have flown airplanes solo in the United States, Canada and some other countries.  Learn how they won their wings without having to use the radio or join them as a member.
• Flightability  The "Get Out Of That Wheelchair And Into The Air Program" is a non-profit program introducing disabled people to ultra-light aviation.  This site has a list of disabled aviators with contact information and links.
• International Wheelchair Aviators  A Worldwide Organization of Disabled and Able Bodied Pilots.
• Philly Sport Pilot, LLC  A flight training business with a goal to provide fun, safe, and affordable flight training for everyone.  They are based just outside of Philadelphia at Wing's Field (KLOM) and specialize in disabled pilot training and sport pilot training.
• Woman Born Without Arms Becomes the First Person to Earn her Pilot's License  Former Wright Flight volunteer Jessica Cox has made history by being the first armless person in the world to pilot an aircraft using only her feet while earning her pilot's license along the way.

Pilot Blogs and Personal Pages

• 16 going 1600 feet...  This is where a young female pilot blogs about her journeys through flying.
• 250hours.com  This "aviation bulletin board" was created by a high school student with a recently earned Private Pilot Certificate who is now working on his instrument rating.  Advertisers can purchase squares on the board, with 50% of the proceeds going to a scholarship fund for student, private, and commercial pilots seeking higher ratings or certificates.
• A la Cabina!  Diario de un estudiante Piloto en su camino hasta la aerolinea.
• Abeam the Flying Dream  A website from a Belgian private pilot sharing his experiences about flying in Europe, USA, Asia, and Australia.
• The Adventures of Buzz Barnstormer  Enjoy this pilot's fascination of flight, from stick and rudder seat-of-your-pants hair raising flying, to FL350.
• The Adventures of Chopper Chick!  "A chick helicopter pilot fighting fires during the summer all over the U.S. as a contract pilot and during the winter flying for Corona Police Department, aerial construction flying, ferry flights across the U.S., frost control, and some news flights in Los Angeles."
• aeronaut  Well-written commentary on the aviation industry and flying in general by a commercial pilot working on the career path.
• Air Prayer  This RV-4 flyer combines his love of serving God and his love of aviation in this blog.
• Airplane Flying Pilot  Aviation blog geared towards the prospective, student, sport, and private pilots that fly or want to fly for the fun of it.  The main focus is on flying as a hobby.
• Airport Free Rides  A personal blog documenting a project to visit every airport in Montana that has a state funded courtesy car.  They review the Courtesy Car and rate the airport, and give approach and aviation advise to visitors. ; Local restaurants and night spots mentioned as well when applicable.
• All Things Aviation blog  Each day an article is published relating to general aviation subjects of interest to the author, an ATP pilot with a long career in aviation spanning all aspects of aviation: private flying, flight instruction, charter, corporate aviation, and aviation insurance.
• Altitude9  Original Music by John De Groot, a pilot, an avid ice hockey player, a Wall Street technician, and a piano player.  John's primary inspirations for music come from flying the Northeast corridor.  The fantastic skyline of New York City, the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, the New England coastline brushing the Atlantic, and the ever-changing seasons found there, all come together where John's music takes on a unique personality rarely found in the fast-paced world of today.
• The Ancient Pelican  The thoughts and insights of a heavy-jet globetrotter.
• Arizona Keough  This really interesting blog is authored by a pilot who is an aviation marketing and public relations consultant, and who also writes for some aviation and warbird websites.  He's active with social networks and you can find him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.
• Arlo Gilbert's Blog  This nicely done blog covers the flying experiences of a student pilot, but it's also about building online startups, being Jewish, and other life adventures.
• Around the Pattern Aviation Blog  Even after 40 years in aviation, this guy learns something every time he flies.  A retired military pilot who flies for pleasure and professionally, he has around 10,000 hours of flight time.
• Around the World in Four Inch Heels  This pilot shares her aviation stories and other thoughts as she roams around.
• The Art of Flying  A blog about Flying, learning to fly, and aviation in general.
• The Aspiring Pilot  A blog to follow the author's steady return to aviation after a 5+ year hiatus and pursuit of his instructor ratings.
• Aus Flier  The blog of an Australian pilot "who spends too much time on the ground."  You'll find lots of great photographs on this web page.
• AV8Rconnection  An instrument/commercial/multi-engine/CFI-rated pilot talks about flying, his experiences, and other interesting aviation-related topics.
• Av8rdan's World of Flying  "This blog highlights the wild, wonderful world of flying, according to pilot and aviation writer Dan Pimentel.  We pilots love our flying machines, and 'World of Flying' is where we discuss the good and bad of general aviation, business/corporate flying, and the commercial airlines.  Hangar flying is encouraged, and you don't have to be a licensed pilot to post - a fanatical love of airplanes is the only requirement."
• Aviate, Navigate, Communicate  An aviator's blog by a PPL holder from the UK.
• AviationBull  This aviation news blog covers current aviation events of interest to the flying community, and provides a forum for discussing them.  The authors worked as glider flight instructors and studied taildraggers and the art of hangar flying at Meadowlake Airport in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  "This site is designed to be a place for current or future aviators to hangar fly...to shoot the bull."
• AviationChatter.com  An online flight training resource with insights and lessons learned with student pilots and up.  While the target audience is private pilots with and without instrument ratings, students, aviation enthusiasts, and professional flyers will enjoy this site.
• Aviation News Friends of Aviation  This is blog created by Friends of Aviation with regular postings from well known people in Aviation.
• Aviation Solutions  A corporate aviation, aviation safety, business jet, and helicopter blog by an experienced airline Captain.
• Aviatrix Logbook  A woman in the process of earning the certificates and ratings to change careers from research scientist to commercial pilot.
• Being and Bloginess  The journal of a retired USAF F-15 pilot who writes about a wide range of subjects, including some entries on military flying.
• BelFlyers GA WebBlog  This Mooney pilot in Europe has a flight blog, pictures, movies, links. and more.
• BLOG - Capt. Anup Murthy  By a commercial pilot and who has been a consultant in aviation management and travelled around the world.
• Blogging Pilots  This blog lists posts (and podcasts) by other pilot bloggers.
• Blue Side Up  This site explores General Aviation and just about anything related to flying.
• Born without Wings, but destined to fly  A blog discussing news on General Aviation and Flight Training, and following Waner Del Rosario on his training journey.
• Boxav8r.net  "Aviation, Safety, Technology, Travel FAR's & Humor" from PilotPete in this blog and podcast for aviation professionals and aviation enthusiasts.
• Brian's Flying Blog  Flying thoughts, and stories of adventures, trips, and learning in a 1974 Cessna 182P.  Wish lists and favorite links too.
• Captain's Log  The true story of a commercial airline pilot.  A great blog!
• Checklist Chimp  The author of this blog sits in the right seat of a regional airliner and offers a lot of information and insight into the life and role of a commercial pilot.  It's a good read for pilot hopefuls and airline nuts.
• Chris' Aviation Adventures  A personal aviation Web site: learning to fly and aviation photos.
• Bravo Zulu Aviation  A CFI's blog of travels and flight adventures.
• Clear of Cloud  A blog by the pilot of a recently purchased general aviation airplane.
• Clear for Takeoff  A celebration of aviation and the joy of flying by an avid aircraft owner and pilot.
• Cleared.For.Final  This blogger made it through a PPL at Auburn University then an IFR rating, and remains passionate about aviation.
• Contract pilot tales  The blog of a contract pilot with pictures of Atlantic ferry flights and more.
• Crazy for Flying  A chronicle of flying adventures with her husband and her dog as she gets her private pilot.  And beyond.
• Crossing the Sky  The continuing journey of a regional airline Captain as he travels across the sky, away from the comforts of home and family, and into adventure, challenges, and sometimes hardship.
• Dan’s Pilot Times  The personal blog of a student (now private pilot) earning his private pilot's license.  General rantings about general aviation.
• Dave's (mostly flying) blog  Flying photos and stories by a long time Alaska private pilot.
• David Allen, the most underutilized guy in aviation social media  This site is the aviation social media resume and headquarters for everything David Allen does for aviation and aerospace.  Through tweeting, blogging, podcasting, and live streaming video, David engages the audience on a personal level, letting his passion and child-like enthusiasm really shine through.
• David Cenciotti’s weblog  It may be "the most visited Italian Aviation Blog" but it's in English and a good read.  Written by a private pilot, and former 2nd Lt. of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF), and a journalist writing since 1996 for major aviation magazines.  This blog is a place to talk about military aviation, flying, photography and much more.
• Decision Height  The blog of author, writer, and United Airlines 767 pilot Alan Cockrell.  Follow along and get a great view of life flying for a major airline.
• Desert Pilot - A Little Bit of Flying with Trevor  A blog and podcast about flying experiences around the great State of Arizona and beyond.  Pictures and cockpit audio from flights taken in Arizona.
• Diary of a Private Pilot  Personal aviation stories and news worth sharing are blogged by this Private Pilot seeking his Commercial Pilot certificate.
• The Digital Aviator  Another view from the flight deck.  News and comment on the airline world orientated towards pilots and those aspiring.  Some career guidance being developed.
• Dwight Schofield / Commercial Pilot  This pilot seeks to become a provider of Part 91 pilot services through emphasis of safety, planning and extreme client service both in the air and on the ground.
• Eric's travelogue  Professional pilot Eric Gideon describes places for other pilots to visit with postings to Everywhere Magazine, the community that collectively provides an interesting travel guide.
• Erratic Flight Path  "Random musings with an aviation flavor, natch."
• ExpertAviator.com  A website with aviation news, commentary, product reviews, and advice on learning to fly.  By a flight instructor and airline Captain.
• Fear of Landing  Essays and anecdotes about flying in Europe in a Piper Saratoga, along with a dash of news and views.
• Flight Blog  Postings by a pilot and photographer about aviation, and other topics.
• flightblog  Snippets about wingnut's journey in aviation, and how they relate to everyday life.
• The FlightBlog  The life of a writer, webmaster, photographer, videographer, and video editor by night; space program contractor by day.
• Flight Level 390  An airline pilot describes his life and his flights in this blog.
• Flight To Success - An Aviator's journey continues...  Blogging to inspire new pilots, share the love of aviation, and navigate our profession to a promising future.  By an author, airline pilot, mother, grandmother, wife, student, daughter, sister, friend, gardener, cook, artist, tri dosha who loves dark chocolate and deep red wine.
• Flightsim Becoming a Reality  The life of a student going through flight training is recorded in this blog.
• Flightsite  This site contains the author's personal story with pictures and videos of the experiences encountered in aviation, starting from initial Private Pilots license and through all the hurdles after that.
• Flight Time  A visual history of the experiences of a private pilot: videos, photos and stories of the various airplanes flown.
• FlyCRJ  This blog is dedicated to informing people on how to become general aviation pilots and professional pilots and what it is like to fly for a regional airline.  It also teaches people and professional pilots on the CRJ200.
• Fly Patch Fly  Day by day towards a Private Pilots Certificate.  Also includes tips and advice for all general aviation pilots.
• Fly to your Dreams  This professional game developer decided to become a pilot when he was twelve, and now, sixteen years later, he's finally making that dream come true.  This blog chronicles his pilot training, and where that takes him in the future.
• Flying at A085  Blog by a commercial pilot in training in Sydney, Australia.
• Flying Across America  Two pilots promoting General Aviation by flying across the U.S. and back.  They'll fly from FBO to FBO and hold rallies on behalf of General Aviation.  Contributions are needed to support the effort.
• The flying adventures of an Aussie pilot  "An IT geek by day, something else by mid-afternoon. Blogging the chronicles of my aviation life."
• The Flying Cook  Journey with a private pilot through the mid west and explore general aviation airports and FBO's.
• TheFlyingCurmudgeon  A blog by commercial airline pilot and a retired naval officer who was a journalist in college.  Now an aspiring screenwriter and novelist, the author dedicates this blog "to all of those Frequent Fliers out there who are sick of being treated like Road Kill of the Skies and have been looking for a place to vent."
• The Flying High Blog  A chronicle of the author's aviation life as a student pilot and thoughts on the industry.
• Flying is fun  This Dutch pilot looks for others who want to partake in the beauty of flight on a cost-sharing basis.
• Flying Lessons  This freight pilot (and former airline pilot, pizza delivery driver, cook, bartender, waiter, laborer, webdesigner, newspaper publisher, and small business owner) lives in Anchorage, Alaska and blogs about life and what he learns from flying.
• The Flying Okie  The flying experiences of a General Aviator flying out of Oklahoma.  Fixed wing and rotorcraft certified.
• Flying Warbirds  News and general natter about Warbirds, General Aviation, and flying In Australia.
• For The Love of Flying  The author of this blog seeks to encourage people to learn to fly and then teach others how to fly: "Sport Pilot is made for grass-root flying."
• From the Flight Deck  An aviation blog from an Air Canada A320 captain, and author of the book by the same title.
• Geek in the cockpit  Following the day to day life of a regional airline pilot.
• General Aviation Flight Training  This blog provides the information you need to know about general aviation, flight training, flight school, flying, pilot, airplanes, aircraft and commercial aviation.
• Golf Hotel Whiskey  The free online magazine and airport guide for pilots.
• The Hangar  A great and active blog with "observations, innovations, and conversation about general aviation."
• www.hebels.nl/flights  Nice homepage of a Dutch private pilot containing pictures and movies from his trips.
• Helpmefly.ca Blog  This private pilot hopes to get his commercial license and blogs about his learning experiences.
• Herzlich Willkommen auf meiner Homepage  The website of a private pilot offering a lot about aviation and running a "webshop" to buy and sell aviation items like antiques, books, posters, and pictures).  It's a German website but you will find content in Norwegian and English.
• The House of Rapp  A California-based CFI writes about aerobatics, tailwheel, glass panel, formation, and warbird flying.
• How much airport expansion can we handle? Plus more..  The blog of an ex-airport employee and aviation enthusiast, originally from New Zealand but now living in England.  He looks to return to Sydney, Australia to finish a pilot's license or complete a Recreational Sports Pilot Certificate.
• I want a plane  This blogger is looking to collect $40,000 worth of donations so he can buy a Beechcraft Sundowner.  It's worth a shot, right?
• I'll Be The Pilot  A blog with photographs and writings from a 4-month, 48-state flying tour of the United States.  This blog provides an interesting glimpse of what it's like flying a small airplane in the United States today.
• The Iconoclastic Aviators Blog  Coverage of a wide range of aviation issues, facts, happenings, and images plus an opinion or two by iconoclastic pilots.
• InfoAvion  This nicely done Spanish language blog covers news about Light Sport, ultralight, and experimental aircrafts.
• Information Echo  This active (and long time) blog chronicales the experiences of a pilot.  (Formerly "Pilots Licence 101")
• into the blue  The blog of "A new freight pilot, asst chief pilot for 135 operation, (what?!!) and all around naughty miss goody two shoes who loves to fly and hang with the guys."
• JetHead  All things airline pilot related, plus photos and cartoons by a 24+ year American Airlines pilot.
• Jetwhine  This very good blog offers "aviation buzz and bold opinion." By a former airline and corporate pilot who is now a CFI, author, professional speaker, and consultant to airports and aviation businesses.
• Jonathan Strickland  An aviation record setter and 18 year old pilot who holds six world records in aviation.  He is currently preparing to become the youngest pilot to fly around the World.  For more details and to support him, please visit his web site.
• Journey in Flight  The trials, tribulations, and other musings of a private pilot who decided to quit his job and become a professional pilot.
• The Joy of Aviation  A Private Pilot's journal: a conversation with friends, interviews, PIREPS, and lots of GA photos.  Join the discussion!
• Learnin' to Fly  A new pilot's experience, detailing flights from the first flight to solo cross-country.
• The Learning to Fly....Together Podcast  Rob is a certified flight instructor and airline captain for a major airline.  Tina is the anxious but eager student pilot who has a few things to teach Rob about "getting a clue".  Both have been married to each other for 23 years.  Listen in as they teach each other to fly.
• Letters from Flyover Country  This blog is a collection random musings on the state of general aviation and some of the interesting stories that abound among pilots.  By a pilot and builder of a Van's Aircraft RV-7A.
• Light Flight  A blog that combines a love of photography with a fascination for flying low and slow in ultralight and light-sport aircraft.  An interesting and informed read.
• LightPlane Photography  A collection of photographs, many non-aviation, by a commercial airline pilot.
• Light Sport News  News and information about light sport aircraft.
• Marqtholomew  Topics in aviation and software development, with some very impressive aerial photography from the Pacific Northwest, USA.
• MayBe's Aviation  Memories of an enthusiast and pilot, and also experiences with an R/C helicopter.
• Michael Elsässer Homepage  The personal homepage (German, English, and Norwegian) of a private pilot living in Norway, running a pilot coaching service and aviation related web-shop, writing ebooks about aviation.
• mikeflyte.com  A commercial pilot who also happpens to wrestle for the WXW, and has his sights set on WWE.
• My Own Log  The personal blog of a commercial airplane pilot from Barcelona in the pursuit of his first flying job.
• Max Trescott on General Aviation  Max is passionate about preserving and growing general aviation in the U.S., he's an author and was named the "2008 National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year."
• N54OOQ  A grown-up, airport fence kid, now pilot/enthusiast, shares his weekly aviation adventures and pictures.
• NY Approach  It's all about flying, by three friends who are aviation enthusiasts: a pilot rated IFR, CGI (Advanced and Instrument), and Single-Engine Commercial; a beginner starting training for his license, and a permanent student pilot.  They use this forum to share useful and entertaining information about aviation in general and flying in particular.
• Owen Zupp  An Australian-based author, commercial airline pilot, and keynote speaker with a great aviation website and blog.
• pFlying Dreams - Flying the Pterodactyl  The author of this interesting blog has recently purchased a Pterodactyl ultralight. (The "p" in "pFlying" is silent!)
• Pilot One's Weblog  A blog for private pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and pilots restoring airplanes.  Aviation photos, aviation news and people who just love flying.  By a private pilot who has owned and restored several vintage aircraft, and had been an aviation instrument designer for 45 years (gyros, vacuum pumps, and engine instruments).
• www.pilot.org.uk  A personal page with information for private pilots in the UK with news, airport info, flying school links.
• Pilot Report  A pilot's perspective as he pursues his dream career.
• Pilot Terminal Blog  Current aviation news, information, and helpful tips, from a Certified Flight Instructor.
• The Pilots Nest  General Aviation, flight illusions, discussions.
• Pilot's Night  A personal blog about general aviation and technology.
• Piston Engine Princess  Celebrating floatplanes and what they mean to pilot's and airplane enthusiasts, throught photos, stories, and comments.
• Plane-Girls News  This is the news blog for the Plane-Girls, "a new generation of women who fly."  Posts are from a group of young American women (and some Europeans), who want to fly for the romance and adventure of it.  You’ll find industry news and interviews, classic flying machines profiles, gear reviews, opinions, and more.
• Planeology - About the thrill of Flying  The blog of an airline brat who wasted time, and is finally getting his pilot's license.
• Plastic Pilot's Blog  Covers all the activities of a private pilot, including experiences with different types of aircraft, safety, in-flight photo and video, and briefing websites.
• Plog Blog  Flight International's GA blogs by pilots that work for Flight Group.
• Positive Rate  The views of a professional aviator in the infancy of his career.
• Positive Rate  This blog takes you "inside the mind of an international airline pilot" who started in a Piper Warrior and now flies B747-400.
• Private Pilot Resources - Aviation Blog  A blog dedicated to capturing the little gems of knowledge collected during training.  This newly licensed private pilot periodically adds items found during research so that others might benefit from them.
• Prozac Pilot - Pilots With Depression - Pilots on Antidepressants  By a charter pilot and CFI grounded for medical reasons.  This blog focuses on pilots and depression, and other aviation topics.  This ATP rated pilot was flying a light jet on a Part 135 charter certificate when he and his wife made the decision for him to go on antidepressants.
• Rand Peck, A Life Aloft  Years of aviation photography saved by a B-757 captain for a major airline, and posted on this blog for others to enjoy.
• Rob's Flying Blog  A blog to chronicle a flying student's journey from "regular person" to pilot.
• Round The World Flight  Flying around the world in a Beech Bonanza: two guys, one Bonanza, 20 odd countries and 35 days.  Read about the planning and the flight.
• Rudis Flying Page  A personal page in German about gliding, vintage gliding, helicopters, and fixed wing.
• Runway One Two  The log of a pilot's adventures exploring the skies of the Southern California and beyond, with a new private pilots license and the Cessna 172 Skyhawk.  Reports on airports and burger runs across Southern California and the Southwest from a GA perspective.
• Ryan's Travels  The journey through life of a corporate pilot, entrepreneur, history buff, aviation enthusiast, and definitely a wine geek, living in Northern California.
• Sean Squawks on...  Rants by a Private Pilot on programming, technology, flying, politics, and whatever else strikes his fancy.
• Soar with Birds  This site by an RV-6A kitplane builder is about flying: realizing the dream and flying experiences.
• Steve's Aviation [B]Log  An aviation blog with funny stories, product reviews, and answers to questions by an instrument rated pilot aith an A & P certificate who is also a Search and Rescue / Disaster Relief pilot with the Civil Air Patrol.
• Stick and Rudder Aviation  The adventures of a B-757 captain for a major U.S. Airline who is also an aviation writer, photographer, and historian with many published articles and photographs.  See the Tailwheel Manual Page to learn about flying small, tailwheel airplanes.  On the New England Aviation Page you'll see small, interesting airfields highlighted quarterly.  Pilots and enthusiasts will find lots of interesting content on this site.
• Stinky Creek Airport  Flying-related essays from a crusty old pilot with a dog, a hangar, a windsock, a grass strip, but no plane.
• Stories of a Medevac Pilot  The well-written and interesting stories in this blog are just ones from Dagny's travels over the years as a medevac pilot.  Be sure to add this one to your list and follow her adventures.
• Student Pilot Journal  General Aviation pilots (or pilot wannabe's) will enjoy these frequent video podcasts by Greg Summers.  They represent "a podcast journal in the life of a student pilot" and contain lots of good video straight from the cockpit.  You can't get much closer to the action than this!
• Sulako's Blog  Sully is a Captain on a corporate jet for a medium-sized company.  He loves Lisa.  He shaves his head because he's going bald.  The little man in his head tells him to say things that get him in trouble all the time.  He wants a cat.  He writes a very good blog.  Read it.
• Susan Grant's Come Fly With Me Blog  Best selling author and commercial jet pilot Susan Grant posts travel tales and tips, along with books and news.
• Texas-Flyer  A series of stories and photos taken while flying ultralights and light-sport aircraft around the country on various adventures.
• The process of becoming me  Life above the clouds, and on the ground: a holistic picture of a pilot in training, balancing the demands of a full time job, a wife and children, and flight training (currently Instrument training).
• There and Back  A site about aviation past and present by published aviation author Owen Zupp.  Follow Owen as he flies around Australia to raise funds for charity.
• TJ's Flying Adventures  The personal aviation blog of an instrumented rated private pilot who owns a Cirrus SR22.
• Views From the Left Seat  This pilot for a large air carrier flies an MD-80 over North America.  His blog describes things going on in the airline world and his posts contain many good photos of the cities, landscapes, airplanes, airports, and other things of interest he encounters.  "Ride along in the cockpit!"
• The Warbirds Dreamer  This former USMC rifleman, and son of an Air Force combat pilot, dreams of honoring his father's memory by flying himself.  He is collecting stories and photos of pilots and planes, both military and civilian, with a special devotion to the early days of flight and the World Wars.  Follow him as he pursues his dream.  Photos, stories, pilot's store with military training videos, reprint manuals, and other items.
• Was That For Us?  The day-to-day life of a regional first officer.
• WaterScapes - A Sea Plane's Voyage  Many adventures, small mishaps and funny ordeals confront Marga and Martin on their expedition to the artic and far north of Europe in N206MX - a Cessna 206 Seaplane.
• West Coast Flying Adventures  Pursuit of outdoor adventure using a Cessna 210 loaded with climbing, biking and camping equipment - and a camera.
• Why2Fly  Flight instructor "mentor" tips, airplane and product reviews, "Flyosophy" (the philosophy in flight), and "LogBlog" stories from the logbook.  The author shares aerial photography expertise, as well as single, multi-engine, and glider flying and training tips,  Cool places to fly and interesting airplanes to pilot.
• Wild Blue  An interesting collection of (mostly) aviation links, reviews, and other goodies by a member of the Royal Aero Club of Western Australia flying out of Jandakot Airport in Perth.
• Window In The Skies  Unterwegs mit einem SWISS-Airbuspiloten.  Blog (in German) of a Swiss Airbuspilot.
• Winging It  The rambling journal of a middle-aged student pilot.
• Zero to hero in the UK  A Hungarian guy shares his experience of how hard it was to become a commercial pilot in a different country, starting off with a pound in his pocket and working as a waiter.

Blogs by Partners and Spouses of Pilots

• Marriage with altitude  A British woman married to a commercial pilot blogs about their our life, what she thinks about the industry, and how they cope with its unique ups and downs.
• Partner of a Pilot  This blogger lives with her boyfriend (a commerial airline pilot), a daughter, and two sons.  She writes this story of her life to keep sane, and along the way provides us with interesting aviation posts.  (OK, not a blog by a pilot, but close enough!)