The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. Gary Fauber, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. For the first time in over a decade, the Woodrow Wilson cross country team does not have a course to call its own.

For the first solo cross-country, CFIs often have learners fly to an airport previously visited with an instructor, where they must demonstrate PIC abilities, diverse navigation (pilotage, dead ...

The FAA regulation (FAR 61.129 (4)(1)) for the 300 nm commercial cross-country flight requirement does not mandate that the trip be completed within a single day. Multi-day, multiple-leg trips can ...

After finally fixing the autopilot, one pilot was ready for a smooth cross-country flight - but the atmosphere had other plans. A SIGMET for severe turbulence turned the journey into a fight through ...