Paper Tigers, Balled-Up Socks, and the Best Advice You’ll Ever Get

Josh Johnson, Owner, Jet 7 Academy Flight Training YOU’VE LANDED your dream job, comfortable if not a bit chilly in the seat of your first jet. Rolling down the runway, the other pilot calls out, “V1.” (Decision speed.) There’s not enough runway to stop — you’re committed to fly, no matter what happens next. Just […]

To Hover or Not To Hover

The Road Less Flown: Choosing the Helicopter Path “Even career airline pilots will look at helicopter pilots with some admiration. Though they might not admit it” When you think pilot, odds are you picture the usual suspects: commercial airliners, maybe a shiny bizjet, or a taildragger in a wide-open field. But there’s another path in […]

Tecnam P2006T

Why We Chose the Tecnam P2006T as Our Multi-Engine Trainer By Jet 7 Academy When it comes to multi-engine training, not all aircraft are created equal. After years of flying and teaching in everything from Cessna 310s to Piper Seminoles, we had a pretty clear idea of what the ideal multi-engine trainer should look like. […]

Multi-Engine Training

“Flying isn’t always about the fanciest tech. Sometimes, it’s about knowing how to keep an old bird alive at 6,000 feet on one engine.” Diamond makes some of the most elegant and efficient general aviation aircraft on the market today. The DA-40 is a personal favorite—graceful lines, smooth handling, and a respectable cruise speed. It’s […]

Become an Instructor!

Becoming a CFI: The Career Move That Teaches You Everything “The best way to master a subject is to teach it.” Before you even start your commercial training, here’s a little tip that could change your trajectory: Ask your school if they hire their own CFIs. That one conversation could save you 60 hours of […]

Commercial Rating

The Commercial Rating: Turning Passion into Profession “Flying isn’t just about controlling the machine; it’s about understanding and controlling yourself.” – Amelia Earhart So here you are—at the edge of everything. The commercial pilot rating is where your journey shifts from paying to fly, to preparing to get paid to fly. Sounds dreamy, right? Well, […]

Instrument Training

Instrument Training: Where Pilots Are Made Flying blind never felt so empowering. Your instrument rating isn’t just another box to check on your way to becoming a professional pilot—it’s where everything starts to click. Where flying becomes precise. Where the margins narrow. Where you finally understand what it means to fly the airplane—even when you […]

Fast-Track Flight Training

Chair Flying: How to Fast-Track Your Flight Training From Your Bedroom You don’t need to burn avgas to become a better pilot. Sometimes, the most effective training happens before you ever leave the ground. Want to shave hours (and dollars) off your flight training? Want to feel like a pro when your instructor says, “Take […]

Simulators

Simulators: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Truth of Flight Training At the professional level, there are maneuvers and emergencies you just can’t practice in a real aircraft. Simulators make the impossible—possible. But are they always worth the hype in flight school? Let’s dig in. When we talk about simulators in aviation, there are […]

Road Less Traveled

The Road Less Traveled: So You’ve Chosen a Flight School—What Now? You picked your flight school. You’ve got the dream. Now what? Well, buckle up—because this is where the real journey begins. You’ve done the hard part (or so it feels): you toured the schools, you asked the right questions, you sniffed out the red […]