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Aviation regulations and FBO operations, explained

October 3, 2026Why Current and Previous METARs Matter at Your Airport and Your Destination

The latest METAR is a snapshot. The reports before it, at your airport and at the destination, show whether conditions are holding, improving, or getting worse.

July 23, 2026Why Aircraft Squawk Reports Get Lost (and How to Fix the Process)

Sticky notes, whiteboards, and group texts all share the same failure mode. What an aircraft discrepancy-reporting process actually needs to hold up.

July 23, 2026Recent Flight Experience for Carrying Passengers (14 CFR § 61.57), Explained

Day and night passenger-carrying currency are two separate requirements under 14 CFR 61.57 — here is exactly what each one requires and why pilots commonly mix them up.

July 23, 2026The 100-Hour Inspection Rule (14 CFR § 91.409), Explained

What the 100-hour inspection requirement actually covers, the 10-hour overage allowance, where it does and does not apply, and why it catches operators off guard.