r/AskFlying

I know u guys probably get these types of questions a lot so sorry in advance. I am starting flight training soon so ive done a bit of research and so far Ive found that the bose a20 and a30 are considered to be the best but i dont want to drop 1000s of dollars on it right away. My only 2 considerations other than the price is that it be comfortable/lightweight (my head is kinda small so big and heavy headsets give me headaches) and that it be able to cut out a decent bit of the engine noise (google said that spending too much time in propeller aircraft can make u deaf from the engine noise?). Thanks so much in advance!

Good afternoon, im a 22 years old person, doing my last years of masters in Law and Economics, and I did my bachelors in international law.
However my dream is aviation. I am trying to start applying for cadet programs such as Cathay Pacific or AirArabia.
One of the required documents is the CV, but as a person with no professional experience and background in aviation, how can I tailor my cv to be suitable for that? Like what things should I write about?
Thankyou all!

For those who've taken cockpit photos, what's the process? When and who should you ask on a domestic flight?

This has been on my mind since United Flight 1513, a 737 inbound from Key West, came within 100 feet of a drone on final approach into Newark. How confident do pilots feel about being able to avoid drone collisions and the government's ability to find drone operators who break the rules?

Do states need to require mandatory RF detection arrays at major airports? Should NY/NJ require that drone manufacturers only sell drones that are programmed to avoid airports? Should we be enacting state-level felony charges for these near misses (the FAA's max fine is $75k, which seems low)? Should we deploy cyber takeover systems that could takeover and land rogue drones?

I'm curious about the solution here, and what the appetite would be among pilots to do something to mitigate the risk. Let me know what you all think.

Always wondered where the fuel provided to refueled planes is stored in the tanker plane. I guess it doesn’t have a fuselage filled with fuel but I have no idea where it’s hidden. In the cargo hold ? In it’s own fuel reservoirs but then in this case how does it impacts its own flying range ?

I'm a student at UAA. I got there in 2024 and only have my commercial license. Have yet to pass my CFI and officially entered my third year of school here in AZ away from home. Is this career for me? Im in my mid thirties and cant seem to progress through CFI. I took a loan out to get here in 2024 and I'm considering closing out and heading home. Any thoughts?

Hey y'all, so me and my family are about to go on a fly, and my younger brother just told me he's a little scared of airplanes, specially of them falling or smth, so i wanted to explain to him he's got nothing to worry about bc it's very unlikely that smth bad happens. I remember i saw a video explaining how planes are designed and how turbulences don't actually affect them bc of how fast they go, but now i can't find it, and i don't really know much about the topic how to explain it to him in an easy way to understand. Can someone explain it for him please? :]

Btw sorry if this is not the right sub reddit for this, i didn't know where to find ppl that could help

Hi! This weekend i'm going to visit London and i wanted to try something different and to finally see the concorde. I know that there was one in Heathrow viewable from Myrtle Avenue Green Space but i also read that last year the concorde was transferred to another place for an event and i don't know if it is still possible to see it from the park. To avoid wasting time i figured out that this was the best place to ask this question. Thanks in advance and have a good day :)

The N Number is not special, just the one I ended up with. But I like it. I am selling my aircraft, but I want to keep the N Number for my next craft.

Has anyone dealt with this before? Do I need to change the for-sale craft’s number first then apply for my old N Number as a Special Registration number? There has to be an easier, faster way… but maybe not given the bureaucracy involved.

Thanks for any tips or advice.

Hello! As the title states, I have TERRIBLE flying anxiety. I am a passenger not a pilot. People around me may not know it, even as panicked as I am I always know not to show it. i am literally so freaked out the entire time that other people freaking out is an annoyance to me in itself. It’s like when I am on roller coasters: when boarding or on a flight, I am clenching my teeth the entire time, very quiet, silent, because I always get the same feeling as a roller coaster like I will die any second.

This feeling has never wavered since my first flight a couple months after 9/11 (yes I think this is an important driving factor, apparently my first time on a plane I asked a Sikh man if he was going to blow us up to my mothers horror) even though I’ve flown 24+ maybe even thirty times since then.

I always look to the flight attendants, and they calm me down a lot, but when I say I “freak out” I don’t mean I’m making a scene, I mean every single second I’m on the plane my body mind and soul knows I shouldn’t, I feel every single thing that could ever go wrong, and any second is my last. So I don’t say or do anything but the flight ends with me sweaty af, stressed, and upset. Like a looong feeling of how I feel on a rollercoaster.

And every time I think I can get over it, I see the-advice is “fly more!” But I’ve flown so much since then, and I truly can’t imagine getting back on a plane without being absolutely tranquilized. Not high, unconscious . The only reason I got on the plane the last time is bc my dad who I hate was on it and I was thinking well, if it goes down it takes him down with me. Any tips other than to fly more?
It’s very stupid, but when I was younger it

made me feel better that we had a donkey neighbor and I was more likely to die from my beloved donkey kicking me than in a plane crash.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking at doing my PPL with Fly EPT in Palma and was wondering if anyone here has trained with them and could share their experience.

One thing I'm trying to clarify is the ground school side. I've been told they use the CATS Ground School system, which costs around £525. From what I've seen online, CATS seems to have a bit of a mixed reputation, so I'm wondering:

• Is the CATS Ground School package mandatory?

• Can you self-study using your own books, online resources, and question banks, then just sit the exams?

• Has anyone completed the theory without paying for the CATS package?

• How did you find the overall quality of the training at Fly EPT?

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has trained there recently or is currently training with them.

Thanks!

Hi, I'm a high school student who is graduating this year. I want to become a commercial pilot, however the price is extremely high. I looked into QGPA but found out that it is very risky as only the top 25% of the class get a job.

I know of all the licences and their processes in order to become a pilot. Yet Im still uncertain on the best pathway. I was wondering if anyone has any advice for me on which pathway I can take to become a pilot, which is reasonably priced.