Aviation Resources

Spatial Disorientation Causes Pilot Error More Than Any Other Factor I’ve spent enough time reading incident reports to know this cold: spatial disorientation kills more...

Fighter Pilot Vision Requirements vs Commercial Pilot Standards I spent three years digging through aviation medical records before it finally clicked why a friend got...

Why High G Training Exists and What It Actually Does High G training for fighter pilots has gotten complicated with all the misconceptions flying around....

Why G-Suit Pressure Matters in High-G Flight Too low? Your blood pools in your legs and you’re seeing grey, then black, in seconds. Too high?...

What Spatial Disorientation Actually Is Military pilot spatial disorientation training methods exist because of one brutal fact: disorientation causes more military aviation accidents than mechanical...

What Exactly Is Depth Perception and Why Pilots Need It Military pilot depth perception test standards exist for one reason: landing a multi-million-dollar aircraft safely...

You may not need naturally perfect vision to become a military pilot. Compare how DoD, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army aviation standards work.

Why Fear of Failure Hits Military Pilot Trainees Harder Military pilot fear of failure is unlike almost any other professional anxiety. I’ve spent the last...

What the Marine Corps Actually Looks For in Pilot Applicants Marine Corps pilot requirements have gotten complicated with all the misinformation flying around — especially...

Understand the current Army aviator pipeline: officer or warrant entry, UH-72 Common Core, advanced aircraft, backlogs and the 10-year service obligation.