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What is the FAA 61.75 certificate, and who should actually get one? This IFPA community guide explains how the 61.75 works, the limitations pilots misunderstand, and the exact steps to get it using your foreign license. If you’re flying in the US on a foreign background, this is your starting point.

I remember the first time I watched a brand-new CFI realize what “building hours” really means. It is not just flying more. It is more weather decisions, more student mistakes, more pressure to keep the schedule, more fatigue, and a lot more responsibility than most pilots expect. If you are a new instructor, you are about to grow faster than you did as a student pilot, because you are not just managing an airplane anymore. You are managing risk for two people. This article i

Every pilot eventually learns a quiet truth. Skill matters, and hours matter, but relationships matter too. Not in the fake “business card” way. In the real pilot way. The kind of networking that helps you find: a mentor who answers questions a safety pilot when you need currency a crew recommendation a job lead you never saw online a trusted mechanic or instructor in a new country a community when you feel stuck That is the kind of networking IFPA was built for. This article

Converting a foreign pilot license to an FAA certificate is totally doable, but the process is detail sensitive. This pilot to pilot guide walks you through verification, paperwork, issuance steps, and the common mistakes that cause delays. If you’re converting ICAO to FAA, save this before you start.

Currency mistakes happen to everyone, even experienced pilots. This guide breaks down FAA Part 61 currency rules in plain language: flight review, passenger currency, night landings, IFR currency, and when an IPC is required. Includes a simple monthly checklist you can use anytime

Checkrides are not “harder,” but standards are being enforced more consistently and the ACS structure matters. This article explains what changed recently, how DPE expectations are evolving, and how to train using the current ACS. If you have a checkride coming up, read this before you prep.