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About Matt Claiborne

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Matt is an FAA Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor. He has worked in flight training for more than two decades, including working as an assistant professor and FAA Part 141 Assistant Chief Instructor for a Florida-based university aeronautics program.

Posts by Matt Claiborne

What is Dead Reckoning: How it Works & How to Use
Piloting
What is Dead Reckoning: How it Works & How to Use
What is a Type Rating in Aviation?
Aircraft
What is a Type Rating in Aviation?
What is a METAR? (in aviation weather)
Piloting
What is a METAR? (in aviation weather)
What is the Coffin Corner (pushing the envelope)
Piloting
What is the Coffin Corner (pushing the envelope)
What is Dihedral Angle in Aircraft?
Airplanes
What is Dihedral Angle in Aircraft?
Your First Solo Flight – What Does it Take to Take Control?
Piloting
Your First Solo Flight – What Does it Take to Take Control?
7 Reasons Pilots Fail at Flight Training
Piloting
7 Reasons Pilots Fail at Flight Training
What is a Go Around in Aviation? (how to fly a go-around)
Piloting
What is a Go Around in Aviation? (how to fly a go-around)
What is a Checkride in Aviation? (& How to Pass)
Piloting
What is a Checkride in Aviation? (& How to Pass)
What is a Yaw Damper? How the Yaw Damper Works and Why It’s Needed
Airplanes
What is a Yaw Damper? How the Yaw Damper Works and Why It’s Needed
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