FAA and Other Important Resources

Medical certificate and student pilot certificate for Apple Mac, showing personal details, exam date, and pilot license status.

If you want to become a pilot, you will need to get a medical certificate from an FAA authorized Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Use this AME Locator website to find an AME near you!

A DPE and a pilot shaking hands after a checkride in front of a blue airplane, one in business attire and the other in casual clothing, outdoors on a clear day.

If you are almost ready for your pilot checkride, and you cannot find a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), use this FAA DPE Locator website to help you find one so you can become a pilot!

Are you wondering how to become a pilot? This is a flight school locator so you can find a fligh school near me so you can learn to fly.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a great organization devoted to supporting aviation! AOPA has a wonderful flight school finder that you can use to find a flight school near you so you can begin your flight training to become a pilot!

Map of the United States showing current aviation weather conditions with red polygons indicating various weather phenomena and colored dots representing observation points. The right side features links to aviation forecast maps and extended-range wind and temperature forecasts.

The Aviation Weather Center produces all the weather observations and forecasts that we use as pilots. Every aviation weather report can be found on this website! You should definitely make use of the Graphical Forecast for Aviation (GFA) Tool!