Western Aircraft has joined the global network of authorized dealers for Blackhawk Modifications. Located in Boise, Idaho, Western Aircraft is an FAA authorized service center, certified aircraft repair station, and worldwide distributor of parts and avionics for many of the world’s top aircraft manufacturers and OEMs such as Cessna Aircraft, Dassault Falcon, Beechcraft, Honeywell, Rockwell […]
VFR Training Goggles keep student pilots looking outside the airplane
Now available are Sporty’s VFR Training Goggles, which were designed by a Sporty’s Academy flight instructor to get the student’s eyes off the gauges and outside the airplane. While wearing VFR Training Goggles, the view of the panel is blocked, forcing the student to look outside the airplane. “There comes a point in flight training when students […]
Gardner Lowe Aviation Services launches online store for aircraft parts, avionics and pilot supplies
MACON, Georgia – Gardner Lowe Aviation Services has launched its new online store, which features aircraft parts, avionics and pilot supplies. A key feature of the new store is its broad search capability allowing customers to quickly locate and purchase the latest in avionics and pilot supplies from top manufacturers, according to company officials. Additional […]
Embry-Riddle offers free online Drone Operation Course
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus will offer a free, two-week open online course on drone operation, called Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Key Concepts for New Users. The course runs from Jan. 22 to Feb. 4, 2018. University officials note that it covers everything new users need to know to safely operate personal drones. “We have had consistently […]
Picture of the Day: First flight, finally
Gordon Lester sent in this photo, taken by Savannah Blackmar, explaining: “My 172 with my daughter’s grandfather-in-Law, Jim Bragdon, on June 30, 2017, at Aransas County Airport (KRKP) in Rockport, Texas. This was Jim’s first flight in a general aviation aircraft.”
Holiday lights can be a pilot hazard
The FAA has issued a warning to those who decorate the outside of their houses with holiday lights, including laser-light displays. “Each holiday season for the past several years, the FAA has received reports from pilots who said they were distracted or temporarily blinded by residential laser-light displays,” officials said in a prepared release. The […]
Aircraft brokerage firms merge
DENVER — Two aircraft brokerage firms, Front Range Aviation and Wetzel Aviation are merging, effective Jan. 1, 2018. “We are excited to unite with such a great partner as Front Range,” said Bryon Mobley, Wetzel Aviation partner. “Our team has previously worked together with Jim Riner and Pat Searle as part of the same sales […]
ATP Flight School adds King Schools courses to curriculum
ATP Flight School has added King Schools’ online video courses to its Airline Career Pilot Program. On sign-up, students will get a head-start with the King Schools Private Pilot Ground School and Test Prep Course. Then, when they start their flight training, they will be enrolled in the King Schools Private Pilot Practical Test Course, which […]
10 FlightSafety instructors presented Master Pilot awards
In November, the FAA presented Wright Brothers Master Pilot Awards to 10 FlightSafety instructors during the month of November. “We are proud that at least 70 FlightSafety instructors have earned this prestigious recognition to date,” said Bruce Whitman, Chairman, President & CEO. Jeff Terrell received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Nov. 20 at the […]