The college’s curriculum is designed to help students enter the workforce within one calendar year with the knowledge and skills required to successfully gain their FAA certification.
Wally Funk to be honored at American Valor event
Funk was one of the Mercury 13 — a group of women who underwent the same rigorous astronaut testing as their male counterparts in the early 1960s, but didn’t achieve her dream of space travel until July 20, 2021 — 52 years to the date from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon. At the age of 82, Funk finally launched into space, setting a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to journey beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
McFarlane Aviation acquires Instrument Tech
Instrument Tech Corp. produces aircraft parts and accessories, including fuel senders, horns, switches, and aircraft instruments.
Picture of the Day: High wire act
Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com and a frequent contributor of photographs to General Aviation News, sent in this photo with a note: “A Hughes helicopter and a very brave electrical worker maintain a power line in Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 1, 2024.”
First FAA-approved aerial laser show illuminates desert skies
The performance combined four aircraft-mounted lasers with synchronized wing-mounted pyrotechnics and lighting effects, creating an aerial display at Burning Man 2024.
Phillips 66 donates $1.5 million in fuel
The donation to the Memorial Hermann Foundation will support the new Life Flight helicopter fleet, which is set to make its debut in 2025.
ASA updates composites textbook
Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) has released the third edition of “Essentials of Advanced Composite Fabrication and Repair” by Louis C. Dorworth and Ginger L. Gardiner.
Picture of the Day: Skiing fun
Don Welty sent in this photo with a note: “We use our PA-18 as our ski lift in the wilderness of the Chugach mountains of Alaska, dropping off my daughter Rene and son-in-law Jeff. We’ve landed on an unnamed glacier, getting geared up for the ski down into the valley below.”
Purdue aviation experts create safety guard for Piper Archers
The guard is a clip that fits over the magneto switch at the top of the flight deck only when it is turned off. While the clip is in place, the engine cannot be powered on; when the engine is on, the clip cannot be placed over the switch.