Now in its fourth year, Redbird Flight Simulation’s State of Flight Training Survey is open, with officials asking anyone involved in aviation — or who want to be — to fill out the survey.
Call for entries: The Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots
Pilots 24 and younger are eligible for the prize by writing an article on “my most memorable flight.”
Picture of the Day: Devil Dog
Lindy Segall submitted this photo and note: “Piloted by Beth Jenkins and Ashley Shelton, the B-25 “Devil Dog” lifts off to the delight of participants at the 2023 Commemorative Air Force Blue Bonnet Airshow. ”
Once on BasicMed, do you ever have to see an AME again?
In a video posted Jan. 18, 2024, of the FAA series “Pilot Minute,” Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, goes over requirements for BasicMed and the mental health, neurologic, or cardiac conditions that would require a pilot — by law — to be reexamined by an FAA designee Aviation Medical Examiner (AME).
Zenith Aircraft returns to Texas in February
Zenith’s hands-on workshop returns to Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1), north of San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 23-24, with an informal fly-in for Zenith owners on Feb. 24.
Bushliner strikes deal for seats developed by mission aviation organization
Besides incorporating the S-Seats into their own aircraft, Bushliner also has been granted exclusive distribution rights for the seats in North America. This includes offering the seats to Experimentals, OEM manufacturers, and retrofits, including STC’d installations in the Cessna 206, 185, and others, according to Bushliner officials.
Picture of the Day: Up, up and away
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The view from the cockpit of a glider while being towed to needed altitude.”
Flying car company launches crowdfunding campaign
According to James Mauch, a Samson Sky board member, crowdfunding is commonly used as “an early step in an overall campaign to raise large funds but has the unique ability to allow many smaller investors the same opportunity as bigger investors” with new technology in new companies.
Choctaw Nation awarded expanded FAA approval for BVLOS operations for drones
“CNO’s continued success of demonstrating safe and controlled Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations is critical to meet the growing demand for the many use cases of drones including, but not limited to, package delivery, search and rescue operations, infrastructure inspection, and much more,” adds Marcus Hartman, Aviation Operations Senior Manager for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.