An international event, Girls in Aviation Day was celebrated not just in the United States, but in 17 other countries across North and Central America and Australia, as well as countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Picture of the Day: A nod to the past — and the future — at the Ernie Hall Aviation Museum
Tom Grohl submitted this photo and note: “After five years of dedicated work by volunteers of the Ernie Hall Aviation Museum in Warren, Ohio, this 1947 PA-12 Super Cruiser is a newly restored airplane with a new life. The aircraft was once owned by Ernie Hall, a pioneer aviator who started his first flight school in 1915. The museum intends to use the aircraft to promote and preserve local aviation history and provide aviation education and training for our youth.”
Tips to speed up the medical process
In the inaugural episode of the Pilot Minute on the FAA’s YouTube channel, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, MPH provides some tips you can use to streamline the medical certification process.
Former NTSB chair to spearhead new Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety
The new center at Embry Riddle Aeronautic University will study safety issues related to drone, urban air mobility, alternative aviation fuels, the safety impact of virtual and AI training tools, and more.
Volunteers honored for public benefit flying
“The toughest times often bring out the best in people and it is hard to imagine a tougher time than a global pandemic,” said NAA President Greg Principato. “Those we honor today stepped up at a difficult time to help others who needed it. The aviation community has an amazing history of stepping up. I not only congratulate this year’s Public Benefit Flying awardees, I also thank them for all they’ve done and will do.”
Picture of the Day: A good wingman is important
Matt Wood submitted this photo and note: “Matt Wood’s Van’s RV-7A in front of its new B-17 “Thunderbird” at the Mid America Flight Museum at Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (KOSA) in Texas.”
Can pilots use CBD products?
CBD products are everywhere these days and pilots are asking the FAA how using these products could affect their medical or their ability to fly. In this new video, part of the FAA’s 57 Seconds to Safer Flying, a doctor explains the effects of CBD on our brains and how it can affect our flying.
Shelly Simi to receive Brewer Trophy for aerospace education
Simi is being recognized for “… her professional leadership and unwavering dedication in promoting aviation and aerospace education through industry partnerships, workforce initiatives and organizations dedicated to aviation across the United States.”