Here’s your chance to learn the story of P-38 Lightning Ace PJ Dahl, who survived being shot up, a runway crash, a midair, a bailout, and two days in a life raft during World War II.
Put your resume on autopilot
A new integration between the LogTen pilot logbook with Pilotbase pilot job platform enables pilots to automatically connect their LogTen Pro flight data to their Pilotbase job profile. Automatic updates include total flight time, PIC time, and sim time grouped by aircraft type.
Picture of the Day: Bearcat and Mustang
Tom McCord submitted this photo and note: “It was a beautiful day in Central Indiana for some fighter formation practice over Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport.”
Ferry pilot completes 900th flight
Since 1991, Waltz has delivered more than 200 TBMs to the North American market.
Colorado high school launches drone education program
The Unmanned Safety Institute’s safety certification curriculum will be the basis for the Buena Vista High School program. Once complete, students will have earned an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate and an industry-recognized safety certification.
California Aeronautical University expands to Arizona
Through CAU’s Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and the Associate of Science in Aviation Studies program, students can earn numerous certificates and ratings, along with their college degree, university officials said.
Picture of the Day: Forward slip to a landing
Gerald Griggs submitted this photo and note: “Forward slip to a landing in a Piper J-5A at SN65, a beautiful grass strip serving Lake Waltanna in Kansas. Photo credit is my rear seat passenger, Gregg Ross, who flies B-737 for American Airlines. He enjoyed his ride in the Cub.”
‘Slow and steady’ recovery begins for avionics industry
“With avionics sales trending in the right direction over the last nine months, it appears that a slow and steady industry recovery is underway,” said AEA President and CEO Mike Adamson. “The last six months of 2020 saw a rebound in retrofit sales, and it’s encouraging to see forward-fit sales up sharply from the previous quarter in the aircraft manufacturing sector. As new products are introduced at the AEA Convention in June and EAA’s AirVenture in July, I’m hopeful that avionics manufacturers will be able to clear some of the supply chain hurdles they face and continue this upward trend.”
International Young Eagles Day returns June 12
“We are in many ways making International Young Eagles Day the restart point for the Young Eagles program after the COVID pandemic put most flights on hiatus for the past year,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA’s CEO and chairman of the board.