Under the new agreement, students who complete the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum will earn up to 10 credits at Community College of Beaver County in Pennsylvania.
King Schools partners with Four Forces
Flight schools often struggle with the requirement for double or triple entry of flight training data between flight lesson tracking systems and scheduling and billing systems. That led to a new partnership between King Schools and Four Forces.
Flustered pilot questions his decisions in the pattern
As I was about to touch down, I heard one airplane say to another airplane, “Did you see that? That guy was crazy! He was only a couple hundred feet from me!”
Picture of the Day: Brunch mission
Larry Nemecek submitted this photo and note: “My Skybolt, Juliet Juliet, on a brunch mission beside the 1936 hangar at Brice Canyon Airport (KBCE) in Utah.”
What’s it like to be a helicopter aerobatic pilot?
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released its latest mini-documentary, “Wiiings Not Required,” featuring Aaron Fitzgerald, one of the world’s only helicopter aerobatic pilots and a performer with the Red Bull Air Force team.
Executive MBA program in aviation takes off at CU Denver
The Executive MBA in Aviation includes all the foundational knowledge of a traditional MBA, while immersing students in the interconnected elements that drive aviation, university officials said.
More than $500,000 offered in scholarships
This year’s scholarships are available to NGPA members at all stages of flight training, as well as those pursuing careers in other aviation-related pursuits.
‘Reckless’ pilot dies performing low-altitude aerobatic maneuver
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while initiating a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s high-risk behavior.
Picture of the Day: Pretty Piper
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Piper Cub lands at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia.”