With just over two weeks to go before a winner is selected, Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) has revealed the 10 finalists for its flying club scholarship. These 10 prospective clubs were selected from 126 applications received since the scholarship was announced Jan. 25. The winning applicant, to be announced on May 31, will receive more […]
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Become a ForeFlight expert with Sporty’s new training course
If you’ve resisted using the ForeFlight app fearing a steep learning curve, Sporty’s has a new training program that’s full of basic how-to. The course begins with showing you how to download the ForeFlight app and start your subscription. “There’s a lot to learn on ForeFlight, and this course is produced for the everyday pilot. […]
Piper delivers 8 Archer TXs to Florida Institute of Technology
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft recently delivered eight single-engine Piper Archer TX training airplanes, equipped with the latest Garmin G1000 avionics, to Florida Institute of Technology. “We are pleased that Florida Institute of Technology is our launch customer for the Piper Career Alliance, and today we are doubly gratified to hand over the keys […]
Former Blue Angels pilot featured at Southeast Aviation Expo
Lt. Commander Scott “Yogi” Beare, U.S. Navy (Retired), former pilot for the Blue Angels and author of two books, will be a keynote speaker at the Southeast Aviation Expo, slated for Sept. 27-28, at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina. “Fastest I got was 1.78 Mach, which is 1.78 times the speed of sound, […]
Historic Wright buildings to be preserved in new project
DAYTON, Ohio — Demolition of 1.2 million square feet of former Delphi manufacturing buildings in Dayton has begun, paving the way for commercial redevelopment and historic preservation. Still standing and to be preserved on the 54-acre site are two century-old buildings originally built by the Wright Company, the aircraft manufacturing enterpris established by the Wright […]
Eight earn Master Instructor designation
Eight CFIs were recently accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 97,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 have earned Master accreditation. The last 18 National Flight Instructors of the Year or FAASTeam Representatives of […]
Summer camps set at Lewis University
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — Lewis University will host several summer camps for aviation, leadership, and math and science. All camps will be taught by full-time faculty and will be held at the university’s main campus. Aviation Flight Camp (high school students), June 17-21: The cost to attend is $1,290 for the week, which includes room and […]
A wonderful Alaska gathering
ANCHORAGE – When the Alaska Airmen’s Association changed the name of its May event to the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering, I have to admit I sighed. I’d grown used to the Alaska State Aviation Conference & Trade Show. But as I walked the massive FedEx hangar at Ted Stevens International Airport the first weekend of […]
Utah backcountry pilot shelter in the works
ESCALANTE, Utah — Support is growing for the construction of a backcountry pilot shelter at Escalante to be dedicated to Paul Bowmar, according to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation. Bowmar and a passenger were killed when his Cessna 140 struck a power line between Escalante and Boulder in January. The Salt Lake Tribune reported […]