The world of silent flight will be celebrated at Soaring Expo 2011, held March 5-6 at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. Exhibits include full-size gliders, radio-controlled gliders and the debut of a permanent display of the museum’s record-setting Perlan I glider (pictured). Seattle-native Einar Enevoldson and adventurer Steve Fossett flew the Perlan I to […]
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Beware the tax man…in another state
By DAVID HUGHES & CAROLYN SPRINCHORN When Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pronounced his fiscal house “on fire” in December 2010, many businesses and individuals in the state understandably feared that the lawmaker’s solution to the emergency would be reflected in their tax bills. Nonresidents, on the other hand, assumed they had nothing to worry about […]
Final report on student retention online
The research study for the AOPA Flight Training Student Retention Initiative is now available online. AOPA commissioned the study to gain a more in-depth understanding of the student pilot experience. “In order to begin addressing the abysmal student dropout rate, we needed a more accurate picture of what students want and whether or not they’re […]
FAA rules for soaring at Hemet Ryan
After the County of Riverside shutdown their operations at Hemet Ryan Airport (HMT) in Southern California in October 2009, soaring pilots, with help from the Soaring Society of America, AOPA, and California Pilots Association, filed a Part 16 action with the FAA Airports Division asserting that denying their right to access at the publicly owned […]
AOPA calls for FAA to withdraw proposal to put photos on pilot licenses
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has called for the FAA to withdraw its proposal to require all pilots to obtain a photo on their pilot certificate because it adds no safety or security benefit, while adding substantial costs to pilots and the federal government. In a report at AOPA.org, association officials say that […]
Aviation contest takes off Friday
Students from 12 high schools across Kentucky will have their aviation knowledge put to the test Friday, Feb. 25, at a one-of-its-kind competition at a Louisville high school. Nearly 50 students will participate in the Skills USA Aviation Competition at Shawnee High School. The event is sponsored by SkillsUSA, a career and technical education organization […]
SAFE delivers CFI forum on go-arounds to FAASTeam
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently delivered the third of eight planned “Seminar-in-a-Box” products for the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam). Titled Go-Arounds, the seminar was created by Master Instructor Michael Phillips, who has provided more than 4,900 hours of flight instruction, 2,000 of which have been in high performance aircraft. PilotWorkshops.com has […]
Live ATC sim at Women in Aviation conference
Precision Flight Controls (PFC) and Pilotedge have teamed to bring a new experience in flight simulation, “Live Air Traffic Control,” when they demonstrate one of the FAA-approved Advanced Aviation Training Devices at the Women in Aviation conference in Reno this week (Feb. 24-26). Pilotedge was first demonstrated in PFC’s modular flight deck at AOPA 2010. […]
New sponsor for Mike Goulian
Goulian Aerosports, an aviation marketing and air show company built upon pilot Mike Goulian, has entered into a new partnership with Whelen Engineering Co. Whelen manufactures aviation, automotive, and mass notification lighting and warning signals. It is the only major US manufacturer of emergency warning equipment to still manufacture its products entirely in the United […]