A new grant from the Foot Locker Foundation will provide kids from the Chicago Housing Authority the chance to learn about aviation and aerospace careers, with some even getting the chance to train for their private pilot certificate for free.
Call for Entries: The Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots
In the fourth running of the contest, two cash prizes will be awarded: $5,000 for the winner and $2,500 for second place. Entries are due March 2, 2022.
New name for Carolina Aviation Museum
The museum, which will reopen in 2023 at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, will be renamed in honor of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the captain of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight.
Plane crashes after pilot misunderstands CFI’s instructions
The pilot receiving instruction’s misunderstanding of the flight instructor’s instruction and the pilot’s and the instructor’s insufficient use of rudder while adding power to the operating engine, which resulted in the airplane rolling left and the wing striking the ground. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Picture of the Day: Landing on ice
Lincoln Benedict submitted this photo and note: “Erik Langerbach pilots his Maule into the Alton Bay Ice runway in New Hampshire during a popular weekend in 2021.”
I am not a volunteer, but maybe you should be
The AOPA Foundation Ambassadors aren’t volunteers, but all three recognize the importance of volunteers to the success of general aviation, whether it’s in a flying club or at EAA AirVenture, the biggest airshow in the world.
Fresno youth aviation initiative gets a $180,000 lift
Founded in 2018 at Chandler Airport in Fresno, the Next Generation Aviation Academy is reaching out to kids of color and low-income neighborhoods to help them train for careers in aviation.
FAA awards $5 million in grants for the next generation of pilots
The Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grants were awarded to a variety of higher-education institutions, high schools, state and local governments and flight schools.
Weather, backcountry flying and NTSB insights part of new webinars
The AOPA Air Safety Institute is launching four new webinar series in 2022, including NTSB Insider, Flight Deck Tech, Flying the Backcountry, and Weather Flying.