Rachel Skirvin and Sarah Roark didn’t start their working lives in aviation, but made bold pivots once they found their passion. Their journeys prove aviation can be a second career — even for those from entirely different fields.
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A little learning is a dangerous thing
What we have here is someone making an instructional video that has very little learning and, in fact, is very dangerous to pilots who tend to believe anything they see on the Internet.
Questions from the Cockpit: Recycle, replace, or retrofit?
Tom, an airplane owner in Georgia, writes: How do you re-web an airplane seatbelt?
Larry Elliott’s Flying Zebra
It’s not often you see a zebra in Texas. It’s even more rare to see one flying — unless you live near Cleveland, Texas.
The ultimate tie-down test: Which knot will keep your airplane secure?
Starting an impassioned conversation among a group of pilots isn’t too difficult. Just ask about a known controversial topic, toss it out into a group of pilots standing around, then just sit down and listen. One of my favorites to debate: What is the best knot to tie down your aircraft?
Homeschool aviation program takes off at KAPA
A Colorado homeschool program’s aviation program has been recognized by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, which has partnered with the program. The two are working together to promote aviation and offer flight training to homeschooled high school students.
Here we go…again
The FAA opens a new remote tower facility in Atlantic City, but we’ve been down this path before.
Efforts to stop 100LL sales in California thwarted
A judge has issued a tentative ruling denying efforts by the Center for Environmental Health to enforce a decade-old deal with California FBOs to stop selling 100LL when an “commercially available” unleaded avgas was on the market.
New aviation education center at KYNG secures final funding
The Western Reserve Port Authority has secured the final funding to launch an aviation education center at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (KYNG).