HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training Team at Avion Unmanned has launched its Online UAS Training Portal. Developed to prepare groups and individuals in law enforcement and the commercial sector for the challenges they face in the operation of UAS, also known as drones, in the National Airspace System (NAS), the UAS training portal offers self-paced remote […]
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Will medical reform be put on hold by new administration?
The Experimental Aircraft Association is reporting that the Trump administration put a freeze on new federal regulations, ordering that no new regulations be published in the Federal Register — which serves as official notification of the nation’s regulations and policies from the executive branch of government. As part of that order, all regulations that have […]
Applications now being taken for upset training course
MESA, Arizona — Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has launched its scholarship program for 2017. Each year, APS awards one Professional Pilot Upset Training Course, a $4,445 value, to a pilot starting their professional aviation career. The course provides new and seasoned pilots with ground and on-aircraft training focused on mitigating the risk of Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I), the number […]
Aviation campus planned for Addison Airport
ADDISON, Texas — The Business Aviation Group is moving ahead with plans to redevelop more than 16 acres at Addison Airport, just north of Dallas, into an aviation campus. The BA Group’s new development will be in the southeast quadrant of Addison Airport (KADS), adjacent to the notable Addison Circle Park. Phase I, which will consist […]
AeroInnovate now accepting applications
OSHKOSH, Wis. — AeroInnovate, an aviation accelerator program that operates under the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Business Success Center, is now accepting applications to its 2017 virtual business accelerator program for start-up companies within the aviation and aerospace industry. The virtual business accelerator program is an eight-week course beginning June 2 and culminating at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh the […]
Gary Jet Center plans new Corporate Flight Center
GARY, Ind. — Gary Jet Center (GJC) plans to build a new Corporate Flight Center as part of GJC’s FBO at the Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY). “This Corporate Flight Center is the crowning piece in the Gary Jet Center’s goal of providing the finest flight experience in the Chicago aviation market,” reports Wil Davis, Chairman & […]
2017 Atlanta Warbird Weekend to salute Tuskegee Airmen
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and beyond will be celebrated as the theme of the third annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend, set for Oct. 7-9, 2017, at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport Hosted by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing, the weekend will feature the CAF Tuskegee Red Tail Squadron […]
Stellar Aviation acquires Horizon Aviation at KSPI
SOUTH PALM BEACH, Florida — Stellar Aviation Group has acquired Horizon Aviation, an FBO at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Ill. “This new location is the strategic cornerstone for our growing FBO network as we look to expand further throughout the important Midwestern region,” said Jonathan Miller, president of Stellar Aviation Group. The Abraham Lincoln […]
Belite introduces Pipper
WICHITA — Belite Aircraft has introduced its first two-place experimental aircraft design, the Pipper. “I wanted to take my wife flying in a Belite aircraft,” explains James Wiebe, the CEO of Belite, “and implement my years of learning about what it takes to make a light plane quick to build, strong and affordable for the […]