FlightSafety International will install two Level D qualified simulators for Cessna Caravan aircraft at its Wichita East Learning Center. One will be equipped with Garmin G1000 and the other with Garmin G600 avionics. Training is expected to begin using both simulators in January 2016. “The two Cessna Caravan simulators we are installing in Wichita reflect the […]
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Memphis Belle instrument panel donated to Air Force museum
DAYTON, Ohio — Officials from the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force donated the pilot’s instrument panel from the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during a ceremony last week. The Memphis Belle is one of the most famous aircraft in World War II history. In […]
Pentastar Aviation unveils aircraft interior design studio
WATERFORD, Mich. — Pentastar Aviation has unveiled a new Aircraft Interior Design Studio at the company’s Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) headquarters. “With the opening of this studio, our clients can meet our experts and touch and feel the high-quality materials we use to bring aircraft cabin visions to life,” said Chairman and Owner Edsel B. Ford […]
NASAO elects 2016 officers
Members of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) have elected Gary Cathey, Chief of the Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Transportation, as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 2016. He has been a member of NASAO since January 2009 and previously served as NASAO’s vice chairman, treasurer and secretary of the board. “These […]
Eggspuehler honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Board of Directors of the National Association of Flight Instructors has honored NAFI founder Jack Eggspuehler with its newly created Lifetime Achievement Award. “I am very pleased that NAFI has presented this award to Jack. By helping create the association, he has helped raise the professional standards for the flight instructor. Perhaps more important, […]
Lighthawk names new executive director
Terri Watson has been named as executive director of LightHawk, a non-profit that uses volunteer general aviation pilots to help conservation organizations. Watson has a long history with LightHawk beginning as a volunteer pilot in 1997, and later becoming a board member. She served a previous term as executive director from 2000-2003, flight services director from […]
Charter College now offers aviation degrees
OXNARD, Calif. — Charter College is teaming with Part 141 flight schools in several states. The flight schools will offer ground school and general flight instruction, while the college provides students with the aviation and general education courses to prepare them to earn their FAA licenses and seek entry-level employment as commercial pilots or flight instructors. […]
OpenAirplane tops 10,000 pilots
CHICAGO – OpenAirplane reached a milestone this week as it topped more than 10,000 pilots signed up to fly with the airplane rental service. More than 58% of those pilots’ home airports are now less than 25 miles from the nearest participating airplane, compared to just 22% when the service launched in mid-2013, according to officials. Hours […]
Giving Back grant recipients revealed
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation has awarded its 2015 Giving Back grants to programs that use general aviation to help critically ill children obtain medical services, prevent youth gang involvement, and allow low-income students to attend a week-long aviation and space camp. Build a Plane, Hope Flight Foundation, and Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth […]