EAA Chapter 241 in Dekalb, Ill., held its annual pancake breakfast the first Sunday in June. With the P-51 “Dream Maker” as a back drop, Gus Graves was introduced as this years’ recipient of the Dr. Wilbur O. Thompson Flight Training Scholarship before the several hundred people who were enjoying breakfast despite a relentless rain throughout the event. […]
Education
Auburn University receives first FAA authorization to operate UAS flight school
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University has received the nation’s first FAA approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School as part of the Auburn University Aviation Center. “This is an honor for Auburn University,” said Bill Hutto, director of the Auburn University Aviation Center. “We will conduct commercial flight training for operators of […]
UND Aerospace student receives first-ever UAS training scholarship
University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences student Kristopher Chachula has been presented with the first-ever Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) training scholarship. The new UAS training scholarship is given to a senior graduating with a major in UAS. It will provide both the ground and flight training required for factory training in […]
Aviation Academy takes off in Pennsylvania
MONACA, Pa. — The first in the region, Community College of Beaver County’s new Aviation Academy for high school students recently welcomed the inaugural class of 27 students from nine county school districts. The academy is a dual-enrollment educational partnership of CCBC and Beaver County high schools in Aliquippa, Ambridge, Beaver, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Hopewell, Rochester, Southside, […]
Kansas university gets statewide access for RPAs
Kansas State University Salina has reached a milestone in the unmanned aircraft industry, becoming the first in the country to receive approval from the FAA for statewide access during flight operations. The university has received three Certificates of Authorization that will allow its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) program to conduct research anywhere in the state […]
AOPA Air Safety Institute updates runway incursions course
The Air Safety Institute (ASI) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released a new version of its Runway Safety course, designed to help pilots avoid dangerous runway incursions. The 45-minute course takes participants through a series of airport trouble spots, including confusing signs, complex taxiway and runway layouts and unclear communications, all of […]
Groundbreaking held for new facilities for Clay Lacy Aviation at VNY
LOS ANGELES — Community leaders joined in Feb. 12 to break ground on Clay Lacy Aviation‘s new South Campus, a $10 million, six-acre expansion of its current headquarters facility at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Attended by more than 100 students from NVOC-Aviation, a VNY-based aircraft mechanics school, the event celebrated local job creation and economic growth. […]
Air Safety Institute adds seaplane and helicopter electives to eFIRC
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association electronic flight instructor refresher course (eFIRC) provides a customized way for flight instructors to fulfill their currency requirement by offering 13 electives —including new seaplane and helicopter elements. Developed by the Air Safety Institute (ASI), the eFIRC syllabus also offers electives that have been built on existing ASI courses, such as Teaching […]
Air+Space Academy moves to Bowman Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Air+Space Academy is establishing the national headquarters for the program in the Hangar 7 complex at historic Bowman Field (KLOU). The program was first established in 2010 by Dr. Tim Smith as the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education and based out of Frankfort. Over the next five years, the program grew and expanded to include […]