WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mindstar Aviation Community has launched its Pilot Proficiency Demonstration: “Loss of Control.” The month-long event features online seminars, freestyle flight in the AirspaceVR simulation network, and a related scenario course developed with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE). The NTSB has put “Loss of Control” on its general aviation Most Wanted list for […]
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Air Safety Institute offers new course on transitioning to different airplanes
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new course to help pilots safely make the switch from flying a familiar airplane to one they’ve never flown before — or haven’t flown for a long while. “Transitioning to Other Airplanes” gives pilots factors to consider as they step from one airplane […]
Aviation Training Center lands in new location
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — North-Aire Aviation has moved across Ernest A. Love Field (KPRC) to a new location. North-Aire Aviation’s ‘s Accelerated Flight Training Center offices, ground school, hangars and airplane rental facilities are now next to the airport’s control tower and closer to the runway action. The company, which employs about 25 people, trains more than […]
King offers crosswind landing course for free
King Schools is now offering a free online video course, “Crosswind Landings Made Easy.” “Crosswind landings are a subject that is difficult to explain without video,” says Martha King, who is featured in the video. The video shows John King demonstrating the techniques for crosswind landings from the cockpit, while Martha explains the aerodynamics. Many […]
FlightSimCon 2015 slated for June
FlightSimCon 2015, an annual aviation and flight simulation conference, will be held at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., June 13-14. FlightSimCon is designed to show pilots and aviation enthusiasts the power of at-home, desktop flight simulation, according to organizers. “For pilots, at-home simulation offers the ability to participate in a realistic […]
Latitude Aviation launches Immersion Ground School
An Immersion Ground School has been scheduled for the last two weekends in May at Latitude Aviation’s newly leased hangar and office space at Pappy Boyington Field (KCOE) in Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. Covering the fundamentals of becoming a private pilot, the class will use the Gleim Private Pilot curriculum to cover the require subjects like aerodynamics, airplane systems […]
New flight school opens at BUY
BURLINGTON, N.C. — CFI Chris Whittle, who has logged more than 10,000 hours of flight time, has opened Elon Aviation, a flight school and aircraft rental company at Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport (BUY). Elon Aviation trains students to obtain their private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine and Certified Flight Instructor certifications. Additionally, Elon Aviation rents aircraft, including a Cessna C-172SP and a […]
Flying Musicians launch scholarship program
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) has created the FMA Solo Scholarship Award program. Recipients will receive scholarships that will pay for their primary flight training through their first solo. The program will fund four scholarships to juniors or seniors in high school who have been nominated by their band or music director. FMA officials said they recognize that many skills […]
AOPA awards student pilot scholarship
An aviation student from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., is the 2015 recipient of the $3,000 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Women in Aviation International student pilot scholarship. Samantha G. Reed, a Liberty School of Aeronautics student, hopes to use her flying skills as part of a non-governmental organization doing humanitarian or missionary work. […]