FlightSafety International has expanded the training it offers for Cessna aircraft at its Learning Centers in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas. “We are pleased to now offer training for the full line of Citation XL series aircraft in Orlando, and to add simulators for the Citation CJ2+ in San Antonio, and the […]
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PilotWorkshops releases free IFR scenario training app
PilotWorkshops.com has announced the release of its new IFR scenario-based training app for the iPad. Called “IFR Mastery,” the free app provides two IFR scenarios based on PilotWorkshops’ IFR Mastery online training. Within the app, pilots watch a video that sets the stage by putting them in a real, challenging IFR flight situation. After watching […]
FAA approves online FIRC from new company
New startup venture AceCFI recently received FAA approval to conduct an online Flight Instructor Refresher Course. The course costs $99.95. However, after completing the course, flight instructors can return year-after-year and retake the course for free. Considering that an average flying career can last anywhere between 20 to 40 years, this course has the potential […]
MIT, Harvard offer free online aviation courses
If you’re interested in airplanes and wish you knew more about aerodynamics — or air traffic control, space policy, satellite engineering or airline management — you can study all of those topics and more, for free, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, via the university’s OpenCourseware website, according to a post at AVweb. A bit intimidated? […]
Would you fly more if avgas was $1 a gallon?
How does fuel price really influence general aviation? This October, a group of companies will use the Skyport aviation laboratory, in San Marcos, Texas, to find out by selling avgas for $1 a gallon. “This experiment isn’t about the cost of avgas,” says Jeff Van West, director of Redbird Media, and spokesman for the experiment. […]
Airline cockpit still a dream for many
The cockpit of a Part 121 airline is still the dream of many pilots. However, following the Colgan Airlines accident in 2009, Congress passed a law requiring all airline pilots hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate. That certificate requires a minimum of 1,500 flight hours and 23 years of age. A trio of universities, […]
FlyRight King Air 350 simulator certified
CONCORD, N.C. — FlyRight recently received FAA Level-D certification of its new King Air 350 ProLine21 simulator. The simulator, built by Opinicus, further expands FlyRight’s training for the Beechcraft King Air series of aircraft, according to company officials. “With the addition of the new King Air 350 simulator we are now able to expand our […]
Pan Am International Flight Academy purchased by All Nippon Airways
Pan Am International Flight Academy has been purchased by ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. Former owner, American Capital, Ltd., had held Pan Am in its portfolio since 2006. Pan Am is one of the world’s largest independent providers of flight simulation and aviation training services and has the second […]
Pan Am International Flight Academy launches new training website
Pan Am International Flight Academy has launched its new Pilot Training website. The company recently re-entered Ab Initio (“from the beginning…”) training after a five-year hiatus with the acquisition of the former Airline Career Academy (ACA) earlier this year. Pan Am‘s Senior Director of Sales & Marketing, Gregory Darrow states: “We are excited to be […]