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Flight Training

King Schools releases free non-towered operations course

By General Aviation News Staff · April 28, 2013 ·

Pilots facing the closure of towers at familiar airports will now have some free help from King Schools. John and Martha King have released a free online non-towered airport operations course that takes customers through the paces of arrival and departure from airports without an operating control tower, and shows how to use skillful communication, […]

SAFECON prepares for takeoff

By General Aviation News Staff · April 28, 2013 ·

SAFECON 2013, organized by The Ohio State University and the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA), is set to take off May 6 in Columbus, Ohio. SAFECON, the annual NIFA Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference held at The Ohio State University Airport, is a national competition that brings together more than 300 students from 30 colleges […]

Teen and mom learn to fly together

By General Aviation News Staff · April 25, 2013 ·

By AMELIA T. REIHELD Parents of teenagers, take note: Here is a mother/daughter bonding experience that doesn’t involve shopping for shoes. It all started a year and a half ago, when then-14-year-old Amy White took her first airplane ride ever. It was a Young Eagles flight at Edenton Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) in North Carolina, […]

Master Instructors revamps website, expands presence in social media

By General Aviation News Staff · April 24, 2013 ·

LONGMONT, COLORADO — Master Instructors has overhauled its entire website and established a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Responding to a survey of Master Instructors, as well as feedback from members of the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP) Board of Review, program administrators Sandy and JoAnn Hill are now expanding MICEP’s visibility and […]

Jeppesen e-books now available

By General Aviation News Staff · April 24, 2013 ·

AERO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY – Jeppesen now offers customers delivery of its e-book training textbooks and materials directly through its JeppDirect.com site for use with Apple iOS and Android devices, as well as for PC and Mac computers. Previously only available through the Apple iBookstore, Jeppesen e-book titles provided through JeppDirect.com now offer multiple platform delivery […]

Learning to fly with laughs

By Meg Godlewski · April 23, 2013 ·

The more enjoyable the learning process, the better a student will retain the material. If you can involve laughter in the process, retention rate soars. This explains why we remember lines from movies such as “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” but have a hard time remembering how to do algebra. There is a lot […]

Solo celebrations

By Meg Godlewski · April 22, 2013 ·

How many people do you know who took flying lessons but never made it to first solo? Probably a great many. Solo is the first major step in what is a often a long journey to becoming a pilot. The folks at Sporty’s Academy, in Batavia, Ohio, recognize this, and go all-out when a client […]

Embry-Riddle plans summer camps

By General Aviation News Staff · April 21, 2013 ·

Astronaut Nicole Stott, an Embry-Riddle alumna and trustee, will bring her expertise and enthusiasm to Embry-Riddle July 28 to Aug. 3 to lead one of the university’s summer programs for the first time. Stott is one of Embry-Riddle’s most notable graduates, with two space shuttle flights and a three-month mission on the International Space Station […]

Museum offers B-17 ground school

By General Aviation News Staff · April 17, 2013 ·

SEATTLE — On May 18 and 19, The Museum of Flight will be offering a two-day course about the iconic, World War II Boeing B-17 bomber. The “ground school” will familiarize participants in the design, construction, operation and performance of the aircraft and includes a flight in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17, “Aluminum Overcast” (pictured […]

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