FlightSafety International has promoted Dr. Nidal Sammur to Director of Engineering for the company’s simulation facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. “Nidal has made many significant contributions to the design, manufacture and support of FlightSafety’s advanced technology flight simulation equipment over the past 20 years,” said Rick Armstrong, Vice President, Simulation. “His experience and expertise in […]
Flight Training
Hillsboro students receive flight training scholarships
Two Hillsboro Aviation students, Kyle Boaz and Clayton Davis, were recently awarded Youth Flight Training Scholarships sponsored by the George and Lillian Bogardus Memorial Trust and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 105. For the past two years, the Bogardus Board of Trustees has collaborated with EAA Chapter 105 to have a flight training scholarship program […]
Embry-Riddle offers short courses in aviation safety
The Professional Programs Office of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host several five-day Center for Aerospace Safety/Security Education (CASE) short courses that combine information on safety, security, human factors and aircraft accident investigation. Participants may elect to take courses independently or to complete the three courses marked with an asterisk to […]
Gleim offers student pilot certification
This year’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla., will be held this week, Jan. 19-22, and Gleim will be there to help prospective general aviation pilots start their certification journey. Interested individuals can take a two-hour Gleim course at the show to learn more about becoming a pilot and be issued an FAA Student […]
King Air 350 Pro Line 21 sim approved
CAE has received FAA Level D regulatory approval for its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 Pro Line 21 full-flight simulator (FFS) recently installed at CAE SimuFlite, at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The CAE 5000 Series FFS features the latest generation CAE TroposTM-6000 image generators, more than 200 CAE TrueTM Airport databases, and a […]
Hot air balloon ground school set for general aviation pilots
Palmetto Sun Balloons, a family run hot air balloon company in South Carolina, will be conducting a Hot Air Balloon Ground School for general aviation private and commercial pilots the weekend of Feb. 25-26. The school will be held at the Runway Café at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) beginning at 8 a.m. each day. The […]
New flight instructor insurance program launched
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and Avemco Insurance Co. kicked off the New Year by launching a new non-owned insurance program for flight instructors. The new NAFI CFI Insurance Program features expanded professional liability coverage and liability limit options for type-specific aircraft, including traditional single and multiengine aircraft, along with offerings for seaplane, […]
SAFE offers ‘Flying Tips’ CDs to members
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently began providing new and renewing members complimentary copies of the 37-minute CD “Flying Tips.” Produced and donated to SAFE by GoldSealFlight.com, the CD features 16 audio tips recorded by SAFE member and Master Instructor Rich Stowell on subjects ranging from human factors, to the fundamentals of […]
Fulfilling dreams with Able Flight
Teaching someone to fly is always a challenge. Now imagine that the person you are teaching is disabled. It happens every day, thanks to Able Flight, a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Charles Stites, a pilot who believes that the life-changing experience of learning to fly is best shared, which is why he created […]