The complete set of courses allows a flight school to develop a professional pilot program that will take a candidate all the way from zero hours to airline hire, King Schools officials noted.
Flight Training
Tackling the pilot shortage
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received a $485,000 FAA grant to tackle the shortage of employees in the aviation industry by providing free training to high school students hoping to become pilots, drone operators, and aerospace engineers.
King Schools launches new CFI program
CFIs will be able to see the topics students have covered, which ones gave them trouble, and how they performed on the quizzes at the end of each section. With those insights, instructors can shape their own curriculum to best meet a student’s needs, according to King Schools officials.
EAA’s Sport Pilot Academy returns in 2023
The all-inclusive and immersive program aims to help student pilots earn their sport pilot certificate in as little as three weeks, according to EAA officials.
Sky Kings documents the flying adventures of John and Martha King
Just published is “Sky Kings,” an anthology of stories from the long flying careers of John and Martha King, founders of King Schools.
FAA workshop helps prepare general aviation pilots to return to the skies in spring
Clocking in at close to three hours, the FAA spring workshop covers a gamut of concerns for GA pilots, from preflight planning to runway safety, night-time operations, preparing for weather challenges, markings, signage and lighting, and more.
SIMCOM tapped for Kodiak training
Daher has designated SIMCOM as the new factory-approved training organization for Kodiak 100 and Kodiak 900 turboprop-powered aircraft, with courses beginning in April 2023 at SIMCOM’s Scottsdale, Arizona, training center.
Living with no regrets
It was January 1989 and I was 42 years old. That’s later in life than flight training usually begins, but sometimes dreams just can’t be denied.
Picture of the Day: No big deal
Lara Gaerte submitted this photo and note: “Nick Gaerte flew his first solo flight on his 16th birthday, Jan. 11, 2023, at Fort Wayne International Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in his family’s PA28-180 Cherokee. Nick has grown up in aviation; his parents are both corporate pilots. Nick’s dad is also an A&P IA mechanic and his mom is a Master CFI and is his flight instructor. Lara, his mom, adds that “Nick feels like he’s been waiting his whole life to fly solo and didn’t think that it was such a big deal. Everyone else at the airport that day (corporate pilots, tower controllers, line and maintenance staff) thought that it was a huge deal!”