“The FAA legal office has turned the definition of flight training upside down and this provision is only the first step in getting us back to where we were and where we need to be. Flight training is a safety issue and we don’t need anything that impacts that in a negative way,” said AOPA President Mark Baker.
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Fort Worth FBO tops $170,000 in donations for flight scholarships
American Aero FTW, an FBO at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW), recently presented the Navy SEAL Foundation with a check for $18,875, its 2022 donation to the foundation to fund flight scholarships for active duty and veteran U.S. Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combat Crewmen.
Flight training tips from a pro
But most general aviation pilots don’t get the chance to go to FlightSafety, CAE Simuflite, SimCom, or some other FAR Part 142 Training Center. But that doesn’t mean we can’t pick up some tips from the CFIs who train the pilots who fly the big iron or business jets.
The case against flight instruction
Being a CFI can be a dull, repetitive, low-paying position where you work under a chief instructor who does little more than deride and insult their staff. However, the CFI trade can also allow us the ability to do high quality work that benefits clients tremendously. It’s entirely the choice of the individual which path they take.
Pilots flying under BasicMed can soon act as safety pilots
Buried in a final rule that affects commercial balloon pilots is a change to the rules that affects the more than 60,000 pilots who fly under BasicMed.
Preparing pilots for spatial disorientation
At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, students get the chance to experience spatial disorientation in a safe space in the university’s new Spatial Disorientation Laboratory.
Redbird expands flight sim lessons for AOPA’s free high school curriculum
Redbird Flight has added 25 new flight simulator lessons to supplement the 10th- and 11th-grade course material in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) High School Aviation STEM curriculum, which is now in more than 300 high schools nationwide.
Non-profit celebrates the Grand Dames of Aviation
“Cultivating the talent, innovation, and leadership of women is critical for the future of aviation and aerospace,” noted Carol Dean, founder of the Grand Dames of Aviation.
New version of Flight Schedule Pro integrates with LogTen Pilot Logbook
“One of the top requests from operators, students, and instructors alike has been the integration of a pilot logbook with Flight Schedule Pro,” says Jasen Barnes, Flight Schedule Pro CEO.