The NTSB has asked the FAA to develop a system to automatically alert its inspectors of flight instructors whose student pass rates fall below 80%.
Flight Training
Ladies in Flight Training teams with EAA for scholarships
LIFT provided one private pilot scholarship for $2,000, an advanced scholarship for $2,000, a speciality rating/training scholarship for $1,000, and two $1,500 CFI/CFII/MEI scholarships
Going above and beyond
Cory Suttle rediscovered his love of flight when he got a new job at the Central Florida Aerospace Academy.
AOPA opens applications for flight training scholarships
Deadline to apply is Feb. 14, 2021.
Piper Pilot 100 certified
“Flight schools now have an option for a factory new, robust trainer that is priced under $300,000.”
Real Pilot Story: Pressure Over the Atlantic
Step into the cockpit with pilot Kerry McCauley as he tells the tale of his harrowing flight across the Atlantic.
Gold Seal to reopen COVID Relief Program
100 student pilots adversely affected by the pandemic will receive free enrollment in the company’s ground school.
Cirrus SR20 sim introduced
The ALSIM flight training device reproduces the SR20 cockpit and flight deck.
Picture of the Day: Flying 50 years and still learning
Wayne Kyle submitted this photo and note: “Larry Sears (left), Brandon Areys, and Wayne Kyle with a Bonanza A-36 at Telluride Regional Airport in Colorado, where we were participating in a mountain flying course. I’m 81 years old, been flying 50 years, and still learning!”