King Schools and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) have reached a two-year agreement providing NAFI members an opportunity to take select King School courses for free, as well as get discounts on other courses and products. King Schools is now a NAFI Advocate Level Supporter, NAFI’s highest level of sponsorship. King Schools will […]
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King Schools releases ACS version of private pilot test course
King Schools’ Private Pilot Practical Test (Oral & Flight) video course has been reshot in HD video to provide a view into a model Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) checkride. The new version of the course, which covers every task as outlined by the ACS, includes more than five hours of video. The course features a simulated ACS […]
Cessna Companion App lets pilots download lessons for offline study
Cessna Pilot Centers Companion App, a free download from the Apple App store, now lets pilots download lessons from their courses to their iPad. The next time the pilot is online, their course progress is automatically synchronized, allowing them to move seamlessly between their iPad and computer. Then when they resume their course, either offline or online, all […]
Kings Schools VP wins GA award
Richard Martindell, VP of Course Content and Experience at King Schools, has been named FAA 2016 Safety Team Representative of the Year. Every year for more than 50 years, the General Aviation Awards program and the FAA have recognized aviation professionals for their contributions to general aviation in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance/avionics, […]
Changes at King Schools
President and CEO of King Schools Dave Jackson has recommended to company owners John and Martha King that Barry Knuttila, formally Senior Vice President, Technology and Marketing, take over the CEO duties while Jackson would remain as President and Chief Operating Officer. Jackson, who has been at King Schools since 1997, came to the company […]
CFIs can have it their way with King FIRC
The King Schools Online Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) now allows CFIs to select lessons from a set of electives. Electives are drawn from hot topics in flight training, including teaching smart tablet use in the cockpit, using flight simulation to help pilots learn, and teaching icing survival. “CFIs new to the King FIRC can customize […]
Passionate pilot wins King School’s sweepstakes
Blake Godfrey, a passionate pilot, CFI, and newly hired airline pilot, has won the King Schools Alaska Seaplane Rating Sweepstakes. Blake, of Taylor, Arizona, takes home a package of prizes that includes a seaplane rating and bush pilot flying vacation at Alaska Floats and Skis in Talkeetna, Alaska. Blake and a companion will enjoy an […]
King offers crosswind landing course for free
King Schools is now offering a free online video course, “Crosswind Landings Made Easy.” “Crosswind landings are a subject that is difficult to explain without video,” says Martha King, who is featured in the video. The video shows John King demonstrating the techniques for crosswind landings from the cockpit, while Martha explains the aerodynamics. Many […]
King Schools updates companion app
The new version of the King Schools companion app for iPad and iPhone allows students to take their lessons even when they are off-line, with new two-way synchronization that allows students to move seamlessly among their iPad, iPhone and computer. The app, a free download from the Apple App Store, allows pilots to download lessons from any of […]