Cessna Aircraft Co. has launched its Discover Flying Challenge, challenging aviation students to see who can generate the most awareness and hands-on experience for the company’s Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA), the Skycatcher. The inaugural “Cessna Discover Flying Challenge” commenced on June 23 at the Cessna Open House in Independence, Kan., an event which commemorated the company’s […]
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IMC Club launches new website with a chance to win headset
The new IMC Club International website is up and running, thanks to a generous grant from Hartzell Propeller, and a web design company, Webbright Services. And thanks to the generosity of another IMC Club corporate member, LightSpeed Aviation, if you join the IMC Club or upgrade your membership to full access between now and the […]
Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education pioneers Solo Flight Camp
For the next two weeks, students and teachers from four high schools will participate in the first annual Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education (KIAE) Solo Flight Camp at Capital City Airport in Frankfort, Kentucky. The goals are for student pilots to solo and pass the FAA’s Private Pilot Written Examination. Student pilots participating in the […]
Lakeland Aero Club opens
Gulf Coast Avionics President Rick Garcia has a new venture: He’s founded the Lakeland Aero Club at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL), the home of the SUN ’n FUN annual Fly-In and Gulf Coast Avionics. The club is a collaborative effort of professional aviators, pilots and students from the Central Florida Aviation Academy, which is also […]
AOPA now accepting applications for scholarships
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is now accepting applications for three $5,000 flight training scholarships to be awarded at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs Oct. 11-13. Student pilots working toward an initial sport, recreational, or private pilot certificate may apply online for the ASA Flight Training Scholarship, Jeppesen Flight Training Scholarship, and […]
Lynn appointed Galvin flight school manager
Galvin Flying Services, an FBO at Seattle’s Boeing Field, has named Eric Lynn Flight School Manager and Chief Flight Instructor of its Flight Training Department. “Eric comes to Galvin with impressive credentials and extensive Part 141 and 61 Flight Training Experience,” says Skip Moshner, Director of Flight Operations for Galvin. “We are confident his broad […]
AirVenture to Host Pilot Proficiency Project
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will host the new Pilot Proficiency Project during AirVenture 2012. Located in the EAA’s Learn to Fly Center, the project offers pilots targeted forums and simulator training sessions that address key safety of flight topics, including: Angle of attack awareness, type-specific aircraft issues, glass panels, aeronautical decision making, CFIT, and […]
Six CFIs accredited as Master Instructors
Six CFIs were recently accredited as Master Instructors by Master Instructors LLC. To help put this achievement in perspective, there are approximately 96,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation. As a measure of the prestige conferred by this title, the last 17 National Flight Instructors of the […]
Colorado aviation writer earns grant
Colorado writer and volunteer director of the Teaching Women to Fly Research Project, Dr. Penny Hamilton, was recently awarded a grant from the Wolf Aviation Fund to write an aviation textbook. “Because our original 2008-10 research revealed the number two barrier to female success in general aviation training was ‘instructor-student communication incompatibility — Venus vs. […]