Angel Flight, the not-for-profit organization that arranges free air transportation for those in need of medical care, relies on volunteer pilots to make the program work, but as aviation maintenance students at Clover Park Technical College near Tacoma, Wash., recently learned, you don’t necessarily need to have your wings to help the cause. In February […]
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Stedman named NW Mountain Regional instructor of the year
Englewood, Colorado — Bob Stedman, president of Independence Aviation, has been named 2011 Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year for the Northwest Mountain Region by the General Aviation Awards Program. Stedman automatically becomes a candidate for National CFI of the Year, an honor bestowed in early 2012. The selection process begins with local FAA […]
LogTen Pro 6.0 launches
The latest version of Coradine Aviation Systems’ flagship Logbook for Mac, iPhone and iPad — LogTen Pro 6.0 — has been approved today by Apple and is now available in the App store. LogTen Pro 6.0 has added more than 100 new features for pilots with an even simpler and more flexible interface, according to […]
SunState Aviation builds new facility at ISM
SunState Aviation at Florida’s Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) is replacing its current facility with a new, 16,000-square-foot building with a grand opening projected for Fall 2012. Construction began early this month, and the new facility will be dedicated mostly to expansion of the flight school’s hangar for aircraft maintenance, but will also include enhancements to […]
A new pilot…and future aircraft owner
Mark Donovan, who wrote a story for us earlier this year about Flying Solo at Half a Century, sent us this message earlier this week: “I just wanted to let you know that I finally got my Private Pilot’s License on Nov. 13. It took a little bit longer than I had planned (7.5 months […]
Barefoot Bandit gets more than seven years jail time
The 20-year-old “Barefoot Bandit” was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to dozens of charges, according to a Fox News report. Colton Harris-Moore gained international notoriety while evading police across America in stolen planes, boats and cars during a two-year crime spree. What captured the general aviation community’s interest […]
Software glitch ‘fails’ Indian pilots
This from the Hindustan Times: Two days after the poor pass percentage in the written tests shocked thousands of student pilots and co-pilots aspiring to become commanders, the aviation safety regulator that conducts the nationwide examination said the results posted on its website were inaccurate owing to a software glitch. The story notes that according to […]
Fulfilling dreams with Able Flight
Teaching someone to fly is always a challenge. Now imagine that the person you are teaching is disabled. It happens every day, thanks to Able Flight, a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Charles Stites, a pilot who believes that the life-changing experience of learning to fly is best shared, which is why he created […]
Flying the Sky Arrow with hand controls
Many years ago, when I was working as a television news reporter, I spent a day in a wheelchair so that I could get an idea of what it was like to be disabled for a story on the American With Disabilities Act. I remember how challenging it was to use a water fountain, get […]