The new video provides an early analysis of the crash of a PiperSport at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO) that killed a CFI and student pilot.
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New scholarship for teachers launches
Five scholarships will be awarded to teachers who are using the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s Discovering Flight curriculum.
Aviation Inclusion Summit slated
The event “targets leaders in today’s robust aviation industry with aspirations of heightening diversity, equity, and inclusion issues,” according to organizers.
Renowned flight instructor and writer to be inducted into Homebuilders Hall of Fame
Nearly 7,500 of Budd Davisson’s 10,500 hours are landing instruction in Pitts. He remains a CFII/MEL in the Pitts and is also type rated in the B-25 and the P-38.
Meet Amelia in her hometown
The new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will unveil a bronze statue of the famous pilot, as well as a way to “Meet Amelia.”
New program boost maintenance apprenticeships
“The current lack of certificated aircraft mechanics has prompted many maintenance organizations to hire uncertificated mechanics to work side-by-side with experienced mechanics to gain the hands-on experience required to test for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate. The goal is for the apprentice to be ‘test ready’ at the end of the program.”
Pilots, Props, and Planes
All 10 episodes are available of the series, which invites viewers to “follow the journey and beauty of aviation through interviews with experts in the aviation industry and visuals of modern and antique aircraft.”
New hangars planned at KHDN
Work on the nine hangars will begin in November 2022 and is slated to be complete by fall 2023.
Fatal accident suspends 2022 Reno Air Races
The fatal accident of an L-29 stopped all operations at the 2022 Reno Air Races on Sunday, Sept. 18.