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New aviation weather app designed to help pilots avoid VFR into IMC
“Many general aviation pilots have a difficult time recognizing the potential for adverse weather along their proposed route of flight, so I developed this automated application that gives them that guidance while factoring in their own personal weather minimums. EZWxBrief helps to quantify the pilot’s personal risk as it relates to weather and provides simple visualizations to enhance situational awareness along the route,” said Dr. Scott Dennstaedt, an aviation weather expert.
‘Becoming a CFI: A story about the right seat’ published
Radek Wyrzykowski provides insights into the process of flight instruction by blending his personal flying experience based on real-life events with his flight instructor’s experience, as well as his beliefs and philosophy on how he thinks it should be done.
Remote Pilot Certification Standards updated
The Remote Pilot ACS provides the aeronautical knowledge standards for remote pilot certification in the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) category. This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous Airman Certification Standards FAA-S-ACS-10A.
New line of airline collectibles launches
The new line includes wine bottle stoppers in the shape of the tails of classic airliners.
Latest edition of ‘Lesson Plans to Train Like You Fly’ released
The book presents lesson plans for flight instructors in the form of scenario-based maneuver briefings.
Garmin updates eLearning course for TXi flight displays
The updated course offers best practices for operational use, including instruction on features included in recent software updates, as well as the many other capabilities and benefits of the TXi flight displays, according to company officials.
True Blue Power unleashes most powerful Lithium-ion battery yet
True Blue Power, the first company to receive FAA TSO certification for lithium-ion batteries, has added a 60 amp-hour lithium-ion battery to its product line. “This battery is a beast,” company officials say.
King Schools offer free course on aircraft marshalling
“After a long flight, many general aviation pilots have found themselves in front of a marshaller, realizing they were either unfamiliar with, or very rusty on, marshalling signals,” said Martha King. “We developed this course to help fill that gap in aviation training.”