The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations will host free Pilot Proficiency Program sessions at AirVenture 2014 from Monday, July 28, through Saturday, Aug. 2. The sessions will focus solely on 11 VFR and IFR scenarios in a Redbird MCX motion simulator, which is a full-motion Aviation Training Device with dual controls […]
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ATP Flight School acquires Higher Power Aviation
DALLAS — ATP Flight School has purchased a majority ownership interest in Higher Power Aviation, marking ATP’s entry into the transport-category type rating business. Higher Power Aviation (HPA) is a DFW-based simulator training center offering initial type rating and recurrent training to airline, corporate, military, government and individual aircrew for all models of the Boeing […]
New flight school opens at SNA
It has been more than 34 years since a helicopter flight school has opened its doors at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. In fact Revolution Aviation is the first flight school locally to offer crossover training in helicopter, plane and UAV equipment, according to company officials. The school was started by Mark Robinson, […]
SUN ‘n FUN Summer Camps take off
LAKELAND, Florida — Destination Aviation and STEMtastic summer camps have started at the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) on the SUN ‘n FUN Campus. SUN ‘n FUN’s mission is to preserve and enhance the future of flight through world-class events, inspiring and educating people of all ages. This year, after a renovation of seven learning […]
What student pilots wished they had known
Globalair.com blogger Sarina Houston put out a call to pilots on Reddit asking them what they wished they had known as a student pilot. The answers are interesting, ranging from how to get fuel at a self-service pump to how to start a hot engine. Check out the blog here. What do you wish you’d […]
Auburn University plans new aviation center
Auburn University in Alabama is elevating its aviation program by establishing a center that will serve as a focal point for instruction, research and outreach and support the aviation and aerospace industries. The center will strengthen academic and research programs, recruit industry to Alabama, improve flight operations and training and collaborate with other colleges and […]
FlightSafety promotes Hausmann to manager of LaGuardia center
FlightSafety International has promoted Glenn Hausmann to manager of the company’s Learning Center at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. He succeeds Ralph Lintelman who has been named manager of the center in Wilmington, Delaware. Glenn joined FlightSafety at the LaGuardia Center in 1999 as an instructor in the Aircraft Dispatcher training program. He served as a […]
Crosswind Concepts expands to Centennial Airport
Crosswind Concepts, an aviation training center based at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Broomfield, Colorado, has opened a second training facility at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado. CC focuses on one of the most crucial – and one of the most deficient – aspects of flight training: Crosswind landings, according to company officials. “The number one weather-related aviation […]
Wichita Aero Club awards scholarship
WICHITA — For the second year in a row, the Wichita Aero Club awarded its Edward W. Stimpson scholarship to a Kansas State University-Salina student, Elias Peterson of Lindsborg, Kansas. Peterson follows fellow Wildcat Bert Hutchinson of Wichita, who received the award last year. Peterson was presented with a giant facsimile of a check for $2,000. He is […]