The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation’s Air Safety Institute has been named a joint recipient of the 2013 Champion of Public Benefit Flying Award presented by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) in partnership with the Air Care Alliance, a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations. The institute’s new online course, “Public Benefit Flying: […]
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16-year-old solos 10 airplanes in one day, sets world record
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Nathan “Nate” Bruss turned 16 years old on Friday, August 16. He celebrated by soloing 10 different aircraft from Flying Cloud Airport. “The day went great,” said Nate Bruss via email. “The wind picked up towards the afternoon and I had a 5 kt crosswind component, but it was within my […]
Arizona Flight Training Center offers free ground school training
GLENDALE, Arizona — Arizona Flight Training Center (AZFTC) now offers the ground school portion of its private pilot certification for free. “We’re about to see a significant pilot shortage in the very near future,” said Rick Rademaker, president of Executive Aviation. and Chief Flight Instructor for AZFTC. “Combined with the rising costs of expert training, we’re literally seeing […]
IMC Club awards first proficiency scholarship
More than 30 of IMC Club’s Inner Marker fellows participated in a raffle for this year’s grand prize of a $1,000 proficiency scholarship. The Inner Marker Circle is a group of pilots dedicated to the consistent and constant improvement of their instrument flying skills, going beyond currency requirements to achieve proficiency, club officials explain. To […]
‘Private Pilot eBR’ released
Pilot Mission has released “Private Pilot eBR,” an interactive flight training eBook created for the iPad. Pilots and owners of Pilot Mission, William Hecksteden and Robert Wilkes, recently completed the finishing touches on their first digital eBook, the “Private Pilot eBR.” “We’re excited to receive feedback from the aviation community and hope this product serves its intended purpose of […]
ASA releases 2014 test prep books
Now shipping are ASA’s 2014 Test Prep books for pilots and Fast-Track Test Guides for mechanics. New to the 2014 line of Test Preps and Fast-Track Test Guides is the addition of free online testing and authorization. Inside each book is a code that will grant you access to Prepware Online, allowing you to take […]
New Hampshire man named Civil Air Patrol teacher of the year
By CAROL LEE ANDERSON NEW HAMPSHIRE – When school teacher Dan Caron instructs in the classroom during the current school year, a new honor will have been added to his already impressive resume. He was chosen as the 2013 Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year. Caron, a technology and engineering teacher at […]
IMC to host annual chapter leaders summit
IMC Club’s chapter leaders are preparing to attend their first Annual Chapter Leaders Summit, to be held Oct.28, in San Marcos, Texas. This event is free of charge and available to all IMC Club Chapter leaders and chapter-associated CFIIs. The Summit is organized by the IMC Club International, Inc. and is sponsored by RedBird’s SkyPort, […]
Redbird brings sim to Hollywood for ‘Planes’ premiere
LOS ANGELES – Guests to the premiere of Disney’s new movie “Planes” got a taste of flight for themselves by stepping off the red carpet and straight into a flight simulator from Redbird Flight Simulations. A Redbird MCX was installed on the red carpet of the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard to allow celebrities […]