SoftekSim has achieved EASA certification for its Tecnam P2006T FNPT2 Flight Simulator. Latvian-based SoftekSim developed its P2006T Twin simulator to meet JAR-FSTD A requirements for FNPT II certification, Tecnam officials noted. An exact replica of the P2006T cabin and instrument panel, SoftekSim’s simulator enables flight training organizations to train and improve flight procedures, navigation flights, […]
Flight Training
Nine earn Master Instructor designation
Nine CFIs were recently accredited as Masters by Master Instructors LLC, the international Master Instructor accrediting authority. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 97,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 have earned Master accreditation. The last 18 National Flight Instructors of the Year or FAASTeam Representatives of […]
EAA 677 awards scholarships to two Young Eagles
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG), has awarded two full scholarships to the EAA Air Academy to 14-year-old Frank Lumpkin IV of Columbus and 16-year-old Christian J. “CJ” Arnold of Salem, Alabama. The two were chosen to receive scholarships – worth nearly […]
King Schools updates online FIRC
John and Martha King, co-chairmen of King Schools, have updated the King Online Flight Instructor Refresher Course (FIRC) to include a new lesson on scenario-based training (SBT). “Scenario-based training is now part of the FAA Practical Test Standards, but most CFIs have not had training on how to incorporate scenarios in their lesson plans,” commented […]
Pipistrel launches Pipistrel Academy
Pipistrel has launched the Pipistrel Academy, aimed at all future Pipistrel owners or flight school students wanting to earn their pilot license on a Pipistrel aircraft. The Pipistrel Academy offers an online tool that interactively adapts to the student learning rate, according to company officials. The learning material provides an understanding of the flight theory […]
Cirrus debuts new training initiative
Cirrus Aircraft has introduced “Cirrus Approach” — a multi-year training initiative designed to enhance pilot safety and reduce the general aviation accident rate. “Our accident rate has historically been on par with the rest of the single engine general aviation industry, but that is not acceptable to us. We build our airplanes to be the […]
Winner of GMU Learn to Fly contest revealed
The winners of the Learn to Fly Contest sponsored by South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Airwolf Aviation, Greenville Jet Center and the Upstate Business Journal have been revealed. In its first year, the contest received more than 18,000 entries — but organizers note that about 15,000 of those entries were from one person, Wade […]
Flight school this summer at Pacific Aviation Museum
HONOLULU — Flight School for sixth to eighth grade students will be in session again this summer at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. The program introduces middle school students to the history and science of flight on three consecutive weekdays. Flight School for Girls will be held May 28~30, June 18~20, June 25~27, and July […]
Foundation names scholarship winners
The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) has named the winners of its Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship and its Pioneers of Flight Scholarship. NATF annually awards academic and flight training scholarships to assist outstanding candidates in the pursuit of careers in aviation service businesses. Marcus Kaleb Phillips, a student at the […]