The FARs require a pilot perform three takeoffs and landings within 90 days to maintain currency. Maintaining proficiency takes significantly more time, and often it is a lack of proficiency that leads to accidents and incidents. During AirVenture 2012, flight instructors from the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) volunteered their time for the […]
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IMC Club to host open chapter meeting at AOPA Summit
The IMC Club will host an instrument proficiency forum at the AOPA Aviation Summit, slated for Oct. 11-13 in Palm Springs, California. The IMC Club Open Chapter Meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, from 10:30 am to 12 pm in the Tapestry Room at the Hilton Palm Springs. The forum’s open format, which began […]
QinetiQ releases Version 2.0 of its Aviation Data Trainer app
QinetiQ North America (QNA) has released an updated version of its Aviation Data Trainer application. Now available on the iTunes Store, the application provides air traffic controllers, pilots, airport staff and flight enthusiasts a way to memorize and test themselves on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) data […]
Deadline extended for Whirly-Girls scholarships
The Whirly-Girls International has extended the deadline for its 2013 scholarships to Nov. 1. The total worth of the nine scholarships is more than $45,000. Eight of the scholarships will be available to Whirly-Girls in good standing while a ninth offers a female rated pilot the opportunity to earn a helicopter add-on rating. Winners will […]
Redbird flight training conference draws GA heavyweights
SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Second Annual MIGRATION Flight-Training Conference will feature industry leaders Craig Fuller, president, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Pete Bunce, CEO, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and Jack Pelton, retired Cessna CEO, discussing the future of the flight training industry. The conference will be held Oct. 22-24 at Redbird Skyport in San […]
U.S. Aviation Academy plans move to GYI
U.S. Aviation Academy, a flight school started at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas, is planning to move to a new location in Grayson County, about an hour north of Dallas. The company’s new home at North Texas Regional Airport (GYI), a towered airport with class D airspace, is located in the Sherman/Denison area. The airfield […]
Tuskegee University welcomes airmen home, commits to new generation
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — After more than 60 years, part of Tuskegee’s aviation legacy recently returned to historic Moton Field. Four original Tuskegee Airmen were welcomed back to the historic training site by the National Park Service and Tuskegee University President, Gilbert L. Rochon, on Sept. 15. “The Tuskegee Airmen are an intrinsic part of the […]
LogTen Pro tapped by Flying Like the Pros
LogTen Pro for iPad has been chosen as the recommended electronic logbook by Flying Like The Pros for its new online GA pilot flight training program. The Flying Like the Pros training program has more than 50 individual instruction videos that focus on scenario-based training. Instruction is given by airline pilots and instructor pilots. “We […]
NAFI moves headquarters to Kalamazoo Air Zoo
The National Association of Flight Instructors moved into office space in the Air Zoo, an aviation and space museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this week. This move allows NAFI to expand the types of events and services it can provide the aviation community through a partnership with the Air Zoo, according to officials. “The office space […]