The Northwest Aviation College (NAC), located at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Auburn, Wash., will cease class and flight operations at the close of business March 31, 2012. “We are doing everything we can to complete current term coursework prior to April 1,” said Michael Kopp, Northwest Aviation College President. “We are also working hard […]
Flight Training
NAFI requests TSA regulation change
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has submitted a request to the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to consider a change to the current Regulation Title 49, Part 1552.23 with regard to the recurrent training requirements for “flight schools.” The proposal would allow flight instructors — which by TSA definition are considered “flight schools” — […]
Start of a flying career on 16th birthday
Jeff Spahr, a sophomore at Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida, celebrated his 16th birthday March 10 and had something more important on his mind than getting his driver’s license. Jeff started taking flying lessons at Gulf Coast International Flight Academy, Inc. when he was just 14 years old and he became eligible to fly […]
Learn to Fly for Free Contest takes off
South Carolina’s Greenville Downtown Airport, Airwolf Aviation Services, and Greenville Jet Center have joined forces with Greenville Business Magazine to give away a flight training package. “Many business people don’t realize how much a pilot’s license can help their business, literally, takeoff!” stated Michele Rash, owner of Airwolf Aviation Services. “Greenville Business Magazine is helping […]
AOPA launches MyFlightTraining website
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has launched the new MyFlightTraining website, designed to be a tool for student pilots to help them through flight training and track their progress. “Learning to fly is always challenging, and students need all the support they can get,” said AOPA President Craig Fuller. “By bringing such an extensive […]
Nine CFIs earn, renew Master Instructor designation
Nine CFIs across the country recently earned or renewed their Master Instructor designations. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 96,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of them have earned Master accreditation. As a measure of the prestige conferred by this title, the last 17 National Flight […]
Bonanza Society launches online training program
The American Bonanza Society (ABS) and the ABS Air Safety Foundation have launched BPPP Online+Flight. This new program presents the type-specific, pilot-centered classroom instruction of the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) through web-based education, combined with the training of BPPP flight instructors individually scheduled near the pilot’s home. BPPP Online+Flight is a significant addition to […]
IMC Club opens three new chapters
IMC Club International is opening three new chapters in the next two weeks. Pilots will gather at Iowa Flight Training in Cedar Rapids on March 6; North Ramp Aviation in South Burlington, Vt., on March 8, and MotionAir Aviation in Midlothian, Texas for the official inaugural meeting of the new IMC Club chapters. At the […]
Navigation simulator app released
Digital Aviation has released a lower cost iPhone/iPod touch version of its mobile flight simulator for radio navigation training. Radio Navigation Simulator is a 2D flight simulator, designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, that enables pilots and students to practice and become proficient in the use and management of VOR, VOR-DME and ADF instruments, […]