Sunrise Aviation has been chosen by Florida State College at Jacksonville as the exclusive flight training vendor for students in FSCJ’s Professional Pilot Technology program. Flight students will receive training at Sunrise Aviation’s FAA approved satellite at Cecil Airport co-located in FSCJ’s Cecil Center South facilities. Pilot training at Cecil Airport began this fall with […]
Flight Training
Sporty’s course update impressive
I just watched the Advanced IFR DVD from the Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course. The quality of the video and interactivity made me wish this series had been around, in this format, when I was in flight training back in the, gulp, late 1980s. This isn’t a typical “ground school” video. Its use of high-end graphics […]
New flight school opens at ISM
Orlando Gateway Sport Pilot Flight Training Center, a sport pilot flight school, recently opened at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida. Roger Frechette, a certified flight and ground instructor, owns and operates the training facility along with three instructors. Frechette and his team have nearly 20 years’ flight instruction experience. The center is associated with […]
Revised Aerobatic Instructor Designation program unveiled
Master Instructors LLC recently reintroduced the Aerobatic Instructor Designation Program. Initially launched in 2007, the program is an extension of the Master Aerobatic Instructor designation that became available in 2001. This voluntary program has now undergone revision to bring it into alignment with other Master Instructor Continuing Education Program products. According to Rich Stowell, architect […]
Emergency maneuver training moves to Idaho for summer
Master Aerobatic Instructor and spin training expert Rich Stowell is now based at Cascade Airport (U70) in the summer. Located 35 miles south of McCall, Idaho, the setting is reminiscent of the practice area east of Santa Paula Airport (SZP) where Stowell has spent most of his time since 1987. “My wife and I fell […]
CAE online maintenance training courses get FAA nod
CAE has received Inspection Authorization (IA) approval from the FAA for six of its e-Learning maintenance training courses. The e-Learning courses, which are offered to maintenance technicians remotely over the web, include advanced digital principles, human factors, maintenance diagnostic systems (MDS) and reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM). For more information: www.cae.com.
Flight instruction on Twitter
The Finer Points of Flying has brought flight instruction to Twitter. Founded to innovate the way practical flight training skills are delivered, The Finer Points of Flying now adds to its suite of online educational media by publishing a microblog through Twitter that covers the finer points of flight training. Hosted by flight instructor and […]
Gleim launches Garmin 530 online training course
Gleim has introduced an interactive online course that details how to operate the Garmin 530 GPS. The streaming audiovisual presentations give examples and instruction from real-world experience on how and when to use the various features of the Garmin 530. Downloadable reference materials are available to study offline. The course qualifies for credit in the […]
Comm1 demo available online
An inside look at the Comm1 Radio Simulator is now online at Comm1.com. The five-minute demo provides a detailed overview of Comm1Radio Simulator’s audio-interactive pilot communications training programs designed to teach pilots how to communicate with Air Traffic Control. Comm1 Radio Simulator CD-ROMs are created to simulate realistic ATC communications, allowing pilots to master communications […]