Flight Design recently rolled out its new Flight Design Pilot Center concept to meet the needs of training institutions. “We were pleased at the response of flight school owners and saw that during an economic downturn, schools were searching for more cost-efficient trainers,” said Matthias Betsch, CEO of Flight Design GmbH, the German supplier of […]
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Tools to practice risk management
The new FAA Risk Management Handbook is a tool chest of information and resources on the methods pilots use to assess risk. This handbook presents methods pilots can use to manage the workloads associated with each phase of flight, resulting in a safer, more enjoyable and less stressful experience for both themselves and their passengers. […]
Flight training hits Internet radio
The Finer Points of Flying is now collaborating with Flight Line Internet Radio. Episodes from The Finer Points of Flying’s audio programming can now be heard four times a day on Flight Line Internet Radio, at 0510, 1110, 1710 and 2310 Zulu/GMT, and include The Finer Point’s Safety Sessions, industry interviews, instructional lectures and TFP […]
Rutan, Hewitt working on second video in The Aviator Series
Dick Rutan hung around the Fly Right Films booth at the May 2-3 Alaska State Aviation Conference. Turns out Rutan and Fly Right Films owner and filmmaker Charlie Hewitt are collaborating on a second volume of The Aviator Series. Titled “Decision-Making with Dick Rutan”, the video will be released at AirVenture Oshkosh this summer. See […]
Able Flight graduates 10th pilot
Jeremy Maddox of Georgia recently became the 10th person to earn his sport pilot certificate through an Able Flight scholarship. Maddox, who uses a wheelchair because of a spinal cord injury, earned his certificate in 37 hours in a SkyArrow 600 that has been equipped with hand controls to allow the pilot to work the […]
Crash Course slated
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will hold its free Crash Course 2009 Safety Workshop March 10 in Bedford, Mass. Bruce Landsberg, AOPA Air Safety Foundation director, will discuss “Wrecks in the City,” about the challenges of urban flight and what transpires when an aircraft goes down in a city or neighborhood and the […]
Flight School Cooperation Program launched
Training Crue Graphics Inc., a global provider of aviation training products, has launched a cooperation program with various flight schools to produce customized cockpit training posters for pilots-in-training, in addition to large format versions for reference purposes to be used by the training facilities. Customer-specific Computer-Based Training (CBT) applications also will become available once the […]
Careers in Aviation announces $2,500 scholarship from Flightline Group
Careers in Aviation has received a $5,000 donation from the Flightline Group. The donation will assist in general support for the organization, and more importantly, toward the establishment of a Flightline Group, Inc. Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is designated for a potential or current student pursuing a career in aviation, who expresses a need for […]