37% of all DPEs administer three-quarters of all tests, while just 21% administer half of all tests.
Flight Training
Last video in Taming the Twin series released
In collaboration with Sporty’s Pilot Shop, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released the last of five videos in its Taming the Twin series on how to safely operate a multiengine airplane.
Electric aircraft takes flight at SMO
Eco-Aviation Foundation International has taken delivery of the first Velis Electro to be used for flight training purposes under an FAA airworthiness exemption.
New edition of ASA Remote Pilot Test Prep now available
Test Prep with Prepware for remote pilots provides questions with explanations for correct and incorrect answers arranged in chapters based on subject matter, company officials explain.
Applications open for Flying Musicians Association scholarships
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) is now taking applications for two scholarships: The FMA Solo Learn to Fly program and the FMA Swing Wing scholarship to the New York Hot Jazz Camp.
GA groups oppose bill that would restrict flight training benefits for veterans
“Limiting veterans’ benefits through a cap would restrict their access to these crucial career opportunities at a time when the industry needs them most.”
Questions from the Cockpit: Take time to tap the ‘break’ pedal
Tami, a student pilot in Arizona, writes: I’m in an accelerated flight training program to become an airline pilot. The entire thing is supposed to take a year. I’m only a couple of months in and I’m already starting to burnout. There’s just so much to read, so many videos to watch, so many things to memorize — and for most of it I’m pretty much on my own. Do you have any advice on how I should organize what I’m doing and how can I avoid burnout?
More opportunities for Young Eagles through updated Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course
Kids who fly as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program will have access to an improved benefit, as long-time partner Sporty’s has made several updates to its Learn to Fly course.
Picture of the Day: Back in the air
John Rick Bierman submitted this photo and note: “Insurance required a flight review in my rare aircraft, a Slingsby Firefly. The trouble was finding an instructor who would fly with me in an unfamiliar aerobatic aircraft. By chance I found just the man at Oshkosh who would take the task on. Thanks to Dale Yoder, now the sky is the limit.”