“You know when you taxi this aircraft down to the runway, all eyes are on you.”
Flight Training
Non-profits collaborate to introduce aviation curriculum to Pennsylvania high schools
Aerium, a non-profit organization focusing on aviation education, workforce development, and creating career opportunities for students in Pennsylvania, is now collaborating with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association to introduce the AOPA high school STEM curriculum into school districts, Career and Technical Centers (CTCs), secondary, and post-secondary institutions across the state of Pennsylvania.
A flight school only for tailwheel pilots
Todd Givens, owner of Ace Basin Aviation Academy at KRBW is an expert in tailwheel flying instruction. “I only train pilots who want an endorsement to fly tailwheel aircraft, plus pilots who are considering the purchase of a tailwheel aircraft, and finally students who want to earn their private pilot license in a tailwheel aircraft,” he explained.
Modern Aero Flight Training expands at KSGJ
The flight school has opened its new location at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (KSGJ) in St. Augustine, Florida.
Float flying lesson ends in serious injuries for two
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action in a timely manner.
Student pilot wins Sporty’s scholarship
Christopher Barnes is now ready to make his dreams of becoming a pilot a reality by training toward a private pilot certificate at Reigle Field (58N) in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Once he earns his fixed-wing certification, Christopher plans on pursuing his glider certificate at a local soaring club.
Tailwheel scholarship offered for fourth year
The scholarship will award $1,000 in cash and $1,000 in credit towards flight training towards a tailwheel endorsement to one female pilot. Training will take place at Quad Cities International Airport (KMLI) in Moline, Illinois, in a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub.
Flight training regulations need to be updated
As Congress tackles a long-term reauthorization bill for the FAA, it’s time to tackle a hotly debated topic in flight training: Increasing the number of hours a pilot can log as part of the 1,500 hours the FAA requires to become an Airline Transport Pilot.
Conquering the tailwheel
After a years-long break from aviation, Steve Quinn returns with a determination to learn how to fly a tailwheel airplane.