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Production stops on Sonaca 200
Company officials blame the COVID-19 pandemic for lackluster sales of the trainer, which sold “well below the break-even point.”
Washington teen wins Flying Musicians scholarship
The Flying Musicians Association has selected Jovencia (Jovie) Webbeking from Washington as the 15th scholarship recipient of its FMA Solo program. The scholarship takes a music student from zero time to solo.
Sporty’s Pilot Training app now available for Apple computers
Content is always up to date and course progress stays in sync across all platforms, according to Sporty’s officials.
FAA offers spring training for general aviation pilots
The free workshop, designed to get general aviation pilots ready for the busy spring and summer flying season, also offers WINGS credit.
What went wrong?
“The tragic crash of an air ambulance Lear 35 resulting in the death of two pilots and two nurses provides a sad opportunity to use the PAVE risk management tool to analyze this catastrophic scenario for beneficial insight,” NAFI officials noted.
Picture of the Day: Rainbow in the sky
Frederic Smet submitted this photo and note: “Circumnavigating some blustery showers in France on an IFR training flight in the Cirrus SR20 during February 2022. Nice shadow image of the windscreen on our wing.”
New flight sim lab opens at KARR
The new lab, which boasts four training devices, will not only serve student pilots, but also be used as a showroom for Virtual Fly, company officials noted.
Evektor goes mainstream
Based in Indianapolis, Jet Access has multiple flight school operations and plans several more. All of them will feature the Evektor LSA line, primarily focused on the Harmony model.