All four 2020 scholarship recipients have finished ground school.
Flight Training
Latest edition of The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School released
The new edition includes updates on BasicMed, drones, weather, and more.
Picture of the Day: Instructing from the back seat
Richard Wyeroski submitted this photo and note: “Flight training from the back seat of a 1947 Aeronca 7AC. This is what the instructor sees from the back seat teaching a new student in his new airplane. It’s tough to see any instruments and you cannot see too well on takeoff and landing. That’s how one sets power by ear and judges altitude by eye.”
Tecnam’s P2010 TDI certified
FAA certification is expected to follow the recent EASA certification.
2021 ASA Test Prep products available
ASA Test Prep materials prepare pilots and mechanics for their FAA Knowledge Exams.
Sporty’s introduces 2021 Learn to Fly course
Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course, priced at $249, includes free lifetime updates. Existing users have access to all new features and content automatically.
The Complete Private Pilot updated
This is the 13th edition of the book. The accompanying syllabus has also been updated.
Flight instruction at 1960s prices
The instrument rating special is priced at just $10 an hour.
Picture of the Day: Fourth generation pilot in training
Joshua Alexander submitted this photo and note: “Sloane Alexander, who is 9 years old, has logged eight hours in a Diamond DA40 with Kate Short of the Aspen Flight Academy, her CFI in Aspen, Colorado. Sloane is following a family tradition and will hopefully be a fourth generation pilot. Her great-grandfather, Bob Alexander, was a […]