The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association will create a national network of flying clubs as part of a long-term initiative to facilitate flying club growth, association officials told attendees at the AOPA Aviation Summit Oct. 12. The network is part... Continue Reading →
Air Safety Institute unveils online Public Benefit Flying Course
Posted on October 14th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The AOPA Foundation’s Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released: “Public Benefit Flying: Balancing Safety and Compassion,” an online course designed to assist volunteer pilots and those interested in becoming volunteers. Continue Reading →
Pilot Proficiency Project Scenarios now online
Posted on October 14th, 2012 by Janice Wood
In cooperation with Redbird Flight Simulations, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently made its Pilot Proficiency Project simulator training scenarios available for download through the SAFE website. The same simulator training scenarios co-developed by SAFE instructors and... Continue Reading →
AOPA names winners of inaugural Flight Training Excellence Awards
Posted on October 11th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) named the winners of the inaugural Flight Training Excellence Awards at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif. Selected from almost 2,500 nominations, the awards recognize schools and flight instructors that are... Continue Reading →
GA accident rate falls slightly as flight hours increase
Posted on October 10th, 2012 by Janice Wood
The recently released Nall Report, a review of general aviation safety, shows that flight activity increased in 2010, while accident rates showed little change from previous years. Continue Reading →
Embry-Riddle: Climbing out despite turbulent times
Posted on October 8th, 2012 by Drew Steketee
You might wonder how a big aviation university is doing during the recession. After all, airline flying is not the glamorous, big money career it used to be. What’s a college to do? At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,... Continue Reading →
Paradigm launches ATC simulation product line
Posted on October 7th, 2012 by Janice Wood
DENVER — Paradigm Shift Solutions has launched its Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation product line. Continue Reading →
Pilot Proficiency Project coming to AOPA Summit
Posted on October 3rd, 2012 by Janice Wood
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators’ (SAFE) Pilot Proficiency Project will be available during next week’s AOPA Aviation Summit. During the three-day show in Palm Springs, Calif., SAFE instructors will provide training in Redbird FMX simulators. Continue Reading →
Proficient Pilots Project debuts
Posted on October 2nd, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
The FARs require a pilot perform three takeoffs and landings within 90 days to maintain currency. Maintaining proficiency takes significantly more time, and often it is a lack of proficiency that leads to accidents and incidents. During AirVenture 2012, flight... Continue Reading →
IMC Club to host open chapter meeting at AOPA Summit
Posted on October 2nd, 2012 by Janice Wood
The IMC Club will host an instrument proficiency forum at the AOPA Aviation Summit, slated for Oct. 11-13 in Palm Springs, California. The IMC Club Open Chapter Meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, Continue Reading →
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