Lewis University flight instructor and 2010 alumnus Leif Holmstrand recently returned from launching the aviation dreams of 15 high school students enrolled in the Legacy Flight Academy in Tuskegee, Ala. The two-week program was held at Moton Field, Ala., the... Continue Reading →
Black Sky Training offers hypoxia training
Posted on August 13th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Black Sky Training will begin offering a specialized series of courses for general aviation pilots. Psychological training, including recognizing and reacting to hypoxia, will be given in one of the only privately owned and operated hypoberic chambers in the U.S. Continue Reading →
More than 15,000 Young Eagles enroll in Sporty’s flight training course
Posted on August 12th, 2012 by Janice Wood
A partnership between the Experimental Aircraft Association and Sporty’s Pilot Shop has allowed more than 15,000 Young Eagles to pursue aviation interests beyond their first flight through Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course, as part of EAA’s Flight Plan program, which... Continue Reading →
Norway flight school orders Skycatchers
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Cessna reports it sold three Skycatchers at AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh. Executives with Pilot Academy of Sandefjord, Norway, noted that the effort to facilitate EASA certification by moving the Skycatcher into the primary category with the FAA played a large... Continue Reading →
Sporty’s updates Flying the Aspen Evolution
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Sporty’s recently updated its “Flying the Aspen Evolution” program with the addition of Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) displayed on the PFD and MFD, which includes 3D terrain and obstacles, unusual attitude guidance, distance line and range markers, dynamic traffic display... Continue Reading →
Precision Flight Controls debuts two training devices
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Precision Flight Controls introduced two new products at Airventure: An FAA-approved Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), the CRX-MAX, and the GT (Glass Trainer), which is pending FAA AATD approval. Continue Reading →
Going back to school gets specialized
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Jamie Beckett
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport may not be a name that trips off the tongue particularly well. But maybe it should be. Because word has leaked out of the high security vault in that corner of the Florida panhandle that... Continue Reading →
Chesapeake Sport Pilot offers flight training to wheelchair aviators
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Chesapeake Sport Pilot in Stevensville, Maryland, now offers flight training to pilots who require hand controls rather than traditional aircraft foot controls to fly. This training is made possible by a specially outfitted CT LS light sport airplane that is... Continue Reading →
Embry-Riddle dean joins NAFI board
Posted on August 7th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Dr. Tim Brady, dean of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus, has joined the board of directors of the National Association of Flight Instructors. Continue Reading →
SAFE Pilot Proficient Project deemed a success
Posted on August 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
More on 650 aviators participated in the new Pilot Proficiency Project spearheaded by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) at AirVenture. Conceived by SAFE, presented in partnership with Redbird Flight Simulations, and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association... Continue Reading →
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