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Erickson Air-Crane commits to $6,000 Whirly-Girls scholarship

Posted on April 3rd, 2013 by

PORTLAND, Ore. — Erickson Air-Crane has committed to a $6,000 annual scholarship through the Whirly-Girls International. Please share: Continue Reading →

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Grant program for teachers unveiled

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently launched a $250 grant program for K-12 teachers to incorporate aviation- and aerospace-themed lessons into their curriculum. The annual grant program is to be used to generate enthusiasm for aviation topics.... Continue Reading →

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Sporty’s Academy president honored

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by

Sporty’s Academy President Eric Radtke has been named Distinguished Alumnus for 2013 for the University of Cincinnati’s Clermont College. Continue Reading →

Upwind Summer Scholarship Program Winners

High school students awarded flight training scholarships

Posted on March 28th, 2013 by

SAN CARLOS, Calif. — The Upwind Summer Scholarship Program has named its 2013 winners: Eric Dasmalchi of Half Moon Bay, Calif., and Matt Moropoulos of Belmont, Calif. Both boys have been awarded a complete primary flight training program that begins... Continue Reading →

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Twins earn pilot’s licenses after celebrating only four birthdays

Posted on March 14th, 2013 by

PELLA, Iowa — Twin brothers Dan Fredrickson and Josh Fredrickson, who were born on Feb. 29 in a leap year, passed their private pilot checkrides March 1 — the first day they were eligible for the test. Continue Reading →

Able Flight scholarship benefit at Fantasy of Flight

Posted on March 13th, 2013 by

How do you throw a great party in aviation and make it possible for wounded veterans and other people with disabilities to become pilots? Just mix inspiring new pilots with music and food and have the party at Fantasy of... Continue Reading →

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Survival training in emergency water landings offered

Posted on March 7th, 2013 by

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed with Antipodean Aviation of Australia to offer survival training in emergency water landings for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The course covers pre-flight planning and emergency water landing techniques, as well as escape from a... Continue Reading →

Full-flight sim training prepares Embry-Riddle students for new FAA rules

Posted on March 3rd, 2013 by

This fall, students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s flight programs in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., will receive training in motion-based full-flight simulators in preparation for new FAA training requirements. Continue Reading →

Sporty’s offers new approach to IFR training

Posted on February 26th, 2013 by

IFR training hoods are bulky and awkward to wear in the cockpit. IFR glasses offer a good alternative, but you may be required to put them on and remove them many times during a single flight. Now eFoggers offers a... Continue Reading →

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Sporty’s awards Alaska Seaplane Adventure Sweepstakes

Posted on February 21st, 2013 by

Jonathan Evans of Bedford, Texas, has been chosen as the winner of Sporty’s Alaska Seaplane Adventure Sweepstakes. Evans will travel to Moose Pass, Alaska, to earn his Single Engine Sea Rating with Alaska Float Ratings in a PA-18 Super Cub. Continue Reading →