From survivor to student pilot

Ben Sclair | Flight Training, People | May 17, 2012

Jennifer Julian, 54, is a double lung transplant survivor. Scratch survivor. She’s a “thriver.” And today, she is a student pilot.

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FAA seeking comments on new flight blocking proposal

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | May 17, 2012

The FAA is accepting comments until June 8 on its latest proposal to allow pilots to block their flight information from public view.

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General Aviation Airports Study released

Janice Wood | Airports, General Aviation News | May 17, 2012

The FAA has released a study called “General Aviation Airports: A National Asset.” The 18-month study was conducted “to capture the many diverse functions of general aviation (GA) airports,” FAA officials said, in the hopes that the “general public will have a better understanding of GA airports in the community and within the national air transportation system.”

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Continental’s Mattituck Services to close

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | May 17, 2012

AVweb is reporting that Mattituck Services, one of the northeast’s longest-established engine shops, will close at the end of May, according to officials at Continental Motors, who said that some of the 23 affected employees will move to Continental’s facility in Fairhope, Alabama, which offers similar services on overhauls and factory service.

Pilots sought for SC disaster drill

Janice Wood | General Aviation News | May 17, 2012

Nonprofit aviation service organization AERObridge is asking pilots in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia to participate in a full-scale hurricane disaster exercise in South Carolina on June 5, according to a report at AOPA.org. The pilots will conduct aerial reconnaissance, and airlift equipment and supplies in support of relief operations. Learn more here.

Teaching and Testing CFIT Avoidance seminar created

Janice Wood | Associations, Flight Training | May 17, 2012

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently delivered the eighth in its series of “Seminar-in-a-Box” products for use by the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam), “Teaching and Testing CFIT Avoidance.”

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Compensation survey now available

Janice Wood | Associations | May 17, 2012

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has published the results of its 2012 survey of salaries and benefits for pilots, line-service personnel, and maintenance technicians, but you have to buy the report to get all the details.

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TrustedFuel.com launches

Janice Wood | FBO | May 17, 2012

TrustedFuel.com, an online resource center for aviation fuel handlers, is now live, built with a range of information, technical data, specifications, training tools and links to additional industry guidance.

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CALPILOTS newsletter online

Ben Sclair | Associations, General Aviation News | May 16, 2012

The May-June 2012 California Pilots Association newsletter is now online at CALPILOTS.org.

DPA prepares for boost in traffic from NATO conference

Janice Wood | Airports | May 16, 2012

DuPage Airport (DPA), a general aviation airport in the Chicago area, is preparing for the increased and diverted air traffic that will accompany the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) conference in Chicago May 19?21.

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