The Northwest Aviation College (NAC), located at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Auburn, Wash., will cease class and flight operations at the close of business March 31, 2012.
“We are doing everything we can to complete current term coursework prior to April 1,” said Michael Kopp, Northwest Aviation College President. “We are also working hard to place each student at public institution of their choosing.”
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Reflecting the increasing demand for lead-free autogas at GA airports, Jernigan Oil of Ahoskie, N.C., announced this week its willingness to deliver 93 AKI autogas to any airport in the states of North Carolina or Virginia.
The Greenville Airport Commission has revealed a color rendering for a public park project at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina.
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has submitted a request to the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to consider a change to the current Regulation Title 49, Part 1552.23 with regard to the recurrent training requirements for “flight schools.” The proposal would allow flight instructors — which by TSA definition are considered “flight schools” — to bring the timing of their Flight School Security Awareness Training, which is completed yearly, in line with the currency requirements of their flight instructor certificates.
Iridium Communications and its partner companies have launched the Iridium NEXT Mission Team Scholarship program, with an expected $250,000 endowment.
Airguide Publications has released v4.2, a free update for the Flight Guide iEFB iPad application.
Aircraft Spruce now carries the new ion Flashlight Firestarter.
The new General Aviation edition of Audio Environment for Flight Simulator X adds custom made, high quality stereo sound replacements for eight default GA aircraft and helicopters. There are also ground vehicle and general environment audio effects to make the simulation world even more realistic, company officials said.
Greatest Generation Aircraft (GGA), a non-profit foundation at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, recently purchased a new tool, the Control Rod Rigger, for restoration projects. The Control Rod Rigger is used to preserve the exact length of the control rod when replacing or cleaning old control rod ends.
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