International Learn to Fly Day May 19

EAA’s third annual International Learn to Fly Day will be held Saturday, May 19.

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Ranger Antique Airfield slates fly-in

The Ranger Antique Airfield Annual Fly-In and Airshow will be held May 25-26 at the airport in Ranger, Texas.

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SunState Aviation celebrates 10th anniversary

SunState Aviation at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida is celebrating its 10th anniversary in April with a new Tecnam P2006T multi-engine aircraft now available for training and new facility construction underway.

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The Great Debate: Dangerous pilots

Air Facts’ John Zimmerman asks this question on his blog: What exactly does it mean to be an “unsafe” pilot? In particular, what is the single most dangerous personality trait in a pilot? Share your opinion and check out others here.

Lawmakers seek estimate of what taxpayers spent on LightSquared testing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Michael Turner have asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to account for how much taxpayer money the federal government spent to test LightSquared’s wireless network for interference with GPS and government telecommunications devices.

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PrayerFlight pilots needed in four states

PrayerFlight, in which volunteer pilots take up people to pray over the country, has achieved 92% coverage for the May 3 flight, officials report. Pilots are still needed for Mississippi, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Maine. For more information: PrayerFlight.org

 

 

FlightSafety Proficiency Protection Program revived

FlightSafety International has launched the 2012 Proficiency Protection Program. It is designed to help pilots and maintenance technicians of business aircraft who have become involuntarily unemployed since Jan, 1, 2012, to maintain their proficiency by providing no cost training while they look for new employment opportunities.

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L-3 debuts next-gen ESIS

L-3 Avionics Systems has released its updated GH-3900 Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS).

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New Bonanza G36 interior debuts

Hawker Beechcraft, which featured its entire Beechcraft product lineup at last week’s Sun ’n Fun, including Premier IA, King Air 350i, King Air 250, King Air C90GTx, and Baron G58, as well as a Bonanza G36 debuting the new interior package announced last fall.

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Master Pilots honored at Sun ’n Fun

On Friday, March 30, a distinguished group of aviators received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award during a ceremony at the FAA Production Studios on the Sun ’n Fun campus at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport (LAL).

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