What’s better than saving money while flying? Winning money. And you can do both in the FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program.
Pilot Briefing podcast tops 100,000 downloads
The podcast is a “quick recap of the week’s top general aviation news stories, so you know what’s going on throughout the industry, in under five minutes.”
WINGS: A pilot protection program
99% of general aviation accidents are by pilots who don’t participate in the WINGS program.
Our love-hate relationship with WINGS
Launched in 1996, the WINGS program encourages general aviation pilots to continue training and maintain proficiency — all in an effort to prevent aircraft accidents.
CFI creates one-of-a-kind gifts for her students who solo
Each of the solo mats are custom made for the individual student pilot.
Continental’s bridge to the future
The CD-170 is the newest design and highest horsepower engine in the CD-100 series family of liquid-cooled, turbocharged, four-cylinder, fuel-injected, compression-ignition, four-stroke aircraft engine with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) dual channel engine controls.
Countdown to Project Skylab
“It’s a launchpad for the future,” “Lites” explains. “Just like Skylab is a launch pad for those who are going to the moon, we are going to give the students a foundation from which to leap into their own personal future.”
Inspiring kids one flight at a time
STEM Flights require the kids to put some “skin in the game.”
SUN ’n FUN live online fundraiser takes off May 30
The live fundraiser kicks off online at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30.