Her love of flying was inspired by her father, but the idea for her new book was from her son, who proudly proclaims to the world “My Mama is a pilot.”
First flight: Solar-powered Skydweller
Skydweller, an uncrewed solar-powered aircraft that has a wingspan greater than a 747, completed its first flight April 4, 2024. According to company officials, the aircraft, took off, flew, and landed by itself, without humans on board or in control, from Stennis International Airport (KHSA) in Bay St Louis, Mississippi.
High school program creates pilots
During the two-year program, the high school students earn their private pilot certificate and instrument rating — at no cost to their families.
The door man for hangars
Mike Schweiss, the founder of Schweiss Doors, says his company sells the “Cadillac of doors.”
A different kind of fly-in
Based off the Airbnb model, Fly-Inn.com lists properties for short-term rentals for general aviation pilots.
Preparing for your checkride
A new post on Sporty’s Flight Training Central offers six tips to help pilots prepare for their checkride, as well as a list of Do’s and Don’ts.
10 Best Aviation Museums in the U.S.
And while there are other “of course this museum is on this list,” there are some that may surprise you, such as the #2 pick, the TWA Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Flight training survey reports new pilots take fewer weeks but spend more to earn certificate
The fourth annual State of Flight Training Report notes that the median time for a student to earn a certificate or rating decreased over the past four years from 30 weeks in 2020 to 24 weeks in 2023, but the cost increased from $9.000 to $14,000.
Airbnb for hangars
A corporate pilot has launched Hangar Direct, a website similar to Airbnb that helps pilots find temporary hangar space.