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Briefings
FAA goes beyond drones
The new FAA program called BEYOND will “further advance the safe integration of drones into our national air space.”
Jet Aviation take over KBZN FBO
Jet Aviation has acquired the FBO operations of Arlin’s Aircraft Service at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Montana.
A busy hurricane season for Louisiana CAP Wing
During an intense hurricane season, CAP’s Louisiana Wing they flew 142 sorties totaling 317 hours of flight time in nine planes using 15 airports.
Study shows most people don’t know much about drones
The study shows that drones “still appear to be new and somewhat unknown to the vast majority” of people.
CAF Rise Above wins National Aviation Hall of Fame award
“CAF RISE ABOVE is committed to telling the inspirational story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP.”
Virginia Department of Aviation offers scholarships and grants
There are three scholarships for students and one grant program for teachers K-12 who use aviation in their lesson plans.
260,000 new pilots will be needed over next 10 years
“While the demand for pilots has decreased significantly during 2020, CAE’s analysis shows that the active pilot population is expected to return to 2019 levels in 2022.”
How many hours did you fly in the last year?
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