Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 LadiesLoveTaildraggers’ scholarships. A variety of scholarships are offered, and for the first time, all flight training will be performed by women CFIs or women-owned flight schools, according to association officials. The mission of LadiesLoveTaildraggers is to encourage more women to fly tailwheel aircraft, officials noted, adding they […]
Flight Training
$10,000 in scholarships available
Applications are being taken through Jan. 8, 2018, for several scholarships offered through Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA). The scholarships include: The $1,700 Air Training International Flight Procedures Training Scholarship for international flight procedures training. Clear Skies Club Course: Aircraft Acquisitions, Charlie Bravo Aviation ($5,000) for online aircraft acquisition training. USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and […]
Applications now open for Upwind flight training scholarships
SAN CARLOS, California — The Upwind Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2018 scholarships. Now in its sixth year, Upwind provides scholarships that include flight and ground training for high school students to prepare them to get their Private Pilot certificate during the summer between their junior and senior years. Upwind awarded 17 scholarships […]
Flight school opens at KSEF
A new flight school has opened at Sebring Regional Airport (KSEF) — the airport’s first flight training facility. Leading Edge Flight Training School is open and ready for business with a Cessna 172 and a Lake Amphibian. The school also offers simulator training on the Redbird FMX. The sim will be available for all to […]
Flight training experience award winners named
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association‘s You Can Fly program has revealed the 2017 Flight Training Experience Award winners. Earning top honors as the National Best Flight School is SkyTrek Alaska Flight Training in Anchorage, Alaska. National Best Flight Instructor winner is Zoan Harclerode from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Regional winners also were honored for providing a […]
Online Backcountry Ground School launches
Just released is Basic Backcountry Online Ground School, an online ground school specific to mountain and backcountry flying. The new course by Latitude Aviation offers a comprehensive study of concepts and practices unique to mountain flying, covering subjects like canyon flying, density altitude, performance calculation, and more. The school put out a trailer on YouTube […]
Thrush launches flight training programs
ALBANY, Georgia — There is an additional parking space being occupied at the already busy Thrush Aircraft factory, as Robert Garrett has joined the company as director of training. Garrett, a veteran of the ag aviation industry, will oversee Thrush’s new factory-based ag aviation flight and maintenance training programs. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in […]
Pilatus PC12 flight simulator gets FAA approval
SEATTLE — one-G simulation has received an FAA Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the Swiss12 Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), a new training platform based on the Pilatus PC12. Like one-G’s line of other FAA approved AATD’s, the Swiss12 is model specific, emulating the flight characteristics, instrumentation, and cockpit ergonomics of the Pilatus PC12. The […]
Pilot shortage boosts enrollment at Embry-Riddle
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When Peter Wagner’s uncle introduced him to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds when he was in the fifth grade, he became hooked on learning to fly. Recent stories about the commercial pilot shortage and a tour of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus while he was in high school helped finalize […]