GLENDALE, Arizona — Arizona Flight Training Center (AZFTC) now offers the ground school portion of its private pilot certification for free. “We’re about to see a significant pilot shortage in the very near future,” said Rick Rademaker, president of Executive Aviation. and Chief Flight Instructor for AZFTC. “Combined with the rising costs of expert training, we’re literally seeing […]
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IMC Club awards first proficiency scholarship
More than 30 of IMC Club’s Inner Marker fellows participated in a raffle for this year’s grand prize of a $1,000 proficiency scholarship. The Inner Marker Circle is a group of pilots dedicated to the consistent and constant improvement of their instrument flying skills, going beyond currency requirements to achieve proficiency, club officials explain. To […]
‘Private Pilot eBR’ released
Pilot Mission has released “Private Pilot eBR,” an interactive flight training eBook created for the iPad. Pilots and owners of Pilot Mission, William Hecksteden and Robert Wilkes, recently completed the finishing touches on their first digital eBook, the “Private Pilot eBR.” “We’re excited to receive feedback from the aviation community and hope this product serves its intended purpose of […]
ASA releases 2014 test prep books
Now shipping are ASA’s 2014 Test Prep books for pilots and Fast-Track Test Guides for mechanics. New to the 2014 line of Test Preps and Fast-Track Test Guides is the addition of free online testing and authorization. Inside each book is a code that will grant you access to Prepware Online, allowing you to take […]
New Hampshire man named Civil Air Patrol teacher of the year
By CAROL LEE ANDERSON NEW HAMPSHIRE – When school teacher Dan Caron instructs in the classroom during the current school year, a new honor will have been added to his already impressive resume. He was chosen as the 2013 Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year. Caron, a technology and engineering teacher at […]
IMC to host annual chapter leaders summit
IMC Club’s chapter leaders are preparing to attend their first Annual Chapter Leaders Summit, to be held Oct.28, in San Marcos, Texas. This event is free of charge and available to all IMC Club Chapter leaders and chapter-associated CFIIs. The Summit is organized by the IMC Club International, Inc. and is sponsored by RedBird’s SkyPort, […]
Redbird brings sim to Hollywood for ‘Planes’ premiere
LOS ANGELES – Guests to the premiere of Disney’s new movie “Planes” got a taste of flight for themselves by stepping off the red carpet and straight into a flight simulator from Redbird Flight Simulations. A Redbird MCX was installed on the red carpet of the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard to allow celebrities […]
UND tapped by FAA for safety program
At the University Of North Dakota John D. Odegard School Of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace) safety is a core principle of operation. That’s why UND Aerospace was asked by the FAA to be part of a pilot program to develop a safety management system (SMS) for the school’s Part 141 FAA approved flight training program. “SMS […]
First students graduate from Embry-Riddle Ph.D programs
In a milestone for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the first students have completed the research-based Ph.D. degree programs the university launched in 2010 – Jaime Rubio Hervas with a Ph.D. in engineering physics and Robert “Buck” Joslin with a Ph.D. in aviation. During his studies at Embry-Riddle, Rubio Hervas helped develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]