IFR training hoods are bulky and awkward to wear in the cockpit. IFR glasses offer a good alternative, but you may be required to put them on and remove them many times during a single flight. Now eFoggers offers a solution for better IFR training, according to Sporty’s officials. Never again will pilots hear their […]
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Sporty’s awards Alaska Seaplane Adventure Sweepstakes
Jonathan Evans of Bedford, Texas, has been chosen as the winner of Sporty’s Alaska Seaplane Adventure Sweepstakes. Evans will travel to Moose Pass, Alaska, to earn his Single Engine Sea Rating with Alaska Float Ratings in a PA-18 Super Cub. “We can’t help but be a bit jealous of our winner,” says Sporty’s President and […]
Know the signs of hypoxia
It only takes a few seconds for the heads-up — if you know what you’re feeling. And in an airplane, those few seconds spell the difference between getting back safely — or not. We’re talking decompression — one of the things the flight attendants or video tell you about when they’re demonstrating the deployment and […]
Embry-Riddle launches high school aerospace institute
The College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus has partnered with Rockford Public Schools in Illinois to establish an Aerospace Institute at Jefferson High School beginning in Fall 2013. Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Institute program, also in place in several school districts elsewhere in Illinois and in Florida, gives high school students a collegiate […]
Scholarship fuels Alaska teen’s dreams of flight
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Less than a month shy of his 18th birthday, Alexander Agosti is a little closer to his dream of becoming a professional pilot thanks to Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Alaska petroleum distribution group, which sponsored the Alaska Air Carriers Association (AACA) 2013 Forrest Jones Memorial Scholarship. Agosti earned the scholarship for his outstanding […]
Aviator’s Practical Organizer debuts
Making its debut is the Aviator’s Practical Organizer, a new system that helps student pilots organize and understand the knowledge needed for the oral and flight exams. Created by Teresa Guillemot, the Aviator’s Practical Organizer (APO) is an organizational tool for private, instrument and commercial student pilots that help them compile and organize all the […]
Northstar Flight Lab takes off
REDMOND, Ore. – RDD Enterprises has added a new advanced flight training center named Northstar Flight Lab, designed to cater to the needs of pilots operating technologically advanced aircraft (TAA). The addition of a Redbird FMX simulator is at the center of the new facility. Northstar Flight Lab’s mission is to provide transition and recurrent […]
Pan Am acquires Airline Career Academy
Pan Am International Flight Academy has acquired Airline Career Academy (ACA), a pilot training academy specializing in JAA/EASA and FAA Ab Initio training. ACA will be integrated into Pan Am’s operations to offer professional pilot training programs. ACA was established in 1995 and trains an estimated 250 pilots annually. Through this acquisition, the academy is […]
Applications now being taken for summer scholarship program
Applications are now being taken for the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program, which aims to transform a high school student into a licensed private pilot during the summer between their junior and senior year. In partnership with San Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) in San Carlos, Calif., the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program was created to promote piloting […]