The inaugural Envision Flight Edu-Con symposium, hosted by King Schools, provided a platform for aviation educators and professionals nationwide to exchange ideas, share experiences, and delve into the world of aviation teaching and training, said Brian Hough, King School’s Senior VP of Business Development and Sales, and the driving force behind the event.
Flight Training
Sporty’s releases 2024 Pilot Training Courses
Updates to Sporty’s pilot training courses for 2024 include new video segments, new training resources, improved study guides, and in-course notifications.
Flying Musicians Association opens 2024 scholarship applications
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA), which has offered its Solo Scholarship Program to high school music students for 10 years, is introducing a new scholarship this year: The FMA Swing Wing scholarship to the New York Hot Jazz Camp.
A shorter route to aviation success
Imagine graduating from high school with an associate’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. That’s exactly what Florida pilot Noah Burrows just did.
EAA Ray Scholarship program reaches 400 pilots
Since the program’s introduction in 2019, more than 730 scholarships have been provided to young people. The current pilot certificate completion rate for Ray Scholars is 81%, with approximately 240 more scholars currently in flight training, according to EAA officials.
STEM Flights celebrates five years
“When you can get a kid airborne and actively participating in the flight, their confidence and motivation soars,” says STEM Flights Founder Dave Brubaker. “Flying can expand horizons for kids and inspire them to dream bigger.”
Who is in charge here?
Many managers of non-towered airports take a hands-off approach for fear of making a misstep that embarrasses them or opens them up to criticism. They allow the safety of operations to degrade rather than take bold steps to fend off an impending disaster. If you fly, you’ve seen this firsthand, as have I — as has every pilot who ventures into their airspace and lands on their field.
The search for Outstanding Aviators
Pilots to the Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing animal rescue flights using general aviation pilots and airplanes, has launched a new initiative called Outstanding Aviators “dedicated to bridging the diversity gap within the aviation industry.” Applicants in several categories will get the chance to win a prize package.
Missouri university opens Skyhaven Aviation Center
The new Skyhaven Aviation Center at KRCM was designed to serve the needs of private pilots while also preparing University of Central Missouri students to become professional pilots.