Embry-Riddle students are developing augmented reality holograms that will eventually play a part in training the next generation of airline pilots.
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Cirrus expands to Arizona and Texas
A new flight training faciity opens in Scottsdale, Arizona, while the company has opened engineering offices in Chandler, Arizona, and McKinney, Texas.
STOL Drag: Making good pilots better
A new training program makes history, earning FAA accreditation to teach pilots how to become STOL Drag race pilots. And even if those pilots never race, they still become better pilots, says STOL Drag’s creator.
Free Learn to Turn training program released
Sponsored by Avemco Insurance Company and Hartzell Propeller, the free program is includes a 98-page digital booklet, a 42-page graphics supplement to facilitate classroom discussion, a 28-minute webinar recording, a 12-minute video, targeted training exercises, and a pilot survey.
Pilot, mechanic shortage to be spotlighted at symposium
The three-day symposium will bring together officials from airlines, manufacturers, industry associations, labor unions, government agencies, and academic institutions to “identify and mitigate challenges to creating a sufficient pool of qualified pilots and technicians,” according to Purdue University officials.
Turner takes top flight instructor honor
Tom Turner, who specializes in flight training in Beech Bonanzas and Barons, has been awarded the National Association of Flight Instructors’ top honor, the Jack J. Eggspuehler Service Award.
5 tips for making better landings
Landing is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of flying, since all of your skills come together in a few important seconds and you get to grade the outcome based on tangible factors like landing smoothness, touchdown accuracy, and overall landing distance. This video offers some practical and effective tips from Charlie Gasmire of the Airplane Academy.
Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education launches
The new institute will support the growth of the aerospace industry in Oklahoma, reaching out to students from kindergarten to graduate school.
First DPE symposium slated
Flight School Association of North America officials hope to make this an annual symposium for Designated Pilot Examiners, who “form the backbone of the airman practical testing system in America.”