The FAA is hosting a free Runway Safety Town Hall for all general aviation pilots July 16, 2021. The live online event will offer best practices and a discussion from GA pilots, air traffic controllers, and runway safety experts. Discussion topics include preflight preparation, situational awareness, focused and clear communications, knowledge of runway geometry and signage, and more, FAA officials explain.
Flight Training
Flight training under attack
“We need to get this flight training issue cleared up as quickly as possible and by any means possible,” said Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President and CEO Mark Baker. “I can assure you we will not stop until this situation is resolved and common sense prevails.”
Doubling down on Able Flight
“The availability of the adapted Sky Arrow helped inspire the creation of Able Flight, and over the past 15 years, many people have become licensed pilots after training in the Sky Arrow,” said Able Flight’s Founder and Executive Director Charles Stites. “Their plane has been an outstanding training platform for our pilots, and it is gratifying that Magnaghi Aeronautica has now chosen to help support the scholarship program with a financial gift.”
Making general aviation safer focus of new Insights live broadcast
Watching the broadcasts — either live or archived — will earn you FAA Safety Team WINGS Pilot Proficiency credits.
Infinite Flight updated with 3D buildings and clouds
In what company officials are calling “one of its most ambitious updates ever,” Infinite Flight has released version 21.1 with 3D buildings and clouds.
Is aviation in trouble? Or are kids finding their way into the sky?
If this young man is any example of what’s ahead for aviation in America, all is well. Jat’s not alone, of course. Many young people around the country are pursing aviation.
The big things are easy
The big things are easy. The procedures are clear. It’s the little things — the artistry of being a pilot — that really makes things interesting and totally unique.
Is your CFI the best?
Anyone who has taken flight training — initial or recurrent — during the past 12 months is asked to “candidly assess the process and rate their individual experience” in the survey, according to AOPA officials.
Sporty’s expands commercial pilot course
Sporty’s has updated and expanded its Commercial Pilot Course, which now includes 13 hours of in-depth training video, as well as Smart Study Session test prep tools.