“After a long flight, many general aviation pilots have found themselves in front of a marshaller, realizing they were either unfamiliar with, or very rusty on, marshalling signals,” said Martha King. “We developed this course to help fill that gap in aviation training.”
Flight Training
EAA Chapter 534 awards $10,000 aviation scholarship
Emily Lininger, a member of EAA Chapter 534’s Youth Aviation Program, has won a $10,000 scholarship for flight training. Now 17, she hopes to be a missionary pilot one day.
Epic Flight Academy offers $65,000 in aviation scholarships
The flight school is offering two flight training scholarships and two aircraft mechanic training scholarships. Applications are due Oct. 1, 2021.
Florida flight school offers carbon offsets for flight training
“Global warming is happening and eventually we all have to adapt. We decided to recommit to and go in the right direction today, not tomorrow.”
Simulator-based flight school hosts Aviation Weekend
National Flight Simulator at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire will host its first ever Aviation Weekend. Attendees will get a chance to fly simulators, as well as take free rides in one of the flight school’s airplanes.
Free recurrent training courses for drone pilots online
Drone pilots who have Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification can now take their required training courses for free online at the FAA Safety Team website. The training ensures that pilots have the knowledge necessary to operate in accordance with the Operations Over People rule when it becomes effective on April 21, 2021.
A kid with a Cub
Ask any pilot if they remember their first flying lesson and the airplane it occurred in. No doubt — and without hesitation — you will get a detailed and colorful description of this revered event. As with many pilots, I started my flying career in a Piper J-3C Cub.
Handbook for G3000 and G5000 glass cockpits released
Max Trescott, the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year, uses a narrative approach to explain the G3000 and G5000 from a pilot’s perspective in ways that both beginners and experts can understand.
FAA updates bank of sample test questions
The bank of sample Airman Knowledge Test Questions is being updated March 29, 2021.