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The I Hart Flying Foundation has partnered with Immaculate Flight to launch more than $20,000 worth of flight scholarships and pilot supplies donated for young women to leverage in order to follow their aviation dreams. A social media push for the end of 2020, titled “Seal Your Future,” promotes the efforts of IHFF and reminds […]

Gold Seal wants to help—and so it’s offering its comprehensive ground school courseware for private pilots for free to 100 students who have been impacted in 2020 by COVID-19 restrictions and fallout. “We started this program back in May,” said Gold Seal founder, Russ Still. “After carefully going through the stories of over 1,000 students, […]

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After being shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Flight Academy is once again accepting application packages from exceptional citizens across the country who want to earn their wings in 2021. AFJROTC high school cadets who will be 17 by July 9, 2021, and […]

“I feel like there is truly nothing like it,” Jason Miller told Flying as he introduced his newest project. “I started developing the idea in 2007, was able to start building it in 2014, and am only talking about it now because we have had such limited resources to work with to create it. But […]

The International Pilot Center Alliance (IPCA) has launched its new training system on September 16. According to Kay Vereeken, founder of IPCA and owner of EuroPilot Center and SoCalPilot Center, the app- and eBook-based materials fill key gaps in pilot development. The team he leads has created a FAA- and EASA-compliant theory training program to […]

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released Advisory Circular AC No: 61-142, which spells out in great detail the regulations that allow private pilots flying non-commercial flights to share expenses with their passengers. While most private pilots understand what can be considered legal when sharing expenses, FAA provides guidance in the AC backing up their […]

Sporty’s Pilot Shop has released the 2020 version of its Learn to Fly course, which joins its recently re-designed suite of training materials for all certificate levels. If students complete the course successfully, they’re guaranteed to pass not only the “written” test (the knowledge exam), but also the check ride (practical exam) as well. This […]