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By summer the long-awaited, 111-page update will apply for certifications.

Under the agency’s new proposed guidelines officially published Monday, most of the current regulatory limitations on light sport aircraft would be removed.

Many who have commented on the NPRM are in favor of removing the expiration date on flight instructor certificates, calling the need to renew “burdensome.”

Third-party testing centers, such as flight schools and FBOs, lose two-thirds of revenue from pilot knowledge exams.

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner flew to space Wednesday onboard Blue Origin’s second crewed launch. Shatner, accompanied by three other crew members, joked during a brief coining ceremony before riding to the spacecraft. “Heads we go, tails we don’t,” said Shatner, who played the iconic Captain Kirk in the TV and film franchise. I do […]

Redbird Flight Simulations yesterday released the results of its first industry-wide survey conducted with the support of its partners to better understand how the flight training industry is surviving in the age of COVID-19. The 78-page document—The State of Flight Training—represents the first comprehensive survey of people from all facets of the industry, including full-time […]

The original Master Flight Instructor program began in 1997, thanks to instructors and retired school teachers Sandy and JoAnn Hill. The Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP), until recently managed as a stand-alone organization, is a family of accreditations available to qualified aviation educators based on a system of advanced professional standards and rigorous peer […]