Training

Many pilots lack a good understanding of how weather systems can affect the safety of a flight. If you’re one of those pilots, here’s an opportunity to learn. AvWxWorkshops is offering a webinar called Inflight Hazard Avoidance Strategies to help a pilot become better at deciphering whether to fly through a weather system. Topics such […]

Members of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) got some well-deserved funding to help further their endeavors in making pilots safer. Ten flight instructors received anywhere from $500 to $1,500 as part of the Paul and Fran Burger $10,000 WINGS Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes was conceived […]

The Flight School Association of North America says the association is trying to mitigate effects of the government shutdown on some flight training providers, specifically FAA Part 141 and 142 training school authorizations set to soon expire. Without relief, some schools could be left providing training under Part 61 that does not allow for some […]

Sporty’s has announced a schedule of free, interactive, educational webinars on a variety of useful aviation topics scheduled throughout the year. Attendees of the live events must register and the webinars are available online through GoToWebinar. Past webinars from Sporty’s are available through the company’s Youtube channel on topics such as ADS-B; weather strategies; flight […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has expanded its face-to-face professional programs on the Daytona Beach Campus in Florida, as well as teamed with HFACS, Inc. to expand its human factors and aviation safety short-course offerings. ERAU provides open-enrollment seminars and can create customized training programs to meet the needs of the aviation industry. The new classes include […]

Learning to fly is fun, but as pilots also learn early on, flight training demands a commitment not only to the academics, but to ensuring the solid flow of cash needed to earn a pilot certificate. One of the biggest stressors for new pilots is the sticker shock of how to cover the cost of […]

On the last Saturday in January – this Saturday in fact – the Chicago chapter of the 99s holds its VFR/IFR aviation safety expo typically drawing 300 people from Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, mostly pilots in search of a day of brush-up training. Noted aviator Amelia Earhart was the first president of […]

When Cirrus aircraft began entering the market around the turn of this century, some pundits were certain the new-age, glass-cockpit airplane was just what the industry needed to improve the single-engine safety record. As it turned out, the first decade or so of Cirrus operations were marred by more than a few fatal accidents, despite […]

The 2019 edition of Sporty’s instrument rating course is now available, and it’s a major update incorporating hours of all-new HD video content, “smart” study tools and the ability to switch among multiple viewing formats (Web, Android, iPhone/iPad and Apple TV). Best of all, the course includes all of this for one price. Price for […]

In an effort to increase the number of women airline pilots, L3 has launched a scholarship program to help pay for the cost of training. The L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship program will offer 10 scholarships to women candidates applying for the company’s Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) training program. The program is open […]