Training

An amendment to 14 CFR 61.57, the area of the Federal Aviation Regulations that handles recent flight experience requirements for pilots in command, came into effect this week allowing instrument rated pilots to maintain currency in the comfort of their own homes. And adding to the ease of which pilots can keep legal, those pilots […]

Just as learning doesn’t stop with earning your license, debriefing doesn’t have to stop when there’s no instructor around. Seasoned pilots wanting to increase their proficiency can review and debrief their own flights, thanks to data conversion software such as CloudAhoy. Developed by instrument-rated pilot and software engineer Chuck Shavit, CloudAhoy allows pilots to replay […]

It’s a warm, sticky August morning in Florida, and even the stiff breeze swirling in through the Cub’s open door fails to refresh. I wipe my brow and adjust my ball cap, then peer intently at the lake we’re approaching. It’s not just the climate making me sweat; I’ve been working hard, and things just […]

Amanda Curless, 29, is a student pilot at ATP’s Daytona Beach, Florida, training center. She completed her first solo on September 25, 2018, and hopes to earn all of her instructor ratings by spring so she can start building the flight time she’ll need to become an airline pilot. “I try to be here as […]

SIMCOM holdings Inc. will soon join Directional Aviation’s family of private business aviation companies that include Flexjet, Sentient Jet and Flight Options. The deal, announced last week between Directional and SIMCOM’s current owner J.W. Childs Associates, is expected to close by next month and is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. No financial […]

Kevin Ardaugh spent his youth playing and working on his family’s farm in north central Illinois and, for a while, had his sights set on a career as a crop duster. Family members and friends encouraged him to also explore other paths in aviation, and today, at age 30 with 1,500 hours of flight time, […]

TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron-owned company, and FlightSafety International are forming a joint venture to provide training solutions for Textron Aviation’s line of business and general aviation aircraft. TRU and FlightSafety announced during the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida, that they will combine their “assets and capabilities, including their simulators, courseware, and world-class teams, […]

On the eve of the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Expo in Orlando, Florida, this week, FlightSafety International announced a series of courses designed specifically for Gulfstream aircraft. The courses have been added to the extensive course offering at the company’s Savannah Learning Center, located adjacent to the Gulfstream headquarters at the Savannah/Hilton Head International […]

CloudAhoy is used by pilots at all levels for post-flight debrief. CloudAhoy provides “Flight Debrief in the Age of Technology“. It is data-driven and incorporates artificial intelligence technology, advanced analysis, state of the art visualization, integration of video, and automatic scoring of flights (currently in beta). The ability to relive the flight, to quickly identify […]

Lauren Cohen caught the flying bug while attending high school in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. “My high school was very focused on getting into college and having a career plan,” she says. “I did a project on the pilot shortage and started considering aviation. When I got the idea in my head, […]