Photo above – Supporting Colorado’s aviation community is an important component of Hetty Carlson and Colorado Division of Aeronautics outreach. Here Hetty provides a new aeronautical chart to a pilot at the EAA Chapter 1267 regional fly-at Emily Warner Field (KGNB). (Penny Hamilton Photo) By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Hetty Carlson is the latest addition […]
Aerospace Education
K-State Salina Receives Largest Corporate Gift in University History from General Atomics
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is launching a revitalization plan for its aerospace teaching and research facilities thanks to the support of California-based company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The company’s $10 million dollar gift marks the largest corporate gift to an academic program in Kansas State University’s history. With the General Atomics […]
Challenger Center and AIAA Open Nominations for 2023 Trailblazing STEM Educator Award
Challenger Center and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced they are accepting nominations for the 2023 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Educator Award. The annual award celebrates K-12 teachers going above and beyond to inspire the next generation of explorers and innovators. Nominations can be submitted to aiaa.org/TrailblazingSTEMEducatorAward through December […]
North Texas Job Corps and US Aviation Academy Launch New Training Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s North Texas Job Corps Center will partner with US Aviation Academy to train the next generation of aviation maintenance technicians via a new program. The North Texas Job Corps Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Advanced Training Program offers free training to income-eligible Texas residents ages 18–24 who have completed a foundational […]
SIU Researchers Pioneer Use of Psychology to Optimize Student Pilots’ Success
Photo above – Seeking to optimize performance: Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty Eric Lee, left, assistant professor in psychology, and Irene Miller, assistant professor in aviation management, are involved in research to examine whether sports psychology skills and techniques can help student pilots get in a good mindset and optimize their performances. (Photo by Russell […]
AOPA’s Air Safety Institute Releases Early Analysis on Santa Monica and Reno Crashes
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examination of a recent tragic accident involving a light sport aircraft in Santa Monica and of a tragic accident that took place on September 18, 2022, at the Reno Air Races. On Sept. 8, […]
Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day Event to Be Held December 9th at Tulsa Tech
In honor of the significant impact women have made to aviation in our State and to our industry, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission in community partnership with Tulsa International Airport, the Oklahoma Air and Space Forces Association, and Spirit AeroSystems will commemorate the state’s sixth annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation & Aerospace Day with an in-person […]
WAI Relaunches Aviation for Girls App
To commemorate the 8th Annual Girls in Aviation Day, Women in Aviation International is relaunching a free and year-around Aviation for Girls App to enhance youngsters’ learning experience. Available on Apple and Android devices, the user-friendly AFG App is custom designed for WAI to provide an extraordinary engaging and educational experience. This new app features […]
AIA, AIAA Join Space Industry Coalition to Develop Skilled Technical Workforce
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will join the new initiative to develop a skilled technical workforce announced by Vice President Kamala Harris at the recent National Space Council meeting at NASA Johnson Space Center. “Exploration is part of America’s DNA and space is one of the […]
Jill Weaver Selected as 2022 Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) has announced that Jill Weaver of Valley View Schools is the 2022 NAHF A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Educator of the Year. The Crossfield Award, founded in 1986 by NAHF Enshrinee Scott Crossfield, is a juried annual competition to recognize a teacher for his or her exemplary use of […]
