The Aviation Program at Utah State University, part of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Logan, will soon be adding a Frasca RTD (Reconfigurable Training Device) to their training program. The RTD simulates the university’s fleet of Diamond DA40 aircraft including Garmin G1000 NXi avionics and will feature a single channel visual display system […]
Aviation Education
AOPA Flight Training Experience Project Deadline Approaching
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association recently announced a new initiative called the Flight Training Experience Project in place of the AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards and the deadline to enter is fast approaching. “Even though many schools have had to close their doors during the pandemic, we believe it is important to celebrate the […]
Redbird Offers Free Access to a New Solution for Remote Flight Instruction
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the flight training industry, Redbird Flight Simulations is providing free access to a new product that enables flight instructors to conduct remote flight simulator sessions with students. The product, dubbed Redbird Connect, provides an effective platform for flight instructors and their students to safely […]
Aeronautical Decision-Making
By Captain Judy Rice Early in 2020, our lives changed when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Governors and state agencies issued emergency orders for the temporary closures of businesses and organizations in an effort to reduce the spread of this virus. All segments of the aviation industry have felt the impact. Transportation […]
WAI to launch new Aviation for Girls App on 6th Annual GIAD, September 26
Women in Aviation International’s Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) will go on in 2020 – despite the global pandemic – and it will be bigger and more far-reaching than ever! WAI chapters and corporate members will not host in-person events this year and will instead deliver a virtual experience through a new Aviation for Girls […]
“A Friendlier World with Air Sports” – FAI Announces 2021 Young Artists Theme
FAI has revealed the theme for the 2021 edition of the FAI Young Artists Contest. Youngsters between the ages of six and 17 are invited to get their brushes and pens out to interpret the theme “A friendlier world with air sports”. The objective of the popular art contest is to encourage young people to […]
Aerospace Center for Excellence Awards $110,000 in College Scholarships
The Aerospace Center for Excellence, Inc. (ACE), home of the annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, awarded $110,000 in college scholarships to eight (8) top performing Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) graduates from the Class of 2020 at the Ceremony of Success event held June 11th at the Florida Air Museum. The Central Florida Aerospace […]
NASAO Lists U.S. Winners in Youth Aviation Art Contest
The winners for 2020 U.S. Youth Aviation Art Contest have been selected by the contest’s managing organization, National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), in partnership with National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The annual contest is part of a larger international effort to inspire youth to illustrate the importance of aviation through art. Contest submissions are […]
NCASE Holds Virtual Annual Meeting, Names Directors and Officers
Members of the National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education (NCASE) held their annual meeting on Thursday, May 14th – this time virtually – conducting business, providing member and committee updates, and voting for directors and officers. “We had planned to meet in person at FAA headquarters in Washington D.C. to conduct our annual meeting,” […]
University Aviation Association Conducts Safety Webinar
170 safety professionals and flight training experts attended University Aviation Association (UAA) live webinar “COVID – Flying under a New Paradigm” presented virtually May 14, 2020. With the combined effort of the UAA safety committee and FAA, attendees were able to hear from and ask questions to various experts from the UAA, FAA, GAMA, as […]
