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Boeing flight-training pilots, instructors join SPEEA – Seattle Times

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Pilots and instructors at Boeing’s flight training services unit, who mostly work in Renton, voted to join the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), the union said Thursday. Following the 48-11 vote, they will join …

Turpin grad earns Navy wings – Cincinnati.com

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Tim began his flight training in Pensacola FL, where he was tested both physically and academically, and completed Aviation Indoctrination and ground school, followed by Primary Flight Training at NAS Whiting Field. In Primary, Tim learned the …

Burglary at Palm Beach Flight Training caught on camera – msnbc.com

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Employees at Palm Beach Flight Training are hoping someone will recognize the man caught on surveillance video breaking into the school last week. The burglary took place just after 1 a.m. April 12. Dispatcher Amy Winsted said the crook took …

Texas school flies into the future – AOPA ONLINE

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Mike Sykes, president of U.S. Aviation Academy of Denton and Hondo, Texas, said he didn’t have designs on becoming a flight-training entrepreneur when a family-run financial services, accounting, and payroll operation sold and he started …

AOPA awards flight training scholarships

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association named three winners for $5,000 flight training scholarships at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo. href="http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012/04/08/aopa-awards-flight-training-scholarships-2/">Continue Reading »

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First solo: The CFI’s perspective

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

First solo — exciting for both the student and the CFI. For me, soloing a student is a source of great joy. I am helping someone fulfill their dream. I hope I never become one of those CFIs who treats first solo as “just another part” of training. href="http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012/04/05/first-solo-the-cfis-perspective/">Continue Reading »

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Terrafugia Envisions Flying Cars on Autopilot – msnbc.com

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Terrafugia envisions the Transition as a transformative vehicle for sports pilots who can get certified with as little as 20 hours of flight training. Rather than abort a flight because of bad weather or press on at the risk of crashing …

Merrill M. Schwartz and Theresa Ann Schwartz – Missoulian

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

Lefty was born Aug. 30, 1929, in Memphis, Tenn., where he attended public schools and then began his university studies until he entered flight training to become a naval aviator in May 1950. Immediately before his enlistment, he was a U.S …

SAA seeks partner to start pilot training school – Independent Online

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The airline has issued a tender inviting established flight training institutions within and outside of South Africa to apply for a long-term partnership to establish and manage the academy. Mzimela said the prospective partner would have to have a track …

FlightSafety promotes Brasfield

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

FlightSafety International has promoted John Brasfield to manager of the company’s Cessna Aircraft Maintenance Learning Center in Wichita, Kansas. href="http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2012/03/21/flightsafety-promotes-brasfield/">Continue Reading »

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