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Sporty’s Pilot Shop has developed what they say is a fresh new option for flight instructors looking to renew their CFI certificate, using a modern online learning system. They call it their ‘eFIRC’. They say, because the 16 hour course may be completed up to three months before and actual CFI expiration date, this home study course can be spread out to make it convenient for the CFI. The course’s 17 lessons do not have to be completed in any specif
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The Solar Impulse-2 continued it's around the world journey, being fueled only by solar power, when it arrived at New York City’s JFK International Airport at about 4 AM local time on Saturday morning. The arrival in New York marks the completion of its flight across the United States which started with its arrival over San Francisco on May 24. The most recent flight was one of its shortest at only 4 hours and 41 minutes to fly the 165 miles from the Lehigh Valley International
“U.S. commercial pilots undergo vigorous and regular medical screening. While some conditions automatically disqualify someone from flying, many pilots have treatable conditions.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet.
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