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May 01, 2019

Men Without Pilot Certificates Steal, Crash Airplane

Two Fatally Injured When Bellanca 17-30A Impacted Terrain About 75 Yards From The Runway

Two men, neither of whom was a licensed pilot, were fatally injured last week when the Bellanca 17-30A Viking they had taken from Henderson City-County Airport (KEHR) impacted terrain about 75 yards from the runway where they had taken off.

Next-Generation Pilot Academy Preps For Future with Next-Generation Fleet/Training Approach

Today’s news cycle is filled with stories about the need for properly trained pilots to meet an increasing demand that shows little signs of slowing -- and every sign of not only greater demand, but a requirement for even greater skills from new pilots entering the industry. A new flight training academy, based on an already successful flight school that has been serving the flight training community for the better part of a decade, has arisen to meet the increasingly difficult demands for training tomorrow’s aviation transportation professionals. The Sling Pilot Academy, based in Torrance CA, is the brainchild of three aviation entrepreneurs, W

Ten G1000-Equipped Airplanes Delivered To San Diego Flight School

Piper Aircraft has completed delivery of ten new Piper Archer TX single-engine trainers to San Diego based, Coast Flight Training. The Garmin G1000 equipped Archer TX is the first in a series of new aircraft acquisitions Coast is undertaking to expand its fleet to meet growing training demand. These aircraft will primarily serve students enrolled in the American Airlines Cadet Academy at Coast Flight's campus in San Diego.