Tue, Apr 21, 2020
North Carolina's Piedmont flight training has taken delivery of the first five Pipistrel Alpha Trainers for an aggressive upgrade of their flight training operations.

With a pilot shortage at a historic high, Piedmont Flight Training is fulfilling the need to attract and train future aviators with exceptional instruction and outstanding aircraft. And, the Pipistrel is the perfect aircraft with its cutting-edge technology. Just because you may be sheltering at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can still sharpen your flying skills. To help, Rod Machado is offering an eLearning course "The Art of Takeoffs And Landings" ... a series of videos lasting just under 8 hours. "Every flight starts with a takeoff and ends with a landing, yet many pilots lack the fundamentals to do them consistently because they weren’t properly taught, or they haven’t practiced enough to be proficient," Machado said in his news release. Experts from the financial world think that when the virus threat diminishes, we’re going to experience a strong recovery in a number of industries,,, aviation amongst them. So... we’ll still need motivated student pilots willing to
spend serious money and time to get certified and (eventually) put to work. The Sebring Flight Academy, using Bristell flight training aircraft, has come up with a brilliant plan to get students pilots to a point of being working pilots in near record time and at a greatly reduced cost. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

This episode of Airborne-Flight Training 04.10.20 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, April 8th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Sophie Hurlock. Sophie is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Piedmont Flight Training Upgrades Fleet with Pipistrel Alpha Trainers
- Rod Machado’s Art Of Takeoffs And Landings Ecourse
- Bristell Sport CFI Program Puts Pilots To Work ASAP
- King Schools Names The 2020 Martha King Scholarship Recipient
- FAA Eases Medical Renewal Woes
- SAFE CFI-PRO in Miami at Wayman Academy
- FSANA Urges Flight Schools To Follow CDC Guidelines
- NAFI Seeks FAA Relief On Certification Expirations
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne-Flight Training" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, next week!
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