King Schools will offer a lasting 10% discount on all its Private Pilot courses and bundles for the rest of the year, as just another element of their 50th anniversary in the biz. That's a nifty price cut for those just getting their ears wet in the world of flight, cutting the Private Pilot Interactive Video Ground School and Test Prep Course to $269, the Private Pilot Practical Test Prep course to $125, or the whole kit n' kaboodle for $649. King Schools CEO and Co-Owner Barry Knuttila said, “We teach a lot of private pilots. In fact, for several years now we have provided courses equal to 50% of FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Tests taken and we are on track for a similar performance this year. This
Piper Aircraft has announced a sale of 4 new Pilot 100i aircraft to the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, Florida. The aircraft have been added to the school's scheduled deliveries, with aircraft destined to enter FIT's all-Piper fleet of Archers, Seminoles, and Warriors.
Expense-Averse Service Asking if Automation Can Reduce Washouts, Control Costs
The Chief of Naval Aviation Training has started an experiment with student pilots there, selectively doing away with a segment of Carrier Qualification in a 2-year trial. Under the program, the Chief chose a number of Naval student pilots to forgo the 1st block of carrier qualification training in their T-45C Goshawks, believing that the same education can be had later in their career when they're assigned to a Fleet Replacement Squadron. In such a case, a student pilot would come to do the bulk of their early carrier-landing mistakes in larger, advanced, and more expensive airframes, while missing out on the early education that a lighter, smaller, more analog aircraf
New Colorways Make Handsome Addition to the Training Fleet
The DA-42 remains a popular trainer out in its home market, only further proven thanks to a recent sale of 3 new DA-42NG-VIs to The European Flight Academy. The aircraft will be used in the school's "tradition of providing first-class training conditions for the future pilots of the Lufthansa Group." The most noteworthy aspect of the sale, of course, lies in their special paint jobs, each emblazoned with the colors of a Lufthansa group friend. One aircraft sports the colors of Air Dolomiti, with the carrier's cyan-on-white and corporate logo on each vertical stabilizer. The other unit is more colorful to commemorate the school's diversity, sporting vertical winglets in rainbow striping.
Testing Will Bear Out the Utility of Sustainable Flight for Regional Flights in Home Market
ZeroAvia has announced an upcoming demo flight using one of their ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines using an aircraft from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The collaboration will go to prove the viability of converting some of major carriers' small regional turboprops away from their current Jet-A burning units to something cleaner, like ZeroAvia's hydrogen-munching mills. ZeroAvia hopes to be able to pull off a demonstration flight between two airport locations some time in 2026, proving just how ready the ZA2000 is for showtime with a close approximation of an average regional airline's revenue flight.
A year ago, Piper Aircraft announced its newest endeavor, the Piper Industrial Manufacturing Company, a spinoff of the firm that could use the company's base of equipment and engineering expertise to tackle projects outside the company's purview. Piper checked in on their progress, telling attendees that PIMCO has "achieved several key milestones and is actively pursuing more." First off they bragged about meeting the standards for Stage 1 of the AS9100 Rev D quality system certification audit, giving PIMCO some globally recognized bonafides in the aerospace game. The final Stage 2 audit is expected to be held in the 4th quarter of 2024, and Piper expects to pass it just fine.
Infinity Flight Group and American Airlines Cadet Academy have formalized their partnership after a successful soft launch of the program at Trenton-Mercer Airport (KTTN) in Trenton, New Jersey. In addition, Infinity expanded the program to include a second location at Treasure Coast Airport (KFPR) in Fort Pierce, Florida. The cadet academy offers students a direct path to a commercial flying career with American Airlines, including those with zero prior flight experience. This is done through a structured program that provides the knowledge and skills required, as well as guaranteed placement with a regional carrier wholly-owned by American when successfully completed, progressing to a job with Americ
From 2013: America's Iconic GA Airplane Celebrates Its Heritage
Whether you fly ultralight, LSA, certified airplane, military jets, or wide-bodied airliners, there is one aircraft type that practically personifies aviation. That airplane is the Piper J-3 Cub. The 75-year-old design is perhaps the most recognizable, and most copied, airplane that has ever graced the skies. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the airplane, more than 125 Cubs have landed on the grounds of Wittman Regional Airport for AirVenture, 2012. And 75 of those airplanes flew in in a "mass arrival" early in the week, filling the south parking area along runway 18-36 with a virtual sea of yellow ... with the occasional gl
Airplane Took Off, Performed A 180° Descending Right Turn And Disappeared Behind Trees
On July 10, 2024, about 1410 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N81250, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida. The flight instructor and private pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to preliminary air traffic control information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane departed Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, Florida at 1121. The airplane flew east over Satellite Beach, and performed maneuvers over the ocean before flying to Melbourne Orlando Inte
In 2015, five friends attending Jacksonville University noticed the absence of a professional pilot organization that represented the Latin community. Accordingly; Nicholas Sorkki, Jerry Dooyes, Gabe Quintana, Merrill Sutton and Michael Cerrato-Yeomans founded the Latino Pilots Association (LPA).
On-Course Indication
An indication on an instrument, which provides the pilot a visual means of determining that the aircraft is located on the centerline of a given navigational track, or an indication on a radar scope that an aircraft is on a given track.
“At Florida Tech, our students learn by doing, and we are eager to get them into the cockpits of these cutting-edge Piper Pilots to start learning with our amazing flight instructors. What makes all of this even more meaningful is that a dozen of our alumni working at Piper helped build these planes. It’s a high-flying example of the power of a Florida Tech education in action.”
Source: John Nicklow, President of Florida Tech, discussing the recent acquisition of a new flock of piper Pilot 100i training aircraft.
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