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In response to two recent general aviation accidents that made national headlines, more than 5,000 pilots have joined the “National Pause for General Aviation Safety.” This is a six-month campaign launched in April 2025 by the Air Safety Institute. The initiative, backed by the FAA and 22 other aviation organizations, urges GA pilots to slow down, refocus, and maybe—just maybe—stop flying into trouble. Epic Flight Academy and Seminole State College of Florida (SSC) have signed an agreement that enables pilots trained at Epic to transfer certifications as college credit hours toward a degree at SSC. A maximum number of 2
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Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive announced that its SKYDRIVE SD-05 model successfully performed a demo flight during Media Day on April 9, 2025, in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, at Expo 2025, a worldwide event showcasing innovation and culture. The company also released recent footage of test flights and development work at its facility in Toyota City, Japan. Unither Bioelectronics announced that its modified Robinson R44 helicopter made its airborne debut on March 27. It was powered by PEM fuel cells and an electric motor, making it the first successf
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Starlab Space Venture May Add Alpine Country To Club
Starlab Space, a Houston, Texas-based joint venture developing a next-gen commercial space station joining others after the International Space Station is decommissioned in the early 2030s, announced a partnership with the Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Lichtenstein, or CSA, to conduct part of its activities at Innovation Park Zurich, bringing the mountainous land of skiers, precision clocks, and cheese into the circle of spacefaring nations.
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