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New high school leverages aviation to the max
Imagine a high school that takes Fridays off and includes flight training as part of the curriculum. Ready to sign up? Some 300 Albuquerque students did just that at the new Southwest Aeronautics, Mathematics and Science Academy (SAMS) located at Double Eagle II Airport on the city's northwest side.
Teachers get tips for bringing aviation into classroom
How can what looks like a magic trick teach students about aviation? Ever made a cloud in a jar? Experiments like these are popping up in classrooms to make learning about aviation fun.
Women’s flight academy to take off in Texas
For the second year in a row, a Texas designated pilot examiner and her band of volunteers will host a weeklong academy aimed at helping women to advance in their flight training.
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Nose artist Jerri Bergen: Cowlings are her canvas
Some artists paint portraits, others prefer landscapes. Jerri Bergen, however, paints noses--of aircraft.
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Aviation adventures included on Extreme Bucket List
A former bobsledder has leveraged his relationships in sports to create an Extreme Bucket List that includes aviation adventures - such as flying with the Red Baron Squadron and the Blue Angels.
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Women of Aviation Worldwide Week 2013 to focus on aerospace
Organizers say the 2013 Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, held March 4 through 10, will focus on opportunities for women in the aerospace industry.
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Piper, FIT launch aviation career alliance
Piper Aircraft Inc. and the Florida Institute of Technology announced Nov. 10 that they have launched a Piper Aviation Career Alliance.
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Flying teacher creates organizer to help student pilots
Teresa Guillemot recalls that when she began training for a private pilot certificate in 2005, "it was like learning a foreign language in a foreign land." She was working on an instrument rating when she hit upon the idea for the Aviator's Practical Organizer, a tool intended to help student and certificated pilots guide and track their progress while retaining the knowledge they need for the practical test.
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Irving launching world education flight
Barrington Irving will launch a classroom in the sky in October 2013, spending five months inspiring and teaching seven million school children during a flight around the world.
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Top flight schools, CFIs honored
Creative approaches to cross countries like fun fly-outs and tours of the Chicago skyline, professional training environments, and a program to reduce training time in airplanes are strategies among the top flight training providers in the country.
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AOPA unveils Center to Advance the Pilot Community
AOPA's new Center to Advance the Pilot Community will develop a nationwide network of flying clubs, work to arrest the decline of the pilot population, and oversee the AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards, which recognize flight schools and certificated flight instructors that provide top-notch training experiences.
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Checking out on MedXPress as the paper form checks out
On Oct. 1 the paper version of the FAA airman medical application will be retired and all medical applications will have to be completed online.
