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AOPA presents student pilot scholarship at WAI
A student pilot from Fairbanks, Alaska, has received AOPA's first Student Pilot Scholarship, AOPA Foundation President Karen Gebhart announced Feb. 26 at the twenty-first annual International Women in Aviation Conference in Orlando, Fla.
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Each Real Pilot Story is a true account of a good flight gone bad. Listen to pilots who really have “been there, done that” (and survived) tell their harrowing tales in hopes of helping the rest of us become better pilots. All presentations contain audio. In order to view the presentations, a Flash plug-in is required.
Examining pilots' decisions lends insight into accidents
Evaluating an aviation accident by analyzing the pilot’s decision-making process can lend insights into what might have caused things to go wrong, AOPA Air Safety Foundation Manager of Education Programs Kathleen Vasconcelos said Feb. 25.
Scott Crossfield Foundation seeks scholarship funds
The daughter of test pilot Scott Crossfield, Sally Crossfield Farley, is seeking funding to continue her father's Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year award that he began in 1986.
NTSB says Skymaster wing failed
The NTSB says a section of the outer right wing of a Cessna Skymaster failed in a Feb. 15 accident at Monmouth County Executive Airport at Farmingdale, N. J.
Knowledge test fee set to increase March 1
Computer Assisted Testing Service Inc. (CATS) and LaserGrade are scheduled to increase their FAA knowledge test fee by $50 on March 1.
CAE launches new series of helicopter simulators
CAE announced that its new CAE 3000 series of simulators will incorporate a number of features guaranteed to make simulated missions seem very close to reality.
FAA provides information on Liberty door problems
Liberty Aerospace has come up with a solution for a problem with doors on its two-seat XL-2 aircraft that may pop open in flight. The FAA said it is "not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive action."
John King calling: Colorado pilot wins sweepstakes Skyhawk
What would you do if, knee-deep in a King Schools online course, you picked up your telephone to find John King on the other end of the line?
GA a major player in Haiti relief effort
In the wake of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, general aviation pilots immediately sprung into action. According to disaster relief coordination officials, GA comprises 40 percent of the relief flights operating at Port-au-Prince, while 30 percent are military and 30 percent international. However, untold numbers of GA flights are operating from smaller airports, grass strips, and roads in Haiti.
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