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| May 20, 2025

Flight Schedule Pro partners with Sallie Mae

Flight Schedule Pro, a leading provider of scheduling software, announced a partnership with education loan provider Sallie Mae on May 20 that gives students a new option to pay for aviation career training.

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| May 13, 2025

FAA Part 141 listening tour continues

The FAA's yearlong series of public meetings seeking input in the modernization of professional flight training continues in June, with a two-day session planned at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.

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Pilot Magazine

| May 1, 2025

Flight training flexibility

Many flight instructors, particularly those teaching under FAR Part 61, like to put their own spin on the instruction they provide, and unlike flight schools operating under Part 141, flight instructors teaching under Part 61 don’t have to follow a rigid training curriculum. This allows Part 61 instructors to interject some fun into the process or, perhaps, reinvigorate a struggling student by teaching differently.

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Article

| April 9, 2025

Helping flight schools go digital

Can going digital streamline flight school operations and keep students engaged?

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| April 9, 2025

AI for flight schools

An Arizona startup created a comprehensive suite of tools to manage every aspect of flight training, from student learning and safety to financing.

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| March 18, 2025

US Aviation Academy to acquire up to 90 Tecnam trainers

US Aviation Academy agreed to acquire up to 90 aircraft from Tecnam as part of a plan to expand its training fleet in the coming years. The order includes a mix of P2010 singles powered by Lycoming IO-360s and P2006T MkII light twins equipped with Rotax 912 S3 engines.

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| March 12, 2025

Flight school owner indicted with former instructor

A federal judge on March 10 delayed until October the trial of a Pennsylvania flight school owner and the instructor he employed who was previously charged with manslaughter and providing instruction without a valid certificate.

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You Can Fly

| March 6, 2025

Nation's best CFI, flight school named

Born to a flying family, the AOPA Flight Training Experience Award national winner for best instructor of the year prioritizes professionalism and takes pride in the success of his students. The best flight school in the country, meanwhile, is back on top—propelled by the strength of its teamwork and culture.

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| March 5, 2025

ATP Flight School adds 61 new aircraft

ATP Flight School, a professional pilot training provider with locations across the country, is expanding its fleet with 61 new training aircraft during 2025. The acquisitions reflect an expected increase in demand for new professional pilots to restore the ranks as losses to mandatory retirement peak over the next several years, the company said.

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| February 26, 2025

ATP Flight School announces quarterly training giveaway

ATP Flight School will give an Airbus A320 type rating and an Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program (ATP CTP) each quarter to randomly selected alumni, the school announced February 19.

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You Can Fly

| January 22, 2025

AOPA recognizes top instructors, schools by region

Students and pilots generously shared their thoughts while reviewing instructors and flight schools vying for annual regional Flight Training Experience Awards.

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| September 10, 2024

Stake your claim to greatness

It is that time of year again, when we highlight the best flight schools and instructors through the AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards. AOPA has revamped the awards program for 2025 by changing to an application-driven format from the previous model, which was based on surveys.

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| August 22, 2024

Owner of defunct Virginia flight school faces prison

Kevin C. Rychlik, owner of the Virginia flight school that abruptly closed while allegedly holding tens of thousands of dollars in student deposits, waived indictment and agreed to plead guilty to a decade of willful tax evasion.

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| August 7, 2024

Former CFI charged with manslaughter

A Pennsylvania man who allegedly gave flight instruction 41 times without a valid pilot or instructor certificate was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of a student pilot.

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| June 11, 2024

Tecnam P-Mentor arrives in Texas

Tecnam Aircraft said it has begun delivering its P-Mentor two-seat trainer in the United States. The first aircraft arrived at HCH Aviation, a flight school based in Nacogdoches, Texas, and will be used in a new flight program partnership with Stephen F. Austin State University.

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Article

| June 4, 2024

A free marketing tool

New customers rarely commit to an investment like flight training on a whim. It takes several contact points, typically starting with your website and perhaps a phone call, before they even think about coming in to your flight school.

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Security

| June 1, 2024

TSA Rule Update

The Transportation Security Administration enacted rules in the aftermath of September 11 that aimed to prevent terrorists from training in American flight schools as some of the hijackers had done. These rules generally required that security threat assessments be performed for certain individuals seeking flight training in the United States.

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Pilot Magazine

| June 1, 2024

American Flyers is 85

American Flyers began training pilots in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1939. Today, the company celebrates 85 years, with locations in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and New Jersey, as well as a strong online presence.

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| May 22, 2024

Scholarship continues a pilot's mission

Michigan pilot Debbie Franceus rallied fellow women with these words: "Learning to fly has to be one of the greatest rewards a person can experience. It challenges your personal abilities, sharpens your skills as a decision maker, brings forward a huge sense of accomplishment and last, but not least, brings you rewards that can take you places you never thought you could go."

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| May 14, 2024

Airline hiring softens

With major airlines slowing or pausing pilot hiring, flight schools and airline pilot hopefuls are shifting their focus to alternatives that get them on the flight deck faster.

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Advocacy

| May 1, 2024

TSA finalizes Flight Training Security Program

The Transportation Security Administration published on May 1 a final rule that codifies, with adjustments, procedures in place for decades to scrutinize foreign flight students.

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Training Tips

| April 23, 2024

CAU created content CAU flies to a greener future with unleaded aviation fuel

California Aeronautical University (CAU) is propelling forward with exciting new developments that aim to reshape the landscape of environmentally friendly aviation and education.

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Training Tips

| April 9, 2024

'We knew so many of the names'

When a ”gustnado” hit Kansas City, Missouri, a year ago, the local flight school, ATD Flight Systems, lost 11 of its 13 training aircraft.

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Training Tips

| March 26, 2024

Training and Safety Tip: Lighten your load

Sometimes called “the poor man’s autopilot,” secondary flight control surfaces commonly known as trim tabs literally take a load off pilots, allowing an airplane to be flown “hands off.”

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