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NEWS
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| FAA updating guidance for Part 141 training |
| The FAA issued a draft advisory circular that updates official guidance for the certification of pilot schools under Part 141 of the federal aviation regulations. Draft AC 141-1B clarifies procedures for obtaining Part 141 certification and includes a chapter on security requirements imposed on certificate holders by the Transportation Security Administration for the training of foreign nationals in the United States. READ MORE › |
| Join AOPA at the Flight School Social at Sun ’n Fun |
| Meet members of the AOPA You Can Fly team during the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo and learn how they can help bring pilots to your school. The Flight School Social will be held 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the AOPA Program Pavilion. Learn how AOPA is ramping up the Rusty Pilots initiative to help inactive pilots get back in the air. We’ll also offer a quick update on the 2017 Flight Training Poll and Excellence Awards. Refreshments will be served. REGISTER ONLINE › |
| Helicopter show sees lift in training |
| Redbird Flight Simulations brought a new simulator to Heli-Expo, the Helicopter Association International’s annual meeting and trade show. The Redbird VTO is designed to help teach hovering and autorotations. In other training news, Sikorsky has partnered with Bristow Group to provide ab initio pilot training. READ MORE › |
| Colorado instructor is 2017 CFI of the Year |
| Charles Orville Gensler has been named flight instructor of the year in the 2017 National General Aviation Awards. Gensler is chief flight instructor emeritus at Independence Aviation in Englewood, Colorado. READ MORE ›
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| Students at Virginia college revive aviation club |
| Students at William & Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., revitalized the college’s aviation club by offering a ground school in conjunction with Williamsburg Flight Center. The flight school provided an instructor to teach the ground school. Students who enroll in the ground school can sign up for flight instruction, and at least two students have done so, according to the college’s website |
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