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NEWS
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| Birthday bash at AOPA |
| AOPA welcomed pilots and nonpilots alike while celebrating its eightieth birthday May 10 and 11 at an event that featured parachutists reenacting a wartime jump and a short takeoff and landing contest. AOPA plans two more fly-ins for 2019: June 21 and 22 in Livermore, California; and September 13 and 14 in Tullahoma, Tennessee. READ MORE › |
| ADS-B rebates almost gone |
| Fewer than 1,000 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out rebate reservations remain available from the FAA. Because aircraft owners are reserving rebates at an average of 60 to 100 per day, the available rebates could be exhausted in two weeks or sooner. READ MORE › |
| Student pilot’s death prompts meeting with Chinese consulate |
| Representatives from a Denton, Texas, flight school met with the Chinese Consulate in Houston after a Chinese student pilot was found dead in his apartment April 16. The Tarrant County, Texas, Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide, from hanging. Police reports indicated Yan’s roommates mentioned his performance at the school ”may have been a contributing factor in his death,“ according to CBS affiliate DFW Channel 11. U.A. Aviation Academy CEO Michael Sykes said Yan ”was not meeting safety and quality standards, but a request to cease his training was denied.“ Executive Vice President Mark Taylor said the school does not tolerate mistreatment of students. Taylor said the flight school is reviewing its training policies and procedures with its commercial airline customers, and that the visit with the Chinese consulate was focused on any role the school could play in assisting Yan’s family with the situation. |
| Airport in the sky reopens |
| California flight schools, it’s time to plan a fly-out to Catalina Island’s Airport in the Sky. The historic airport re-opened May 3 after being closed since January for runway repairs. READ MORE › |
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