September 14 issue of Flight School Business

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VOL. 11-ISSUE 19-September 14, 2021

TRAINING TRENDS

Flight School Spotlight: Air Trek North

Successful flight school owners seem to have a few things in common: They're never motivated by profit; they often have business backgrounds; and they do it because they have a passion for teaching and seeing the next generation of pilots succeed. Air Trek North’s president has used all those characteristics to build his flight school into one of the best in the region. READ MORE ›

NEWS

GAMA: Industry recovering; still trails pre-pandemic activity

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) issued its latest quarterly report of new aircraft shipments on September 1. Piston aircraft deliveries increased 12.3 percent when compared to the first six months of 2020. GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce said the industry continues to progress in its recovery efforts, but that "we still trail when compared to how the industry was faring before the onset of the pandemic." READ MORE ›

Cirrus opens facilities in Arizona, Texas

Cirrus Aircraft announced new facilities in two states, including a new Cirrus Flight Training facility and satellite engineering center in Arizona, along with another satellite facility in Texas that supports product development. Cirrus Aircraft Innovation Centers in Chandler, Arizona, and McKinney, Texas, are already operational. The flight training facility in Scottsdale is set to open in October. READ MORE ›

Embry-Riddle students create augmented reality program for flight training

A team of students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Arizona, campus spent the summer developing augmented reality holograms of a virtual cockpit. The holograms, to be used with HoloLens 2 goggles, will enable flight students to practice skills in a virtual Bombardier CRJ–700. Students wearing headsets can step through interactive training modules that give them access to view schematics and information about the aircraft in 3D. Another model under development will let students look around the flight deck and manipulate buttons, switches, and controls as they would in real life, according to SignalsAZ.com.

N.Y. Tuskegee Airmen chapter launches flight academy

The RedTail Flight Academy, based at New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) in New Windsor, New York, opened September 10. The new flight academy is intended to guide minority students to careers in commercial aviation through mentoring and financial assistance with flight instruction. The academy was founded by the Maj. Gen. Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Seven students are participating in the inaugural class, according to the Times Herald-Record RecordOnline.com.

POLL

Sport pilot training

Does your flight school offer sport pilot training? Tell us in this week's survey.

Results

In the August 31, 2021, poll, we wanted to know whether your flight school has employment contracts for flight instructors. Here are the results:

MARKETING

Look before you leap online

Facebook advertising can be highly effective, but only if you know what you're doing when you get started. William Woodbury shares five ideas to kick-start your Facebook marketing plan. READ MORE >

QUICK TIP

Do you think of your employees as a family? Some business experts say you should approach hiring and culture building as if you're putting together a sports team. You're strategically placing the best players in particular positions at that time. If you can do this well as a coach, your team will attract the best talent.

SAFETY

What went wrong: Beaver versus Otter

On May 13, 2019, two air tour aircraft collided in flight over the George Inlet northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. In April 2021, the NTSB published the final report on the accident that highlights the limitations of “see-and-avoid” and how increased use of in-cockpit traffic displays and/or alerts can enhance situational awareness. On September 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. Eastern, join John Collins, manager of aviation safety programs for the AOPA Air Safety Institute, as he reveals what went wrong and what we can do to avoid the same fate. Register for the webinar online.

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