by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 3, 2021 | Aviation Careers, aviation education, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
It was 100 years ago when Bessie Coleman, born in Texas and raised on the South Side of Chicago, was smitten with flight. But she could not pursue her dream to become a pilot in the U.S. because of her race. That didn’t stop her. On June 15, 1921, she became the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 3, 2021 | 20210617, Aviation Careers, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, drones, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Ian Kerr, who is in a master’s program in aeronautics, recently flew a $5,000 Embry-Riddle drone located in Idaho to perform an aerial survey of a cemetery from his home in Seattle. Another crew member participating in the flight, Casey McGuire, was located at his...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 19, 2021 | 20210603, aviation education, Aviation News, General Aviation, Pilots, Products
Since its release in 2019, the ARSim aviation radio simulator app has been downloaded more than 150,000 times. Now the company has released a web-based version of the sim, which will be more accessible for flight schools and other training institutions, according to...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 12, 2021 | 20210603, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, flight training, General Aviation, News
Through CAU’s Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and the Associate of Science in Aviation Studies program, students can earn numerous certificates and ratings, along with their college degree, university officials said. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 12, 2021 | 20210603, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, drones, General Aviation, News, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
The Unmanned Safety Institute’s safety certification curriculum will be the basis for the Buena Vista High School program. Once complete, students will have earned an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate and an industry-recognized safety certification. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | May 2, 2021 | 20210506, aviation education, Aviation News, cfi, Feature, flight training, General Aviation
In 2014, Vlad Prostakov traveled from Russia to SUN ‘n FUN, where he enjoyed his first ride in a seaplane, a 1969 LA-4 Lake Amphib. In June 2021, Vlad, now a CFI, will work on his seaplane rating, coming full circle from his first seaplane ride to certification. Read...
