by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 10, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220217, Aviation News, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation
From mopping floors to instructing in the T-6 Texan at just 21 years old, Wes Atteberry proves that not only are there still motivated young people entering the field of aviation, but also that with enough perseverance, you can obtain the loftiest of dreams even from...
by Joni M. Fisher | Feb 9, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220217, Aviation News, Feature, flying, flying clubs, General Aviation, Pilots
The mission of the Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay is to make learning to fly — as well as flying every day — affordable. It’s also reaching out to kids in socially and economically disadvantaged communities to make aviation more accessible. One of the club’s...
by Ted Luebbers | Feb 2, 2022 | aviation accidents, Aviation News, EAA, EAA Chapter 534, Experimental Aircraft Association, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Young Eagles
Not every EAA chapter has the resources to have a youth aviation program, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help grow the next generation of pilots and mechanics. Read...
by Ben Sclair | Jan 31, 2022 | 20220217, Aviation News, aviation safety, Feature, General Aviation, PIREP
A new app makes it quick, easy, and painless to file a PIREP. Think of it as Waze for pilots. Read More
by Tom Snow | Jan 30, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220203, Aviation News, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
Getting your seaplane rating should be a fun experience, says Charles Welden, owner of WaterWings, a seaplane flight school near Birmingham, Alabama. “If you’re not having fun, then we have failed,” he says. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 26, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
“We have had students who finished and soloed in times that we have never seen before,” Embry-Riddle Flight Training Manager Nicole Hester said. “We’re also getting feedback from our instructor pilots that students in the new program can immediately control the...