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Redbird Simulations opens its fourth annual Migration training conference in San Marcos, Texas, today, with two days of forums and industry discussions about training issues critical to the aviation industry. On the agenda will be a brief review of Redbird’s experience in operating its Redhawk diesel Skyhawk conversion and a progress report on the company’s […]

Jeppesen has brought back its Chart Clinic educational program with a modern twist. Jeppesen’s Reggie Arsenault talks about the integration of its apps for IFR and VFR charts into the new series of Chart Clinics. view on YouTube

Continental will expand its Zulu Flight Training business model to Europe, the company announced at Aero in Friedrichshafen this week. The Zulu system is a simulator-based franchise model that places flight training facilities in city centers, such as malls and store street front locations. Continental opened its first Zulu center in an upscale mall in […]

There’s a reason you don’t see many helicopter simulators. Helicopter flight dynamics are difficult to model, and modeling a simulation that can hover is a challenge. But with it’s new VTO simulator, Redbird says it has done just that. At Sun ‘n Fun, where Redbird introduced the VTO, the company’s Roger Sharp gave AVweb a […]

ASA has 39 specialty training apps for pilots and dozens of aviation e-books. At Sun ‘n Fun, ASA’s Brian Snider showed AVweb some of the more popular apps. view on YouTube

For any pilot wanting or needing the ATP certificate, the window is about to slam shut on earning that rating at an affordable price. Beginning in August, a new FAR kicks in requiring sharply higher flight experience and training for any pilots who plan to use the ATP in Part 121 operations. Bottom line: The […]

You have a new glass panel airplane that will surely enhance your IFR flying, but you are not instrument current or proficient using the new equipment. You are planning an important business trip in the new airplane but are concerned you may have to file IFR. Add in some pressure to get there with challenging […]

The Think Global Flight Initiative has received funding from the Wolf Aviation Fund as it gears up for a circumnavigation flight in support of a global effort to increase student interest in the so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects in school. Flight organizers have already involved 10,000 students in 10 countries (including 25 […]

Pipistrel has developed an online interactive training tool specific to Pipistrel owners or flight students flying Pipistrel aircraft as part of the “Pipistrel Academy Program” for Pipistrel certified flight schools, the company formally announced Wednesday. The training solutions, which were introduced during AERO 2013, seek to provide “a deep understanding of flight theory with a […]

Every crisis creates opportunities, the saying goes, and with aspiring pilots facing a 1,500-hour minimum flight-time requirement for entry-level jobs in the regional airlines, due to take effect in August, FlightSafety Academy is offering a new program to address that need. FlightSafety said it plans to hire college graduates who have at least a commercial […]