Flight Training

Using your torso to fly a drone is easier and more precise than a joystick, Swiss researchers have found. “It’s immersive, and easy to learn, and gives you the feeling that you are flying,” says Jenifer Miehlbradt, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The researchers’ aim was to design a control method […]

Two new courses for drone pilots and several for aircraft mechanics are joining the lineup of online aviation training resources at King Schools. John and Martha King announced at AirVenture 2018 that they will be offering recurrent drone training and Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) courses beginning this August. The LAANC course will […]

Redbird Flight Simulations is developing a Cessna Caravan amphibious flight simulator. In this AVweb video, we took it for a test run at AirVenture 2018. view on YouTube

The Figure 1 Foundation is providing aviation training scholarships covering both advanced and basic flight training, the organization announced at AirVenture 2018 on Wednesday. Specific scholarships are available for upset recovery/spin training and introduction to aerobatics and aerobatic judge certifications, along with fixed-wing private pilot certificates and tailwheel endorsements. Champion aerobatics pilot Patty Wagstaff introduced […]

While Slovenia-based Pipistrel has aggressively expanded into electric aircraft and has dozens in the field, it acknowledges that lack of battery capacity still makes electrics less than fully functional airplanes. One possible fix: rapid charging systems that use water cooling to potentially halve the amount necessary to top off the batteries. At AirVenture 2018, Pipistrel’s […]

Dean International, the flight school that lost two airplanes and four pilots in a midair crash last week, has closed, the Miami Herald reported on Monday. “We can’t live with ourselves; the crash devastated us,” Robert Dean, the school’s owner, told the Herald. “We had already planned to downsize because the embassies have stopped giving […]

Redbird Flight Simulation’s Guided Independent Flight Training (GIFT) program will now be available for all of the company’s simulators, including the at-home Jay and TD models, Redbird announced at AirVenture 2018. GIFT, which was introduced at AirVenture last year, is a series of smart simulator scenarios that can be used to augment private pilot training. […]

Compared to last year, Piper Aircraft has had marked increases in sales, deliveries and revenue during the second quarter of 2018, the company announced at AirVenture 2018. The growth is strongly driven by trainer sales, with Piper reporting a 126 percent increase over a similar time period last year. The company says its order backlog […]

Major changes to Light Sport weight restrictions are about two years away and the new rules will capture many legacy training and personal aircraft, EAA Chairman Jack Pelton announced on Monday. In a news conference at AirVenture, Pelton said the changes are about halfway through the four-year rulemaking process and are aimed at fixing what […]

Vulcanair’s V1.0 has arrived in America and has a future in the training market according to Ameravia spokesman Mike McMann. We spoke with him at AirVenture 2018. Duration: 3:40 File Size: download here