Air League 2017 scholarships announced
The Air League has opened applications for its 2017 flying scholarships, which offer the chance to win hours towards a Private Pilot Licence, or additional flying qualifications. Flying scholarships offer the chance to learn to fly through the award of 12 flying hours in light aircraft, to be put towards the achievement of a Light Aircraft Pilots Licence (LAPL) or completion of a PPL(A). The majority of scholarships will be on a...
Airline Pilot Training 2016 – Stratford ArtsHouse, Tuesday November 29th
Kura are holding an open event in Stratford upon Avon on Tuesday November 29th. Airline Pilot Training 2016 is the first of what Kura hope will become a regular feature in the calendar; and Kura claim it will be unlike anything that has been staged in the aviation industry. The aim is to bring together working commercial pilots with aspiring pilots and trainee pilots, in what Kura are describing as “an information exchange”. Kura hope...
Oldies, but goodies…..
Yes – it’s been around a long time, but as classic aviation humour, it’s difficult to beat the following exchanges between pilots and long-suffering engineers. After every flight, QANTAS pilots fill out a form, known as a ‘gripe sheet’ to tell mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics fix the problem, and then document their repairs on the form. Here are some actual maintenance problems submitted by the...
FTN Interview with Nadine Serena Hearn – ATPL and Foundation Theoretical knowledge Instructor at FTA
Heathrow PCL event claims record attendance
Organisers of the ‘Pilot Careers Live’ show held at Heathrow on 5th November are claiming record attendance for their flagship event. Darran Ward has told FTN that over 1700 people attended ‘PCL London’ and certainly the exhibitions halls were packed for most of the day with long queues also forming for the seminars. FTN 333 (December 2016) will include a full report on the event, in the meantime we have posted some short video...
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