L3 announces Female Scholarship Programme
L3 Commercial Aviation have announced the launch of their ‘L3 Pilot Pathways Female Scholarship programme’, which will provide 10 scholarships to female candidates applying for its Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training program. L3 say that during 2019, the programme will award 10 female candidates a £25,000/€29,000 sponsorship towards the cost of their training. “We are passionate about encouraging more diversity...
Teaching Threat and Error Management
Include threat and error management from the beginning of flight training. For an activity peppered with so many potential hazards, aviation has achieved a remarkable safety level since its perilous early days, most especially when thinking about public transport (or ‘Commercial Air Transport’) operation in recent decades. Much of the progress in the safety arena has come not just from technological advances per se, but from an...
LAA Armstrong-Isaacs Bursary Scheme Extended
Five 2018-2019 Armstrong-Isaacs bursaries will be available to any pilot under the age of 30 in U.K PPL training, contributing up to £1,500 to assist in the completion of their course. The funds will be lodged with the flying school of their choice and must be used exclusively for flying training or flight examinations. To qualify for these bursaries the young pilots are required to already have reached ‘first solo’...
EASA Launch Airspace Infringement Video
EASA and EU National Aviation Authorities have launched a coordinated safety promotion campaign on avoiding airspace infringement. The campaign, which addresses European General Aviation pilots and flying instructors, has been prepared because airspace infringements of General Aviation aircraft have steadily risen in the past 10 years say EASA. The campaign seeks to reach out to the European General Aviation (GA) community as widely...
Diamond Aircraft Excited With The New DA40
With first deliveries planned for 2019, Diamond Aircraft is introducing a DA40 Lycoming IO360 aircraft with state of the art avionics. The Lycoming version of the DA40 has been upgraded with the Garmin G1000 NXi, a Mid-Continent Standby Attitude Module and USB ports for pilot and co-pilot. “We are very excited to re-introduce the DA40 Lycoming at EAA Airventure 2018,” said Scott McFadzean, Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft...
