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Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 2, 2015)

Which of the following is true regarding the operation of aircraft flight controls at or below maneuvering speed (VA)?

Safety

February 2, 2015

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Jan. 26, 2015)

This week's question looks at flaps and their effect on an airplane's angle of attack

Safety

January 26, 2015

Precision Flight Controls Developing Helicopter FTDs

Models include Robinson R22, R44 and R66 as well as the Bell 206 and 407.

Training and Workforce

January 21, 2015

Universal Graduates 260

The U.S. civilian flight school conducted 28,000 hours of flight training last year.

Training and Workforce

January 20, 2015

FAA Withdraws Air Training Device Final Rule

Rule would have allowed instrument pilot trainees to obtain credit for up to 20 hours of instrument time in an approved aviation training device.

Regulations and Government

January 15, 2015

Stevens Aviation Teams with Executive Flight Training

Goal is one-stop maintenance and recurrent training capabilities for the King Air, PC-12, TBM, Citation, Conquest and Cheyenne.

Maintenance and Modifications

January 14, 2015

FlightSafety Promotes Davenport, Johns to Executive V-p Slots

David Davenport is now executive vice president of the commercial segment, while Raymond Johns is executive vice president of the government segment.

Training and Workforce

January 6, 2015

Boeing Develops EC135 Training for Australia

The $500 million deal covers helicopters, sims and a sea-going training vessel.

Training and Workforce

January 6, 2015

FlightSafety Adds Airbus EC145 To Training Portfolio

EC145 simulator is slated to be ready by early next year.

Training and Workforce

January 5, 2015

Second Civil Test Pilot School Opens in Mojave

The International Flight Test Institute’s first group of students begin their studies in the six-month flying qualities course early next year.

Training and Workforce

December 29, 2014

Emirates-CAE Expanding Dubai Training Center

ECFT to double simulator bays at second Dubai facility.

Training and Workforce

December 22, 2014

First Legacy 500 Pilot Class Graduates at FlightSafety

FlightSafety St. Louis center providing training with level-C simulator.

Training and Workforce

December 15, 2014

CAAi To Host Open-Access SMS Training Courses in UAE

CAAi sees the need for organizations in the Middle East to understand that the ICAO SMS regulatory framework is critical.

Training and Workforce

December 10, 2014

17 Flight Sims Planned for Abu Dhabi Training Center

The FlightSafety Learning Center is planned to be built in two stages, with Phase 1, an 8,000 sq m facility, to be completed by September 2015.

Training and Workforce

December 9, 2014

Arab Wings Launches Charter Venture in Iraq

IWG’s Royal Jordanian Air Academy continues to be an important source of new pilots for the Middle East region

Charter & Fractional

December 8, 2014

Bell To Install First 429 Simulator in Europe

Training center to open in Valencia, Spain, in 2016.

Rotorcraft

December 5, 2014