Georgia-based flight instructor Tiziano Bernard and repeat flight school winner In the Pattern of Texas were honored as the national winners of the annual You Can Fly Flight Training Experience Awards March 5 during Redbird Migration in Denver. More than 2,500 reviews were submitted for the annual You Can Fly Flight Training Experience Awards in 2024.
“I want to become a pilot!” At one point we all likely shouted this intention. But many prospective aviators are unsure how to accomplish this goal. Where do they even begin?
Born to a flying family, the AOPA Flight Training Experience Award national winner for best instructor of the year prioritizes professionalism and takes pride in the success of his students. The best flight school in the country, meanwhile, is back on top—propelled by the strength of its teamwork and culture.
The AOPA You Can Fly High School Aviation STEM Symposium marked the event’s tenth year, concentrating on providing teaching professionals with tools to support students who have an interest in aviation and giving attendees the opportunity to meet and network with industry experts and aviation educators.
Students and pilots generously shared their thoughts while reviewing instructors and flight schools vying for annual regional Flight Training Experience Awards.
Situated in the southern Pacific Northwest, Crater Lake/Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, serves as the gateway to three unmissable national park sites.
This year’s You Can Fly High School Aviation STEM Symposium at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta marks the event’s tenth year, concentrating on providing teaching professionals with tools to support students who have an interest in aviation and giving everyone the opportunity to meet and network with industry experts and aviation educators.
Each year, the AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Symposium brings dedicated educators from around the nation for two full days of sharing insights, ideas, and best practices for starting and building aviation STEM programs.
Each year, the AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Symposium brings dedicated educators from around the nation for two full days of sharing insights, ideas, and best practices for starting and building aviation STEM programs.
It is that time of year again, when we highlight the best flight schools and instructors through the AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards. AOPA has revamped the awards program for 2025 by changing to an application-driven format from the previous model, which was based on surveys.
The next time a fidgety child sitting behind you in an airliner bumps your seat repeatedly, try to show a little sympathy. That kid might grow up to teach students about the wonders of–and careers in–aviation.
The 2024 You Can Fly scholarship awards include the largest group of recipients and the most scholarship funds distributed to date. Some 253 students, teachers, and other aspiring pilots have been awarded funds that will help them pursue their dreams for a future in the aviation industry.
Teachers from across the country gathered at AOPA headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, to become certified trainers for the AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum.
On May 11, 2024, AOPA organized and completed the flight of a lifetime, celebrating eighty-five years of protecting your freedom to fly with a highly orchestrated flight over the nation’s capital.
Two schools incorporating the AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum into their lesson plans won the Grand Prize in the twenty-ninth annual National School Board Association’s Magna Awards program.
Launched on June 1, the 2024 You Can Fly Challenge is giving those passionate about flying an opportunity to directly support general aviation. Donations to the AOPA Foundation through the challenge will be matched by the Ray Foundation, and will support major initiatives to promote the future of GA.
You may be like more than 500,000 other pilots (that’s right, half a million), who have taken a little breather from flying. The good news is that getting back to flying is easier than you think.
Kentucky state agencies and the AOPA Foundation You Can Fly program partnered to develop the Aviation Job Experience and Career Preparation Curriculum (CPC). The CPC was introduced on February 20 with a presentation at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky in Lexington.
Years of experience, the ability to build student confidence, and going above and beyond for students and employees were just some of the characteristics that the top instructor and flight school in the 2024 AOPA Flight Training Experience Awards shared this year.
Helping to ensure a bright future for general aviation through important initiatives that grow the pilot population and help keep it safe, AOPA members and the GA community once again came through in droves.
So, it’s been 10 or 15 years since you sat in the left seat of an airplane, yelled “clear prop!” and took to the skies. So what? You haven’t unlearned everything you learned as a student pilot lo those years ago. You’re just rusty. So, what do you do?
It’s springtime. One of our favorite times of year when the weather gets warmer, the days get longer, and the pull to spend time aloft gets stronger (even though that allure to fly is always strong for the GA community).