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| ERAU Eagles to the rescue |
| Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students were in the right place at the right time when an 81-year-old pilot made a distress call near Palatka, Florida, on March 14. Chris Shields and Connor Cvetan helped authorities locate a pilot in a downed aircraft ditched in a pond.
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| FAA names Billy Nolan as acting administrator |
| The FAA has named airline industry veteran Billy Nolen as acting FAA administrator. Nolan replaces Steve Dickson, who departed the agency at the end of March. Nolen is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and served as a captain for American Airlines. Most recently he was vice president of safety, security, and quality for WestJet in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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| Washington State flight instructor named CFI of the year |
| Amy Hoover of Ellensburg, Washington, has been named the 2022 National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year. Hoover is a college professor who wrote Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying. She has given more than 3,000 hours of instruction time and more than 15,000 hour sof ground instruction and specializes in tailwheel and mountain flying instruction. The General Aviation Awards program recognizes aviation professionals in the fields of flight instruction, aviation maintenance, avionics, and flight safety for their contributions to the GA community. National winners are recognized during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
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| Skyborne Academy innovates flight training |
| Skyborne, a professional aviation academy based in the United Kingdom, recently opened a campus in Vero Beach, Florida, and aims to change how airline pilots are trained. Skyborne cofounder and CEO Lee Woodward says his goal is to deliver high-caliber, airline-focused training through a flight school so that pilots can leave with relatively low hours and low levels of experience but do the job because they've been trained properly.
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| AOPA announces 2022 events |
| AOPA will hold three aviation events in 2022: two fly-ins, or Hangouts, and an AOPA Aviator Showcase. The Hangouts will be held September 9 through 10 at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington, and November 4 through 5 at Tampa Executive Airports in Florida. These events will feature a mix of fun, food, and learning. The Aviator Showcase will be held June 16 through 17 at Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The showcase will feature an exhibit hall, aircraft display, and educational seminars.
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