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EAA News - EAA's International Young Eagles Day Is June 9

2012-05-29T08:06:05-07:00

EAA's International Young Eagles Day Is June 9

May 24, 2012 - Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 9, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day.

The annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, the largest youth aviation education program ever created. Young Eagles was founded in 1992 and has provided nearly 1.7 million free demonstration flights to young people around the world through the efforts of 45,000 volunteer pilots and 50,000 ground volunteers. The program is a focal point within EAA's mission of growing participation in aviation.

Each year since 1994, approximately 8,000 young people are flown on or around International Young Eagles Day. The flights are provided by volunteer EAA-member pilots in aircraft ranging from the newest airplanes to vintage biplanes. Such interesting aircraft as gliders, helicopters, and even hot air balloons and blimps have also been used for Young Eagles flights.

Nearly 150 events are planned by local EAA chapters during this weekend, not counting the many individual EAA members who will fly Young Eagles independently.

"Thanks to the work of the volunteer EAA-member pilots and ground volunteers, the Young Eagles program has proven to be extremely successful in attracting young people to aviation and helping them on the pathway toward becoming an aviator," said Rod Hightower, EAA president/CEO. "While Young Eagles flights take place nearly every day of the year, International Young Eagles Day is a chance to focus on the program and share the freedom to fly with a new generation. Join us at an event near you as we inspire the next generation of aviators."

Since 1992, the EAA Young Eagles program has flown nearly 1.7 million young people free of charge. Recent research shows that these young people are five times more likely to become pilots than non-Young Eagles. They also already comprise more than 7 percent of the nation's pilot population under age 35, as nearly 20,000 pilots are former Young Eagles participants.

During International Young Eagles Day, pilots will fly young people on individual flights or as part of Young Eagles flight rallies, which often bring together hundreds of youngsters and dozens of aircraft in many communities.

A Young Eagles flight is the first step in EAA's Flight Plan, which helps young people move from an initial flight toward the full potential of aviation. Among the menu of Flight Plan activities available is a free EAA student membership, free access to Sporty's Online Pilot Training Course, a free flight lesson, and reimbursement for the costs of a successful FAA written test in addition to more than $300,000 in scholarships and awards available to young people each year. Visit the Young Eagles website for more information.

via www.eaa.org

Memorial Day Thanks

2012-05-23T11:44:49-07:00

On the Memorial Day Weekend...

The Staff at Flight Schedule Pro remembers and thanks all who have died, their families and friends, as well as those who are fighting, continue fighting and will fight to preserve our freedom.

Your sacrifices are greatly appreciated and do not go unnoticed! Thank you!

We are proud supporters of our United States Military!

Get in on the Action!

2012-05-23T11:41:43-07:00

Flight Schedule Pro welcomes new customers:

S & S Aviation, Winnsboro, SC

Flight Simulators Midlands, Warwickshire, UK

PFC (Prescott Flying Club), South St. Paul, MN

Many thanks!

Check out Flight Schedule Pro's New Front Page!

2012-05-23T11:39:31-07:00

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We love it! Tell us what you think. We'd love to hear from you!

The newly designed Front Page is the start of bigger and better! We're responding to your feature requests, revamping old apps and adding new ones! Keep checking in and join the thousands of FSP customers who use Flight Schedule Pro!

FSP Welcomes Red Eagle Aviation, Inc.

2012-05-23T11:39:02-07:00

Meet Red Eagle Aviation, Inc. With locations in Kalispell, MT, USA and Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we're sure they can accommodate your aviation needs! www.redeagleaviation.com

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Take a minute and think about it.....maybe you'd like to link to Flight Schedule Pro on your home page or links page.

Bombardier, Cessna announce new jets

2012-05-15T09:16:42-07:00

By Alton K. Marsh

..... Optimism is either not expressed or is done so with caution. In this environment, two manufacturers have launched three new models.

Cessna Longitude

Cessna’s super mid-size Citation Longitude jet is aimed at the upper end of the market that seems to be doing better than smaller jets—the $25-million-and-up business jet. The company announced the $25.999 million jet, the first new model since last year’s Citation Latitude and the M2, as Cessna’s longest-range jet. It features a six-foot, flat-floor cabin.

The Longitude will fly 4,000 nautical miles at a maximum cruise speed of 490 knots true airspeed, and features Garmin G5000 avionics. It is forecast to enter service in 2017 and will carry a crew of two (with an option for a third crew seat) and up to eight passengers. Two Snecma Silvercrest 11,000-pound-thrust engines power it.

Bombardier Aerospace introduced the $11.5-million Learjet 70 and $13-million Learjet 75 that both have ranges greater than 2,000 nm and cruise speeds up to Mach 0.75. The two will enter service as early as the first half of 2013 and will be powered by Honeywell engines. Both feature Garmin G5000 avionics.

Bombardier officials told reporters at this week’s European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva that while smaller jets have suffered industry-wide, Bombardier has done better than most.

The Learjet 70 can carry six passengers plus two crew members, while the Learjet 75 can carry eight passengers but with a reduced range of 1,950 nm.

via www.aopa.org

Sporty’s Fly-In & Open House Saturday, May 19 | Sporty's Academy

2012-05-10T10:21:39-07:00

SPORTY’S ANNUAL FLY-IN & OPEN HOUSE IS SATURDAY, MAY 19

Sporty’s annual Fly-In & Open House will be held on Saturday, May 19, 10am – 3pm at the Sporty’s/Clermont County Airport. At this year’s Fly-In, the winner of Sporty’s Skycatcher Sweepstakes will be announced.

Sporty’s will also be hosting the NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame induction of Rudy Frasca, founder of flight simulator manufacturer Frasca International, Inc. and legendary aviation educator, as part of a noon ceremony.

Also included in the day’s activities are a host of FREE seminars.

SEMINARS:

11am – Flying with the iPad – apps, accessories & more by Sporty’s Academy

11am – Aircraft Interiors by AirMod’s Dennis Wolter

12:30pm – Video Cameras on the Flight Deck by NFlight Cam

12:30pm – Garmin Touch-Screen Navigators (GTN 650/750) by Garmin

1:30pm – The Aspen Evolution by Aspen Avionics

1:30pm – Pilot’s Guide to ForeFlight by ForeFlight

Please join us for this special event also featuring leading aviation exhibitors, static aircraft and of course, Sporty’s famous dogs.

EXHIBITORS:

Cessna

Garmin

Aspen Avionics

Women In Aviation

Bose

Lightspeed Headsets

Sigtronics

Telex

NFlight

Airtug

ACR

Aircraft Industries/SkyOx

Air Mod

Arctic Air

University of Cincinnati

Sporty’s

Cincinnati Avionics

Air Facts Journal

Dial Eastern Aircraft Painting

L3 Avionics

Winslow Life Rafts

Ultra Electronics

Sporty’s Foundation

Tri-State Warbird Museum

Aviation Exploring

Wright Bros. Catalog

Sandy’s Airpark at Sporty’s

More

For more information, visit Sportys.com/FlyIn.

via sportysacademy.com

Berkshire Aviation Enterprises, Inc. - Operating Great Barrington Airport since 1944

2012-05-10T09:52:27-07:00

Come Home To GBR

Berkshire Aviation Enterprises has operated the airport since 1944, providing sales, service, flight instruction, charter operations and sightseeing tours. It is home to both private and business owned general aviation aircraft.

Company:

Berkshire Aviation Enterprises, Inc.
www.greatbarringtonairport.com

Phone: 413-528-1010 or 970-306-3941

Location:

2 Miles West of Great Barrington, MA

Great Barrington Airport (GBR)

70 Egremont Plain Road

Great Barrington, MA 01230-0179

Situated in the heart of the Berkshires, every flight is guaranteed to be a scenic treat!

Services:

Private Pilot License, Light Sport Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot License, CFI/CFII Rating, Tail Wheel Instruction, Wings Proficiency, Biennial Flight Reviews, Ground School, Instrument Proficiency, Recurrency Training, Charter Service (FAA Air Tax Certificate No. BPGA558C). Our hangars are presently full, but please inquire about future availability. Self-serve fueling 24/7.

Fleet:

We fly and maintain Piper & Eagle Aircraft:

2 Cherokee 140, 2 Archer II, 1 Arrow IV, 1 J3 Cub, 1 Eagle EA100

Great Barrington Airport is personal, friendly and homey! That’s how folks describe it. “It’s like going back to earlier days of general aviation”. “It’s like coming home.” Is it no wonder? When you first arrive you will more than likely be greeted by the owners -- people who have dedicated their lives to safe general aviation at GBR and the premise that flying and flight training are meant to be enjoyable.

In the early 1920s a farmer’s potato field was converted into a commercial aerodrome to service the booming city of Great Barrington, MA. This humble aerodrome eventually grew into the modern facility that is today the Great Barrington Airport with a 2585 foot paved runway and two instrument approaches.

Great Barrington Airport is a destination airport for visitors who come to enjoy the many year round outdoor recreational activities, cultural events, fine dining and boutique shopping that Great Barrington and the Berkshires offer. Be sure to check the “Visiting Pilots” section of our website. Many local businesses and destination locations in and around the area are featured.

Flight Instruction:

Berkshire Aviation Enterprises has been training aviators for over 60 years at Great Barrington Airport (GBR). During this period we have learned that each student is unique. Students bring their aspirations, skills and motivation to fly and we adapt to them. We develop a personalized curriculum for each of our students, designed to achieve each individual's goals -- whether as a recreational, business or airline pilot.

The one common element in each curriculum is a high standard of performance for both our instructors and our students. Each instructor is required to undergo continual recurrent training. Every student is instilled with, and is required to have, a professional attitude toward aviation. The net result is a safe and pleasant training experience and a well prepared aviator.

Maintenance: FAA Certified Repair Station (BPGR58C).

Meet the crew: Jeffery Dodge, Chief Inspector, Wade Bernstein, Shop Foreman, Jon Curtiss, Inspector ( Rotax 912 certified and active in the Civil Air Patrol). These men bring a combined total of more than 70 years experience in the field of general aviation!

Owner, Kyle Flynn, says “We had been using paper for a long time and decided we needed to go digital”. Recommended by Blue Hill Helicopters, another customer of Flight Schedule Pro, FSP has helped us a great deal. The online convenience is wonderful!”

Yingling Aviation and Flight Schedule Pro

2011-11-17T13:43:00-08:00

Kansas Aviation, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yingling Aircraft, Inc. in Wichita, now has the Cessna Model 162 Skycatcher available for flight training and rental. Earlier this month, the aircraft was delivered to a retail customer, Bravo Sierra Group, LLC, which is leasing the aircraft to the flight school for use in its Cessna Pilot Center (CPC). The two-place Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) is available at a fueled rate of $98 per hour. See www.yinglingaviation.com for more information.

Wichita’s Yingling Aircraft was selected by Cessna as one of three domestic re-assembly sites for the Skycatcher in January 2008. Kansas Aviation leases classroom, office and hangar space from Yingling at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport. Visit www.cessna.com/single-engine/skycatcher.html for more information on the Skycatcher.

Since May of 2006, Flight Schedule Pro has been THE proud provider of Yingling Aviation's scheduling software! For more information about Yingling Aviation and Flight Schedule Pro, we invite you to visit the following link: http://www.flightschedulepro.com/casestudies/yinglingaviation.html.

Flight Schedule Pro ~ New Featured Customer Articles!

2011-08-17T09:55:00-07:00

As many of you know, in the past, Flight Schedule Pro has periodically featured a customer in a "Customer Spotlight Article" on the front page of Flight Schedule Pro. www.flightschedulepro.com/front_endv2/procustomers.html

Flight Schedule Pro will pick, at random, one of our new customers and award them, at no cost, a Featured Customer Article which will appear on the front page of Flight Schedule Pro for a minimum of two weeks. Why is this a big deal? Featured Customer Articles are valued at $300.00 each and we do the work for you!!

Our only stipulations: You have an active, current website and a link to FSP, http://www.flightschedulepro.com, somewhere on your site, such as your Links page.

One of the greatest benefits of the Featured Customer Article on Flight Schedule Pro is that it's linked to your website. The link to your site is seen by search engines as a vote for the importance of your website. As one of the most well-ranked websites in General Aviation, it is good to have Flight Schedule Pro voting for your site! Flight Schedule Pro serves over 20 countries on 5 continents! Talk about wonderful free advertising!

Linking your website to our homepage at http://www.flightschedulepro.com will help the search engines find your Featured Customer Article on Flight Schedule Pro. Since the article is linked back to your site, your rankings will improve as well.

Not a new customer? You can still be a Featured Customer! Contact us for more information.