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E6b Question 1

Get Your E6b Out and Answer the Following: 1. What is the total time en route and heading? Magnetic Course: 125° Wind: 219° at 27 knots True Airspeed: 145 knots

Tom Cline is Back!

Our Jackson County Airport welcomes Tim Cline back to the sky! Tom, a flight instructor himself, had to take some time off from flying and recently stopped by to knock

Mark Parsons is Back!

Our Jackson County Airport welcomes Mark Parsons back to the sky! Mark has spent way too much time on the ground and has some rust to knock off his pilot

New VFR Charting Changes for Wind Turbines

New VFR chart changes are being made to more clearly depict the location of wind turbine farms and will also be published in the Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide. The VFR

$25 Million for the Robert C Byrd Aviation Program!

More state funding for Fairmont State’s aviation program! The Governor visited the Pierpont Community and Technical College program that received $25 million to build another study hall shelter that will

Airline Pilots Gaining Bigger Dollars!

American Airlines pilots have supported an agreement that will raise their compensation by over 40% their association said Monday. The pilots union said that 73% of pilots who participated cast

There;s a New CFI in Town!

Thank you, to all my friends and family for their terrific support in obtaining my Certified Flight Instructor certificate! Never give up on the Dream! -joe

What is a Medical Certificate?

Student Pilots, Private Pilots, and Commercial/Airline Pilots, depending on the “privileges” the pilot wants to exercise, must have to obtain a medical certificate. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines a

Russia Booted from the U.N. Aviation Council

Russia fell short of the votes needed to stay on the ICAO. (Representational) Montreal: Russia failed to win enough votes for re-election to the United Nation’s aviation agency’s governing council