Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport GOES Private

FAA has accepted an application to lease Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MYS) to a private owner. The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is the largest commercial airport in Louisiana. The New Orleans Board has to vote on if they choose to have a private operator and that will take about a year to process.

Fall Saftey Seminars in Virginia

The Virginia Department of Aviation and AOPA Air Saftey Foundation will present safety seminars on "What Went Wrong" at four locations in Virginia.

Kurt Reesman an aviation professor at the Liberty University School of Aeronautics is going to be the speaker.

October 5- Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg, Virginia (540-231-4444 or http://www.vtbcb.com/)

October 6- Danville Regional Airport in Danville, Virginia (434-793-7033 or http://www.flydanville.com/default.htm)

October 7- Virginia Aviation Museum at the Richmond International Airport in Sandston, Virginia (804-236-3622 or http://www.vam.smv.org/visit/default.asp)

October 8- Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Virginia (757-727-0900 or http://www.vasc.org/)

October 27- Liberty University School of Religion in Lynchburg, Virginia (http://www.liberty.edu/)

Flight School Association of North America Debuts

Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) is dedicated to the flight training industry and it was recently formed. FSANA is a membership-based association that represents flight schools. FSANA will provide programs and services to enhance the ability of flight schools and companies.

Applications for Flight School Association of North America are now being accepted and must be due by December 31 you'll earn 25% discount off the regular membership rate through 2010.

For more information: http://www.fsana.com/

NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Adds New Scholarship and Training Awards

NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee administers scholarship programs that provide monetary and training awards for business aviation professionals. NBAA has recently welcomed a new scholarship sponsor for Jet Aviation FBO & Charter Sales.

There are new training awards sponsored by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Flight Safety and Corporate Flight Attendant Training.

Scholarships are due October 30, 2009. It'll be announced at the next NBAA annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference January 27-29 in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information: http://www.nbaa.org/prodev/scholarships/

California GA Airports take off

At the Calaveras County Airport in Calaveras County, California there are signs of improvements in the near feature. The features will include 22 new hangars, airport-based businesses, new avionics shop and low fuel prices.

AvTek’s Pulsar receives STC Approval

AvTek's landing light system, Pulsar MosFet, received STC approval on September 18, 2009. The system is installable in 30-45 mins with no wires to cut, change or altered.

Price: Starts at $295. Upgrades $195.

Sporty’s Garmin G1000 Course goes online

Sporty's Garmin G1000 Checkout Course is now availble in an online format with new interactive features. The Garmin G1000 Checkout is a perfect complement to in-aircraft training with an instructor, covering everything you need to know to be safe, proficient and comfortable with the G1000. It covers GFC-700 digital autopilot, use of XM weather, Stormscope, electronic checklists, charts and synthetic vision technology (SVT). This is for both VFR and IFR flying.

The online version of the Garmin G1000 Checkout Course is available for $89.95.

For more information: 800-SPORTYS or http://www.sportys.com/