Johnathan Mark Smith aka LightSport Man was once told by a Flight Instructor that he couldn't become a pilot because his stutter would prevent him from passing a medical exam. Smith was turned away from taking flight lessons in 2010, but he persevered and pursued his dream of flying. For some unexplained reason, Smith discovered that his stutter disappears when he is flying. (more…)

Gleim Aviation is proud to announce the release of the 2018 FAA Knowledge Test Prep editions for Commercial Pilot and Airline Transport Pilot (ATP). The Gleim FAA Knowledge Test Prep books provide students with the easiest, fastest, and least-expensive means of passing the FAA knowledge test. The Gleim Knowledge Transfer Outlines at the beginning of each study unit concisely present material ne...

Queens, New York – Attitude Is Everything. These three words are stenciled on the overhead beams of the entrance hallway at Aviation High School (AHS) in Long Island City, Queens, New York are a vintage greeting to more than 2,000 aviation-minded students a day. A banner spanning the hallway that leads to a hangar where more than a dozen planes serve as hands-on training tools reads: “Welcome to t...

Gleim Aviation is proud to announce the release of the 2018 Knowledge Test Prep editions for Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Instrument Pilot, Flight and Ground Instructor, and Fundamentals of Instructing. These new FAA Knowledge Test Prep books are now available. Customers using the Gleim Online Ground School or FAA Test Prep Online have already received their updates. These updates follow the releas...

Global Aviation Center Director of Operations and Marketing Brian Miller and a panel of aviation experts have narrowed down the list of First Flight Lesson recipients to 50 using two criteria: zero experience and a passion for flying. The flight school based at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, was recently awarded a sponsorship by American Airlines that will allow 50 aspiring aviator...

GAINESVILLE, FL. – Less than a year after Gleim Aviation launched the Remote Pilot FAA Test Prep Online course for pilots of unmanned aircraft, a book complementing the online course is off the presses. Gleim Aviation Marketing Specialist and Flight Instructor, Paul Duty said the Remote Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Prep book has been requested by many people who have used Gleim's Remote Pilot FAA T...