Student spotlight! Congratulations to Vlad for your first solo flight, September 2025! Vlad successfully juggled the professional responsibilities of a medical career with the challenge of flight, and the hard work paid off! (CFI/CFII Daniel Durrand)
Aviation General
The B-17 and the origins of the pre-flight checklist
On August 20, 1935, the first B-17 flew from Seattle to Wright Field, Ohio, in 9 hours and 3 minutes to compete for the Army Air Corps strategic bomber contract.Â
