PRESS RELEASES
Sporty’s Launches 2022 Pilot Training Courses
Today Sporty’s released the latest version of its award-winning Pilot Training platform, an online library of 20+ aviation courses for smartphones, tablets, and TVs. New features for 2022 include expanded TV app options, new audio training segments, an interactive flight instructor portal, and integration with AOPA Flight Training Advantage. Lifetime updates are still included at no additional cost.
Sporty’s Adds Leather Bags to Award-Winning Flight Gear Collection
The pilot-friendly features and rugged design of Sporty’s patented Flight Gear® collection is now available in leather. The two new pieces are crafted of soft, jacket-quality, black calfskin leather, with genuine YKK zippers and tough metal hardware to create bags with lasting style and durability.
Sporty’s Introduces Vintage T-shirt Collection For Pilots
Sporty’s has created a line of t-shirts highlighting the joy of flight. These soft and stylish shirts celebrate the freedom of flight, from the early days of the Wright brothers to modern GPS navigation.
Isaac Love-Jackson Earns Sporty’s Flight Crew Scholarship
Isaac Love-Jackson of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is the latest recipient of Sporty’s $2,500 Flight Crew Scholarship. Love-Jackson has been interested in being a pilot from as far back as he can remember, having grown up near an airport and watching airplanes almost daily.
Sporty’s Updates Pilot Training Platform
The latest update of Sporty’s award winning Pilot Training platform brings Sporty’s innovative test prep features to the Learn to Fly, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot courses for Android phones and tablets. The update also improves the overall video training performance on Android devices.
Sporty’s Launches Free Flight Simulator Guide
Sporty’s has created a Flight Simulator Quick Start Guide with the goal of better educating today’s digital flyers. The world of flight simulation has never been more popular. With recent programs allowing extremely detailed simulation experiences, it’s no wonder more aviation enthusiasts are upgrading their hardware or joining the ever-growing community.
Dave Stahl Checkride Scholarship Recipients Announced
Sporty’s Academy students, William Dunkman and Jonathan Sadler, have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Dave Stahl Checkride Scholarships. The scholarships were created in honor of Dave Stahl, a longtime flight instructor and designated pilot examiner in southwest Ohio, who flew west in August 2020.
Sporty’s Updates and Expands Commercial Pilot Course
Sporty’s Commercial Pilot Training Course now includes comprehensive video content designed to thoroughly prepare pilots for both the checkride and to operate safely as a commercial pilot.
Sporty’s Awards Flight Crew Scholarship
While under quarantine in a small New York City apartment during the pandemic, Jake Phillips returned to his childhood dream of becoming a pilot as an escape from the isolation and enrolled in Sporty’s online Learn to Fly Course.