25 US Military Veterans to Receive Private Pilot Tuition

The UND Aerospace Foundation has announced a $300,000 award from The Ray Foundation for the exclusive use for scholarships to aid 25 US military veterans in their quest to become aviators. The scholarships will cover an estimated 80% of the costs to obtain a Private Pilot certificate at the UND Phoenix Flight Training Center from February 2022 onwards. Once they have their PPL in hand, students will be in a position to use their GI Bill benefits to continue their training on to advanced training certifications to begin a career as a professional aviator. UND Phoenix is a Part 141 flight school at the popular Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, approved to train veterans using VA education benefits

The Pilot, Who Owned The Airplane, Did Not Possess An Instrument Rating

On December 10, 2021, about 1651 eastern standard time, a Beech V35, N5704V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Crab Orchard, Kentucky. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The visual flight rules cross-country flight originated at Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), Okeechobee, Florida, on the morning of the accident with intermediate stops at Flagler Executive Airport (FIN), Palm Coast, Florida, and Baxley Municipal Airport (BHC), Baxley, Georgia.