by Adam Magee | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ballooning community: We need your help!🚨 Balloon Pilots: We need your voice!🚨 The FAA’s new drone rules are being written now. If balloons aren’t included, we’ll be flying invisible in an increasingly crowded sky. ✅ EC (Electronic Conspicuity) devices are affordable,...
by Adam Magee | Aug 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Balloon Training Academy founder and President Adam Magee was recently awarded the National Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team Representative of the Year Award by FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. At 30 years young Adam became the youngest recipient of...
by Adam Magee | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Have you heard the news? The testing standards that FAA Designated Pilot Examiners use to test airman for pilot certification is changing! The Practical Test Standards are in the process of being replaced with the Airman Certification Standards! The process of...
by Adam Magee | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The purpose of the flight review required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 61.56 is to provide for a regular evaluation of pilot skills and aeronautical knowledge. In effect, the flight review is the aeronautical equivalent of a regular medical...
