Kerry Lynch stepped into the role of editor of the&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;monthly magazine in May 2022 after serving with&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;for eight years. She joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in December 2014 as a senior editor covering Washington and business aviation news. She has also served on Convention News teams, including as editor of&nbsp;HAI Convention News. Lynch previously spent 25 years with Aviation Week. During her time there, she reported for and later steered&nbsp;The Weekly of Business Aviation, oversaw business aviation content on the&nbsp;Aviation Week Intelligence Network, served on the&nbsp;Show News&nbsp;staff, and held roles as the Washington columnist for&nbsp;Business &amp; Commercial Aviation&nbsp;and&nbsp;Overhaul &amp; Maintenance&nbsp;monthly magazines. In 2021 she was honored with the National Business Aviation Association Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement in journalism and was the 2004 recipient of the National Air Transportation Association’s Aviation Journalism Excellence Award. She also has been a recipient of an Aerospace Media Award for business aviation (2022) and NBAA Gold Wing Award (2003, 2024). Lynch graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor of arts in journalism.

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The Piper M-Class Owners &amp; Pilots Association (PMOPA) rolled out two safety initiatives to bolster training of its members during its annual convention and fly-in, held November 1 to 3 in Austin, Texas. Featuring an exhibit hall and 29 educational sessions, the convention drew more than 300 attendees and 65 owner-flown aircraft.
Safety initiatives unveiled included the M-Class Elevate training program and M-Class Standardized Instructor Pilot (MSIP) program. M-Class Elevate was designed to provide owners and pilots with consistent, quality training to reduce accidents, while the corresponding MSIP program recognizes certified flight instructors (CFIs) with experience in Piper M-Class training and who are committed to the Elevate program, PMOPA said. The inaugural MSIP class counts 23 participating CFIs.
“M-Class Elevate was created by leading M-Class flight instructors, with guidance from external training experts from other owner-pilot associations, to provide a comprehensive curriculum based on best practices in owner-flown aircraft training to help pilots become safer and more proficient,” said PMOPA CEO Mike Nichols.
The program focuses on risk management and decision-making, aeronautical knowledge and systems, avionics and panel instruments, and flight procedures and training. Pilots receive the basic curriculum through initial training and undergo recurrent training to delve deeper into specific content areas.
PMOPA’s next convention will be held Sept. 11 to 14, 2025, at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

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