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At the 2025 Redbird Migration Flight Training Conference, Redbird today announced Pete Bunce, retiring President and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), has been elected to the company’s board of directors. Bunce brings decades of global aviation and aerospace leadership experience to the role and has a long track record of advancing general aviation innovation.
Today, at the 2025 Redbird Migration Flight Training Conference, Redbird Flight (Redbird) released the results of its fifth-annual State of Flight Training Survey, providing key findings and in-depth analysis on the health of the flight training industry. The report is based on data collected from over 1,400 industry stakeholders — including flight training organization owners and managers, flight instructors, designated pilot examiners, active and prospective students, and certificated pilots — and highlights emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of flight training.
The new model of the company’s best-selling vernier-style throttle quadrant is smaller, sleeker, and more affordable than previous versions.
Redbird Flight (Redbird) today announced a redesign of the Alloy TH1, the company’s home flight simulation solution for single-engine aircraft with vernier-style throttle, propeller, and mixture (TPM) controls. The redesigned throttle quadrant offers several new benefits to customers.
At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Redbird Flight (Redbird) is demonstrating a new mixed-reality platform for its product line. The technology, which combines an affordable virtual reality headset with proprietary software, is the foundation for future mixed-reality add-ons to new and existing Redbird training devices.
Today, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, Redbird Flight (Redbird ) introduced a new collection of Redbird Pro scenarios that learners and pilots participating in the Federal Aviation Administration’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program can complete with a certified flight instructor in an Aviation Training Device for approved flight credits.
