"AOPA Project Pilot will help America's pilot population grow by giving student pilots the support they need to complete their training," said AOPA President Phil Boyer.
To accomplish that, AOPA Project Pilot provides powerful tools, centered on a new Web site that helps Mentors to keep in touch with the people whom they are mentoring and track progress while providing support, tips, and encouragement.
For students, the Web site provides information and resources to help reinforce what their flight instructors are teaching them, and it allows them to chart their progress and share their successes with their Mentors. Students who don't already have a Mentor can seek one online.
Lindbergh speaks about value of mentoring
Pilot and flight instructor Erik Lindbergh has teamed with AOPA as the national spokesman for AOPA Project Pilot. The grandson of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh will use his time and his family legacy to help rebuild general aviation for the future.
Mentors have played a major role in the 41-year-old's flying career. It wasn't a family member, but a friend who encouraged him to take up flying.
"We went through [flight training] concurrently, and we mentored each other," Lindbergh said. "I never would have become a pilot if it hadn't been for my friend pushing me."
Air Safety Foundation offers pneumatic systems online course
Loss of the attitude indicator and directional gyro caused by vacuum failure, particularly at night or while IFR, can be life-threatening. The AOPA Air Safety Foundation's latest free online course, Pneumatic Systems, equips pilots to manage such an emergency.
The 20-minute course explains how pilots can quickly recognize pneumatic failure and describes solid strategies for maintaining aircraft control. It also covers the best options for system redundancy and offers advice on keeping pneumatic systems healthy.
AOPA Expo to bring in experts on GA flying
The best in the business will be on hand for AOPA Expo 2006 in Palm Springs, California, to answer questions on every possible general aviation subject. Nearly 70 hours of seminars will be dedicated to topics including mountain flying, glass cockpits, and aeronautical decision making.
Here's a sneak peek at some of the experts who will be speaking: AOPA President Phil Boyer, John and Martha King, aviation humorist Rod Machado, and AOPA Air Safety Foundation Executive Director Bruce Landsberg.
Expo will kick off with a parade of about 80 airplanes taxiing from Palm Springs International Airport to the aircraft display at Palm Springs Convention Center at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8. The convention center will host more than 500 exhibitors.
AOPA Expo runs from Thursday, November 9, through Saturday, November 11. Visit AOPA Online to register.
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