August 31, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 18, ISSUE 35	August 31, 2018

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

Goalposts and go-arounds

Many students get the impression that landings come in one of three distinct flavors: normal, short-field, or soft-field. In reality, the techniques are often combined. Read more >

Flight Training News

Advocacy

ATC wants your pireps. Really.

You're 30 miles from your destination airport when you hear the pilot of another inbound aircraft report turbulence that you're about to fly into. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Gravity is your enemy, but altitude and speed are your friends

If your aircraft's engine quits, the energy available is determined by two factors: altitude and speed. Learn how to manage both. Read more >

Safety seminar

Hope is not a strategy

Hoping the weather will improve once you're airborne is dangerous. In the AOPA Air Safety Institute's in-person seminar, "ASI Investigates: Weather Accidents," you'll learn valuable lessons from weather-related accidents. Register today >

Scholarships

AEA awards 22 scholarships

The Aircraft Electronics Association recently awarded 22 educational foundation scholarships valued at more than $100,000 to 24 recipients. Applications for the 2019-2020 academic year will open after Oct. 1.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Tour the secret city; Soaring family

A short hop from the AOPA Fly-In at Santa Fe, New Mexico, takes you to the birthplace of the atomic age. Also this week, a passion for soaring spans generations of this California family, and Michael Goulian takes the Red Bull Air Race lead. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Aug. 30 >

Training Products and Resources

Fuel: The lifeblood of flight

Learn about fuel management during all phases of flight by taking this AOPA Air Safety Institute quiz. Take the quiz >

'Honest Vision' chronicles aviation pioneer Donald Douglas

Honest Vision: The Donald Douglas Story details Donald Wills Douglas' vision behind the stout DC–3 aircraft. The book is available online in a variety of formats starting at $14.95.

Note: Products listed have not been evaluated by ePilot editors unless otherwise noted. AOPA assumes no responsibility for products or services listed or for claims or actions by manufacturers or vendors.

Member Benefits

Member benefit

AOPA Insurance Agency offers new home and auto coverage

The AOPA Insurance Agency's new member benefit, SnapQuote, is a quick and easy platform that provides access to a full line of personal insurance products from many of the top carriers in the industry. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Dos and don'ts of maintenance test flights

Maintenance test flights may be advisable or even required in certain situations, but the phrase is sometimes misused to justify flights that take place outside the regulations. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Online resource

Tips for instrument training

Before you start training for the instrument rating, ask yourself why you want it. The answer might affect the training method you choose. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Honorable service

Between its first flight in 1954 and its retirement in 2003, the Douglas A–4 Skyhawk served as an advanced trainer and carrier-based fighter for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots, and for more than a decade performed with the Blue Angels. Distinctive for their narrow delta wing and compact size, approximately 3,000 A–4s were built. An A–4 on display in the National Naval Aviation Museum appears as did a fighter flown by Lt. Commander John McCain, the future U.S. senator from Arizona and presidential candidate, who died on Aug. 25, 2018.

Final Exam

Question

I am a private pilot with a single-engine, land rating and no complex or high-performance endorsements. I fly with a buddy who owns a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza. Can I log pilot-in-command time when I fly that airplane?

Answer

Yes. Complex and high-performance endorsements are only required to act as PIC in those aircraft; logging time is different. Because you have a single-engine, land rating and are flying a single-engine, land airplane, as long as you are sole manipulator of the flight controls, you may log that time as PIC.

Did you know that student pilots who join AOPA are three times more likely to complete their flight training? Membership includes unlimited access to aviation information by phone (800-USA-AOPA, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time) or from AOPA Online. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

Career Opportunities

Aviation job board

Job of the week: CFIs, California Aeronautical University

California Aeronautical University is hiring certificated flight instructors for its Part 141 professional flight program. CAU offers an ideal aviation training environment conveniently located at Bakersfield Airport in Southern California. Read the full description and apply today >

AOPA career opportunities

Join the AOPA team

Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a staff accountant, human resources director, publications senior director, insurance customer service representative, High School Initiative project manager, renewals insurance agent, regulatory affairs director, new business aviation insurance agent, aviation finance account executive, and marketing project manager. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Sep 15-16	Sandston, Virginia; and Tempe, Arizona
Sep 22-23	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Oct 6-7	Santa Clara, California
Oct 13-14	Indianapolis, Indiana; and Dulles, Virginia

For a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. Can't make it in person? Sign up for the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Online eFIRC.

Safety Seminars

Sep 4	Green Bay, Wisconsin; Reno, Nevada; and Wichita, Kansas
Sep 5	Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sacramento, California; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 6	Milpitas, California; Rogers, Arkansas; and Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 12	Northglenn, Colorado; Fort Worth, Texas; Frederick, Maryland; and Minneapolis, Minnesota

Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Sep 1	Murrieta, California
Sep 8	Madison, Wisconsin; Gulf Shores, Alabama; and Downers Grove, Illinois
Sep 15	Santa Fe, New Mexico; Springfield, Kentucky; Rochester, New York; and Watford City, North Dakota
Sep 22	Lawrenceville, Georgia; Stevensville, Maryland; and Columbus, Ohio

AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars are sponsored by Sporty's. For a complete schedule, visit the AOPA Hangar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.)

Aviation Calendar

Want something to do this weekend? Planning an aviation getaway? See AOPA's enhanced calendar of events. You can filter events, add an event, or search all events in the calendar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to search the events or to add an event.) Before you take off on an adventure, make sure you check our current aviation weather provided by Jeppesen.

For airport details, including FBO fuel prices, see AOPA Airports. AOPA does not endorse or assume responsibility for the events submitted and listed in the calendar.

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