February 2, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter
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| VOL 20, ISSUE 5 |
February 2, 2018 |
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Top Stories
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| You Can Fly |
| AOPA opens primary, advanced training scholarships |
| AOPA has opened three scholarship programs—two to help student pilots earn their initial pilot certificate and a new one to help certificated pilots achieve an advanced certificate or rating. Read more > |
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| Pilot recounts emergency night landing on busy freeway |
| An engine failure in a Beechcraft Bonanza over the ocean at night ended safely when the pilot abandoned his Plan A, to glide to an airport eight miles away, and improvised a Plan B, setting down on a California freeway by maneuvering beneath an overpass. Read more > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| 'That's All, Brother' takes flight, Standing O |
| That's All, Brother, the Douglas C–47 Skytrain that led the World War II D-Day invasion, takes flight after being restored. AOPA's fixed-base operator pricing initiative is getting results with better access and lower fuel prices at certain airports. Plus, fly the "lightning fast" Mooney Ovation Ultra. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Feb. 1 > |
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Technique and Safety
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| IFR Fix |
| You've got mail (from ATC) |
| If you are an instrument pilot or trainee who flies practice approaches under visual flight rules at an airport with radar service, there may be a letter waiting for you from your local air traffic control facility. Read more > |
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| Be safe on the ground |
| Pilot alertness should begin before your wheels leave the earth. There are dangers on the runway as well as in the air. The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Runway Safety online course will get you up to speed. Take the course > |
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| Video |
| Prevent an inadvertent stall |
| Stalls are a core part of training. But in real life, they rarely happen the way they do in a simulation. The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Margins of Safety: Avoiding Power-On Stalls video offers expert guidance on how to avoid stalls during takeoffs or go-arounds. Watch the video > |
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| Test your ice knowledge |
| Flying in winter means knowing about ice, and how it can affect your airplane and environment. Do you know the risks of slushy runways and rime ice? Conquer winter with the AOPA Air Safety Institute's "Ice Flight" quiz. Take the quiz > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Complained-about airport opens access, lowers fuel prices |
| AOPA is withdrawing its complaint against Waukegan National Airport just outside Chicago now that officials have taken steps to make the airport more accessible and pilot friendly. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| State of the Union silent on ATC 'privatization' |
| From a general aviation standpoint, what is most telling about President Donald Trump's Jan. 30 State of the Union address is what was not said. There was no mention of a plan to remove the air traffic control system from the FAA and hand it over to a board of special interests. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Customs automates service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport |
| Florida's Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has become the nation's first general aviation airport to introduce automated passport control self-service kiosks at its onsite U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| FAA proposes widespread AD for Cessna fatigue cracks |
| The FAA has proposed to adopt an airworthiness directive affecting numerous models of Cessna 172, 182, 206, 207, and 210 airplanes that would require inspection for possible metal-fatigue cracking in the lower area of the forward cabin doorpost bulkhead, and any necessary repairs. Read more > |
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Health
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Rest, sleep crucial to brain function |
| Poor sleep habits can impact brain performance in areas critical to safe flight, according to Dr. Kenneth Stahl. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Article |
| Red Bull race pilots pass on dessert |
| Every extra pound adds one-hundredth of a second to the track time in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. As the 2018 world championship quest gets underway Feb. 2 and 3 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the U.S. teams are hungry for wins, even if winning means skipping the chocolate cake. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| You did what? |
| Opinion Leaders blogger Mike Busch recounts a maintenance disaster in which a shop removed an engine from an owner's Cirrus without permission. Read more > |
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Gear
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| Article |
| BendixKing certifies AeroVue for B200s |
| BendixKing's new AeroVue panel modification for Beechcraft’s B200 King Airs amounts to a total overhaul of the panel, featuring three 12-inch diagonal displays with synthetic vision, new radios, dual WAAS GPS units, and autopilot, among other upgrades. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Slideshow |
| Get your kicks above Route 66 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico's EAA Chapter 179 is sponsoring a fun fly-out Feb. 16 to 19 that will take you across the state and into Arizona, following Route 66, the "Mother Road." Read more > |
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| Still rolling with the good times |
| New Orleans is known for Mardi Gras, but Mobile, Alabama, hosts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras (aka Carnival) celebration, dating back to 1703. Read more > |
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Financial
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| Member benefit |
| Time to move up? |
| You have owned your first aircraft for some time. How do you decide if you should move up to a larger, faster aircraft? Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| C–47 that led D-Day flies again |
| That's All, Brother, the Douglas C–47 Skytrain that led a formation to Normandy, France, to drop paratroopers for the D-Day invasion, lifted off Jan. 31 from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, following extensive restoration. Read more > |
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| Ladies Love Taildraggers to host fall flying tour |
| After eight years of hosting a traditional fly-in to celebrate the women who fly conventional-gear aircraft, the founder of Ladies Love Taildraggers has decided to try something new. Read more > |
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| AOPA welcomes industry leader to board of trustees |
| AOPA welcomed a new member, William "Bill" Ayer, to its board of trustees. No stranger to AOPA and general aviation, Ayer was a previous chairman of the AOPA Foundation Board of Advisors and has been a member since 1980. Read more > |
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| Reminder: TFRs in effect for Super Bowl |
| Pilots should take note that a large temporary flight restriction will be in effect over Minneapolis for the 2018 Super Bowl on Feb. 4. Check notams before flying in the area and comply with the outlined restrictions. |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Flight operations manager, Elizabeth City State University |
| Elizabeth City State University, a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is seeking a full-time flight operations manager for its aviation science program. This position will provide direct supervision of flight and ground training instructional delivery. Candidates must meet Part 141.35 chief instructor qualifications and hold a current flight instructor certificate with single- and multiengine and instrument ratings. Read the full description and apply today > |
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| AOPA career opportunities |
| Join the AOPA team |
| Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a facilities technician, insurance account executive, High School Aviation Initiative manager, legislative affairs vice president, aviation program operations coordinator, and Salesforce developer. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
You plan to have your 1969 Cessna 172 repainted and would like to put smaller registration marks on it. What are the regulations concerning the size of registration marks? |
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According to 14 CFR 45.22(b), you can display the smaller registration marks on your aircraft because it is more than 30 years old. Keep in mind that you still must display the larger marks when crossing an Air Defense Identification Zone.
Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Flight Instructor Refresher Courses |
| Feb 10-11 |
Louisville, Kentucky; Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Fairfax, Virginia |
| Feb 17-18 |
Sacramento, California; and Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Feb 24-25 |
Fort Worth, Texas; and Kenner, Louisiana |
| Mar 3-4 |
Tempe, Arizona |
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| Safety Seminars |
| Feb 7 |
Northglenn, Colorado |
| Feb 8 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 20 |
Germantown, Tennessee; and Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 21 |
Nashville, Tennessee; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. |
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| Rusty Pilots Seminars |
| Feb 3 |
El Monte, California; Dallas, Texas; and Fort Myers, Florida |
| Feb 10 |
Knoxville, Tennessee; and Morrisville, North Carolina |
| Feb 17 |
Carlsbad, California |
| Feb 24 |
Puyallup, Washington; and Homestead, Florida |
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| 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.) |
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Aviation Calendar
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| 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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ePilot Editors:
Alyssa J. Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
Production Team:
Elizabeth Linares
Melissa Whitehouse |
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Mike Collins
Sarah Deener
Dave Hirschman
Tom Horne
Warren Morningstar
Jill W. Tallman
Ian J. Twombly
Julie Summers Walker |
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