June 1, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 18, ISSUE 22	June 1, 2018

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

Early birds and night owls

Two student pilots fly to the same airport at different times, but their experiences are as different as night and day. Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

ERAU historian solves JFK flight mystery

After years of speculation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University uncovered evidence that President John F. Kennedy soloed a seaplane in Miami on his birthday on May 29, 1944. Read more >

Article

East Coast tech school packing for Pacific Coast airplane build

The Harkness Career and Technical Center, a vocational high school in Cheektowaga, New York, beat 130 other schools in the 2018 Aviation Design Challenge. Read more >

Article

Anticollision calculus

A major aviation university requires its aircraft to be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In and Out to help prevent collisions. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Find your voice

Learning to deal with air traffic control is one of the biggest hurdles new student pilots face. Here are tips to find your voice. Read more >

Don't miss AOPA's High School Aviation STEM Symposium

Educators who are interested in using aviation in the classroom to bring science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to life should register for the 2018 AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium, set for Nov. 5 and 6 in Louisville, Kentucky. Register today >

Registration is open for Redbird Migration 2018, which will take place Oct. 9 through 11 at AOPA's You Can Fly Academy in Frederick, Maryland. The conference will give aviation professionals the opportunity to connect with and learn from others to help shape the future of flight training. Register today >

Scholarships

NATA scholarship for aviation business students

Students pursuing an aviation industry career who are enrolled in or accepted into an aviation-related program at an accredited college or university may apply for the National Air Transportation Association's $2,500 Navigate Your Future Scholarship. The application deadline is June 30.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Flying in a D-Day survivor; Training a new generation

Fly along in D-Day survivor Placid Lassie; experience a day in the life of a California Aeronautical University student prepping for the airlines; and fly over the Montana wilderness during AOPA's first fly-in of the year at Missoula. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, May 31 >

Training Products and Resources

Video

Napping not permitted

Zoned out during ground school? Pay attention to School daze, an amusing pilot safety announcement from the AOPA Air Safety Institute. Watch the video >

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

Pilot Protection Services

Parachutes not required for spin training

Parachutes are not required for spin training given by a CFI, regardless of the certificate or rating sought, according to a recent interpretation from the FAA's Office of the Chief Counsel. Read more >

Blogs

Single-pilot cargo ops

A recent proposal in Congress for single-pilot cargo operations comes with serious risks, writes Flight Training blogger and airline pilot Chip Wright. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Instrument-flight insight

The AOPA Air Safety Institute's IFR Insights: A practical approach online course takes you beyond the "Five Ts." Discover techniques seasoned pilots, instructors, and air traffic controllers use to reduce workload. Take the course >

IFR Fix

Soup stories

"Quite satisfying." "Sweaty minutes." "Won't be forgotten any time soon." These are snippets from responses AOPA's social-network followers offered when we asked instrument-rated pilots to recall their first flight as pilot in command in instrument meteorological conditions after earning the rating. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Survivor

To see the warbird-derived aerobatic airplane on the ground, a plane spotter might readily accept the unfavorable comparison its appearance has generated to sleeker show planes. You might depart the scene under the misguided impression that the 1970s-era Soviet-built airplane's flight characteristics are no more engaging than its aesthetics. But seeing the Yakovlev Yak–50 doing what it does best—formation flying and dogfighting—would throw that impression for a loop, assuming you were lucky enough to observe one of about 100 surviving Yak–50s (of the 314 built) in action.

Final Exam

Question

I have a private pilot, single-engine-land rating, and I'm working on my commercial multiengine-land rating. When I pass my flight test, will I have both a private and a commercial pilot certificate?

Answer

No. A pilot can hold only one grade of pilot certificate. When you pass, you will be issued a commercial pilot certificate with a multiengine-land rating, but you will retain private privileges for single-engine land; that will be noted on your new certificate. You will surrender your private pilot certificate at the end of your successful flight test.

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: Flight instructor, Floris Flight Services

Floris Flight Services is looking for a highly motivated fixed-wing certificated flight instructor for its growing flight school in Midland, Texas. This position will provide flight and ground instruction in accordance with Part 61 FAA regulations. The school is looking for an instructor who is motivated to help grow the business and can work responsibly with little supervision. 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 an aviation writer, receptionist, marketing manager, medical certification specialist, renewals insurance account executive, High School Aviation Initiative curriculum specialist, marketing coordinator, web project manager, and contracts manager. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Jun 2-3	Columbus, Ohio
Jun 9-10	Santa Clara, California; and Tempe, Arizona
Jun 23-24	Lake Mary, Florida
Jul 14-15	Jacksonville, Florida; and Frederick, Maryland

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

Jun 16

Missoula, Montana

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Jun 2	Woods Cross, Utah; Selkirk, New York; Vacaville, California; Jackson, Tennessee; Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Elkhart, Indiana
Jun 9	South Lake Tahoe, California; Palo Alto, California; Wichita, Kansas; and Batavia, Ohio
Jun 16	Englewood, Colorado; Marshfield, Massachusetts; Missoula, Montana; Stevensville, Maryland; and Eastland, Texas
Jun 23	Allentown, Pennsylvania

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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ePilot Flight Training Editors:
Alyssa J. Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis

Production Team:
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Kristy O'Malley
Melissa Whitehouse

Contributors:
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Sarah Deener
Dave Hirschman
Tom Horne
Warren Morningstar
Jill W. Tallman
Ian J. Twombly
Julie Summers Walker

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