November 2, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter
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| VOL 20, ISSUE 44 |
November 2, 2018 |
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Top Stories
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| Advocacy |
| Coalition calls for fee transparency |
| New "Know Before You Go" best business practices for fixed-base operators recommend online listings of the prices, fees, and charges pilots may face. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Think quickly, remain calm |
| Air traffic controllers were honored for helping save pilots dealing with electrical failures, an in-flight fire, icing, and other emergencies. Read more > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Determined to fly; Changing lives |
| Quincey Carr's journey from paralyzed gunshot victim to flight instructor inspires attendees at the AOPA Fly-In in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and an aviation career day draws hundreds of potential pilots. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Nov. 1 > |
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AOPA Fly-Ins
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| PRESENTED BY ALABAMA DOT AERONAUTICS BUREAU |
| Gulf Shores celebrates the aviation life |
| Listening to a live band while roasting marshmallows for s'mores with friends and relaxing after a Southern dinner complete with shrimp and grits and sweet tea was a recipe for making memories at AOPA's last fly-in of 2018. Read more > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Video |
| Better weather planning |
| Learn how to find pertinent weather information on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aviation Weather Center website with this video. |
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| IFR Fix |
| Nerves of ice |
| Ice is famously unpredictable, and more than one harrowing tale begins with a preflight forecast making no mention of it. Read more > |
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| Online resource |
| Take control of your takeoffs and landings |
| Bungled takeoffs and botched landings happen to all pilots. Get tips for smoothing them out in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Takeoffs and Landings Safety Spotlight. |
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| Flash-based, login required |
| Push the knob, turn the button…right? |
| In this AOPA Air Safety Institute online course, you'll learn some common functions, practical tips, and gotchas about using GPS for IFR operations. Take the course > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| AOPA publishes airport security fact sheet |
| A new airport security fact sheet helps airports that must administer a TSA-approved security plan balance safety and access. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| ICAO conference calls for medical, regulatory reforms |
| International Civil Aviation Organization delegates backed a proposal to enact a safe and cost-effective medical certification standard for light-aircraft pilots. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| The best weather tool you've never heard of |
| If most of your flights are short and below 5,000 feet agl, there's a weather-data source designed just for you. Read more > |
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Health
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| Pilot Magazine |
| Climbing for a cure |
| As a whooping cough epidemic in the 1940s killed dozens of children, one anxious family learned that the thin air at a Cessna's service-ceiling altitude might offer hope. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Article |
| Thrush Switchback firefighter a 'go' |
| The Thrush 510G Switchback single-engine air tanker was certified by the FAA Oct. 26 and is expected to serve as a firefighting aircraft and an agricultural spray machine. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| Exiting the hold: Quieting the critic |
| To achieve their goals, pilots must overcome their inner critic with positive thinking, writes Opinion Leaders blogger Jolie Lucas. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Slideshow |
| Golden Isles retreat is a family treat |
| Welcoming beaches, marshes, and sparse crowds have long made Georgia's Jekyll Island Southerners' "go to" for affordable family vacations. Read more > |
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| Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our free AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter. |
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Financial
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| Member benefit |
| Questions about moving up to a turboprop? |
| Interest rates and down payments are frequent discussions among turboprop buyers. Pilatus Aircraft Regional Sales Director Ronald Smith offers tips to smooth your transition to the flight levels. Read more > |
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Know the nuances of importing or exporting aircraft |
| Importing or exporting an aircraft can be rewarding or frustrating. Knowing the details will help. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Neptune P2V fire bomber retires to Montana |
| A water salute greeted Tanker 05, a Lockheed Neptune P2V–5F fire bomber, after the workhorse made its final flight. Read more > |
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| Video |
| Virginia aviation career day 'changes lives' |
| More than 700 high school and college students attended the thirteenth annual Leesburg, Virginia, aviation career day. Read more > |
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| Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4 |
| If you live in an area that observes daylight saving time, don't forget to move your clocks back one hour on Nov. 4. Remember that the conversion to Coordinated Universal Time will change, too. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's time conversion chart can help you avoid confusion. |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Flight Instructor, West Bend Air |
| West Bend Air in Wisconsin is seeking a full-time CFI/CFII for Part 61 ground and flight training, with the opportunity to advance into the company's charter department. 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 an Air Safety Institute video producer, scholarship program manager, marketing customer acquisitions director, development operations director, curriculum development director, accounts payable technician, aviation finance sales manager/senior account executive, publications senior director, regulatory affairs director, and aviation finance account executive. Learn about these and other AOPA career opportunities > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
I've heard the term "hot spot" used to describe areas at an airport where a pilot should be especially attentive because of the potential for collision or runway incursions. Where can I find information on airport hot spots?
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You can find hot spot information in the chart supplement or on the FAA website.
This question and answer were provided by AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Flight Instructor Refresher Courses |
| Nov. 10-11 |
Atlanta, Georgia; and San Diego, California |
| Nov. 17-18 |
Austin, Texas; and Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec. 1-2 |
Orlando, Florida; and Denver, Colorado |
| Jan. 5-6 |
Bellevue, Washington; and Costa Mesa, California |
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| Safety Seminars |
| Nov. 5 |
Greenville, South Carolina |
| Nov. 6 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov. 7 |
Huntsville, Alabama |
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| Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. |
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| Rusty Pilots Seminars |
| Nov. 3 |
Henderson, Nevada; Poplar Bluff, Missouri; Burlington, Washington; Acampo, California; and Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Nov. 10 |
Carlsbad, California; and Winchester, Virginia |
| Nov. 17 |
Nashville, Tennessee; and Cleveland, Tennessee |
| Dec. 1 |
Bartow, Florida; Chesapeake, Virginia; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Homestead, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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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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Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
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Kristy O'Malley
Melissa Whitehouse |
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Sarah Deener
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