November 2, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 18, ISSUE 44	November 2, 2018

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

Aviation's twilight zone

With the switch to standard time Nov. 4, civil twilight, which figures heavily in the definition of "night" for logbook purposes, will begin and end earlier. Read more >

Flight Training News

Video

Virginia aviation career day 'changes lives'

More than 700 high school and college students attended the thirteenth annual Leesburg, Virginia, aviation career day. Scholarships totaling nearly $400,000 were awarded. Read more >

Advocacy

Draft ATP certification standards released

A new draft of the Airline Transport Pilot Airman Certification Standards and Type Rating for Airplane is open for public comment until Dec. 21. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Cool airplanes to learn to fly in

Learning to fly? You might find these common trainers on the flight line at your local airport. Read more >

Video

Better weather planning

With so much data at our fingertips, finding pertinent weather information can be daunting. Tour the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aviation Weather Center website with this video from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

Frasca simulators headed to China schools

Three Chinese flight training institutions have ordered advanced flight training devices from Illinois-based Frasca International. Fanmei Aviation, Hebei Zhiyuan GA, and First International Aviation Academy chose single- and multiengine sims to augment the 48 Frasca devices already in use in China.

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. NOAA's time conversion chart can help you avoid confusion.

Scholarships

FedEx Express supporting Univ. of Memphis aviators

University of Memphis commercial aviation students can apply for some of the $500,000 in scholarships FedEx Express promised to the school. The company is a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., which pledged $2.5 million to the FedEx Purple Runway Aviation Scholarship program for future aviators attending six institutions.

AOPA Live

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 >

Training Products and Resources

Online resource

Take control of your takeoffs and landings

Bungled takeoffs and botched landings happen regularly, even to experienced pilots. Get tips for making these critical phases of flight more uneventful in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Takeoffs and Landings Safety Spotlight.

Garmin D2 Delta watch is pilot's friend

The latest generation of Garmin's feature-rich D2 aviator watch includes a built-in GPS receiver, horizontal situation indicator, full airport database, compass, altimeter, and nearest airport function. It can also play music, make electronic payments, and connect to Garmin avionics to share routes and flight data. The watch is available online from Sporty's Pilot Shop from $899.

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

Know the nuances for importing or exporting aircraft

Importing or exporting an aircraft can be a good opportunity or lead to frustration and delays. Knowing the details will help. Read more >

Member benefit

Questions about moving up to a turboprop?

Interest rates and down payments are frequent discussion topics among turboprop buyers. Pilatus Aircraft regional sales director Ronald Smith offers additional tips that can smooth your transition to the flight levels. Read more >

Instrument Tip

IFR Fix

Nerves of ice

Ice is famously unpredictable, and more than one harrowing tale begins with a preflight forecast that made no mention of it. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Aeroprakt in America

Variety is everywhere in the light sport aircraft segment, even within a particular make and model. Take designer Yuri Yakovlev's Aeroprakt A22LS from Ukraine: It's a mostly metal high-winged, two-place airplane with doors that are essentially gigantic windows, providing superb visibility. Powerplant choices include several Rotax engines, and you might spot the airplane on tricycle gear or on floats, fitted with a stick or yoke, and outfitted with a glass cockpit or analog instruments. AOPA Live compared the floatplane version's capabilities to the venerable Piper Super Cub, and a fly-off revealed the results.

Final Exam

Question

I recently completed a private pilot flight test to add a multiengine rating. When I received my new pilot certificate, it still showed I hold only a single-engine rating. How do I correct this error?

Answer

Contact the FAA Airmen Certification branch. Mistakes do happen at the FAA, even when the pilot and examiner verify that all information on the airman application is correct.

This question and answer were provided by the aviation experts in AOPA's Pilot Information Center. 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, 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 >

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 >

Education & Seminars

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

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

Nov. 5	Greenville, South Carolina
Nov. 6	Atlanta, Georgia
Nov. 7	Huntsville, Alabama

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

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

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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