November 23, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 18, ISSUE 47	November 23, 2018

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

'Cleared for any runway'

You are climbing out after takeoff when a large bird flies into the left wingtip. What do you do? Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

Pan Am academy partners with ExpressJet

Pan Am International Flight Academy in Miami partnered with ExpressJet Airlines to encourage flight instructors to seek employment with the air carrier. Read more >

Article

Post-solo celebration

At the Central Florida Aerospace Academy, first solo shirt-tail clippings are replaced by red clay bricks placed permanently in the walkway that leads to the school's main entrance. Read more >

Flying to serve others

Offering your skills and airplane to help those in need can be rewarding and demanding. Learn about public benefit flying with this AOPA Air Safety Institute online course. Take the course >

Collins writing prize for youth

The family of the late Richard Collins, a longtime aviation writer and safety expert, partnered with Sporty's Pilot Shop to offer young pilots a $2,500 award for original, previously unpublished writing that highlights general aviation. Collins, who died in April, was familiar to thousands who learned from his articles and videos. The application deadline is March 1.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': French Air Rally pilot Amy Rose

Hear about the trip of a lifetime from Virginia student and AOPA French Air Rally participant Amy Rose. Then, stick around for the rest of the week's aviation headlines. Listen to the podcast >

Scholarships

CAP opens winter encampment assistance

Financial assistance applications that help Civil Air Patrol cadets attend a week of winter encampments will be closing in late November. Winter encampments during the December holiday break concentrate on leadership, physical fitness, character development, and aviation-themed educational experiences.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Icon across America

A new Icon A5 journeys from California to the East Coast, across the Sierra Nevada and Plains. Join the adventure and get the latest on the company. Plus, check out this week's news. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Nov. 22 >

Training Products and Resources

Fashionable aviation winter wear

PilotMall recently introduced winter apparel from Alpha Industries. A variety of modern or retro flight jackets and other clothing items are available online.

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

Don't let minor injuries become major hassles

Your liability coverage is in place to cover major expenses, but what about minor injuries? Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Mind your nose

A well-functioning nose will allow you to detect beautiful and dangerous aromas—leaking fuel, burning rubber, or burning anything. So wake up and smell the roses, and if you can't smell them, don't go flying. Read more >

Blogs

Noise abatement procedures

Even the airlines abide by noise abatement procedures. Learn about the two types from airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Video

No substitute for weather planning

An instrument rating doesn't simplify your flight planning. Learn how to plan an IFR flight like a pro in this video from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

Plane Spotter

'The spaceship'

Somewhere out there are several hundred youngsters who recall when they flew in a spaceship. As such stories go, descriptions of the craft—it resembles a small airplane with a short, wide wing and tiny horizontal tail—might seem to corroborate the recollection. Further examination reveals they rode in a Dyke Delta, a delta-wing, retractable-gear, fiberglass-and-steel-tube design first spotted in skies in the 1960s. Homebuilder Alan White wrote that he has flown 250 passengers from the EAA Young Eagles program in this Lycoming-powered example that many passengers nicknamed "the spaceship."

Final Exam

Question

I am instructing a student pilot who is training for his private pilot airplane certificate. His medical certificate prohibits night flying. Is he still required to receive the night flying dual instruction specified in 14 CFR 61.109(a)(2)?

Answer

Yes. He cannot fly at night solo or as pilot in command, but he still must receive the three hours of night training to meet the aeronautical experience requirements for the private pilot flight test.

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: CFII/MEI, Snohomish Flying Service

Snohomish Flying Service in Washington has an immediate opening for a fixed-wing CFII/MEI for its busy and long-established Part 141 flight school. 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 development marketing and communications manager, aviation finance loan processor, digital marketing coordinator, 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 AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Dec. 1-2	Orlando, Florida; and Denver, Colorado
Jan. 5-6	Bellevue, Washington; and Costa Mesa, California
Jan. 12-13	Charlotte, North Carolina; Jackson, Mississippi; Portland, Oregon; and San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 19-20	Alcoa, Tennessee; Romulus, Michigan; and Santa Clara, 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

Jan. 14	Reno, Nevada; and Houston, Texas
Jan. 15	McClellan, California; and Houston, Texas
Jan. 16	Milpitas, California; and San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 17	Austin, Texas

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Dec. 1	Bartow, Florida; Chesapeake, Virginia; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Homestead, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec. 8	Scottsdale, Arizona; Brewton, Alabama; Frederick, Maryland; Topeka, Kansas; San Diego, California; and College Station, Texas
Dec. 15	Englewood, Colorado; and Rome, Georgia

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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