October 26, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter


VOL 20, ISSUE 43	October 26, 2018

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Top Stories

Video

Dragging at Dead Cow

Clouds of thick gray dust rolled across the Dead Cow lakebed airstrip as spectators cheered on competitors during the 2018 High Sierra Fly-In STOL Drag Race. Read more >

Advocacy

FAA under surveillance

AOPA's initiative to expose egregious fixed-base operation pricing has caught the attention of the Government Accountability Office. Read more >

AOPA Live This Week

GAO eyes price enforcement; Splash-off

The government's fiscal watchdog is investigating FAA enforcement of fair FBO pricing. Also this week, we put Piper's classic Super Cub up against the Aeroprakt A22LS for a seaplane showdown. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Oct. 25 >

AOPA Fly-Ins

Presented by Alabama DOT Aeronautics Bureau

See you at the AOPA Gulf Shores Fly-In

We are ready for you at the AOPA Fly-In at Gulf Shores, Alabama! Get the schedule of events, pilot information packet, and flight procedures. Learn more >

Technique and Safety

Video

Are marginal conditions really marginal?

In this AOPA Air Safety Institute Accident Case Study, a VFR-only pilot finds himself confused and in the clouds. Watch the video >

Online resource

Flirting with disaster

The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Fuel Management Safety Spotlight has resources to help you avoid coming up short. Learn more >

I gotta go where it's warm!

With daylight saving time ending soon, now's your chance for one last weekend beach trip. How does an IFR approach into South Carolina's North Myrtle Beach sound? Try this quiz from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

Advocacy

FAA maps 'off-ramp' from special issuance medicals

The FAA has detailed how pilots with special issuance medical certificates can transition from their first, second, or third class medical certificate and fly as sport pilots, as glider pilots, or under BasicMed. Read more >

Advocacy

Rebate doesn't signal ADS-B deadline change

The fact that the FAA has brought back its $500 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out rebate should not be interpreted as a sign that the 2020 equipage deadline might slip. 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 >

Advocacy

Santa Monica seeks bids to remove runway safety area

The city council in Santa Monica, California, is back on the attack, soliciting bids to remove pavement from the airport's runway safety area. Read more >

Health

Pilot Protection Services

Medication can help prevent blood clots

Learn about various conditions that can put you at a higher risk for blood clots and find out which anticoagulants are permissible by the FAA. Read more >

Technology

Article

Study finds drones flying dangerously

Researchers caught drones flying uncomfortably close to busy Florida airports in May, gathering troubling data about potential risk to manned aircraft. Read more >

Gear

Article

Avidyne expands Cessna Citation FMS retrofits

Avidyne Avionics has launched new flight management system upgrade programs for Cessna Citation-series jets. Read more >

Article

CiES fuel senders approved for more aircraft

CiES announced FAA approval to install fuel quantity senders in numerous single- and twin-engine aircraft. Read more >

Travel

Article

The most colorful routes

Make the most of this season of color with these tips on the best routes, and photography advice, too. Read more >

Article

AOPA offers new Bahamas, Caribbean travel guides

The 2019 AOPA Pilot Guides for the Bahamas and the Caribbean help you plan your trip with destination information and advice from pilots. Read more >

Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our free AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter.

Financial

Slideshow

Pilatus celebrates new completion center

In 2015, Pilatus' Board of Directors authorized $25 million to build a large, modern facility. The company celebrated its grand opening Oct. 22 in Broomfield, Colorado. Read more >

Member benefit

Don't dread a turboprop transition

Find out why moving up from a piston aircraft to a turboprop is "easier than you think." Read more >

News and Notes

You Can Fly

AOPA immerses educators in aviation

High school educators will be immersed in aviation Nov. 5 and 6 when UPS hosts and sponsors the AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium. Read more >

AOPA Super Cub Sweepstakes

Get your sea wings

Find out what it's like to earn a seaplane rating in an amphibious Piper Super Cruiser from the flight school that is donating seaplane training to the AOPA Sweepstakes Super Cub winner. Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': I Hart Flying attracts pilots

Find out from Rachelle Spector how one organization is boosting the pilot population, especially among young women. Plus, get the week's aviation headlines. Listen to the podcast >

Brought to you by AOPA

Unicom, the Pilot/Controller Glossary, runways marked with magnetic headings: AOPA advocated for these safety enhancements. Learn about AOPA's nearly 80 years of advocacy in Freedom to Fly, available for preorder.

Career Opportunities

Aviation job board

Job of the week: AeroGuard FTC flight instructor

AeroGuard in Phoenix, Arizona, is hiring certificated flight instructors to instruct and build skills at a busy airport with challenging airspace and nearly 340 days of flying weather per year. 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 scholarship program manager, marketing customer acquisitions director, development operations director, curriculum development director, aviation finance loan processor, accounts payable accounting technician, aviation finance sales manager/senior account executive, publications senior director, renewals insurance agent, regulatory affairs director, new business aviation insurance agent, and aviation finance account executive. Learn about these and other AOPA career opportunities >

Question of the Week

Question

My instructor recommended taking AOPA's online flight review course. Where can I find that?

Answer

AOPA's Focused Flight Review webpage allows you to choose from several flight profiles ranging from positive aircraft control to mountain flying.

This question and answer were provided by AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

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

Oct. 26-27	Gulf Shores, Alabama
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

Oct. 27	Richmond, Virginia; Broomfield, Colorado; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Gulf Shores, Alabama; and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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

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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