October 26, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 18, ISSUE 43	October 26, 2018

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

One windy day

What does it mean when a surface-analysis chart depicts isobars wrapped tightly around an area of low or high pressure? Read more >

Flight Training News

You Can Fly

AOPA immerses educators in aviation

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

You Can Fly

Flying club encourages cross-border ops

Flying clubs are among the best ways to save money while you fly. Members of this Texas club save money and get some international flights under their belts. Read more >

Podcast

Fast track to an airline pilot career

Aviation News Talk podcast host Max Trescott interviews a future airline pilot who is on track to fly 1,500 hours in one year. Find out how she plans to accomplish that. Listen to the podcast >

Hispanic-Americans in aviation honored

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao honored Hispanic-Americans' contributions to aviation during Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing New York City's Vaughn College for providing education opportunities to first-generation college students.

Alsim opens Florida simulator lab

Alsim Flight Training Solutions has opened a simulation laboratory at Florida's Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport with partner Cirrus Aviation. The facility offers generic and type-specific analog and glass-cockpit-equipped simulators.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': I Hart Flying attracting 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 >

Scholarships

Apply now for WAI scholarships

The deadline for dozens of Women in Aviation International scholarships is Nov. 12; however, applicants must be a member of the organization by Nov. 1. More than 100 scholarships valued at close to $600,000 will be awarded in March.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

GAO eyes FAA price enforcement; Splash-off

AOPA's fight for fair fixed-base operation pricing has caught the eye of the Government Accountability Office, and we'll explain why that's good news. 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 >

Training Products and Resources

Online resource

Fuel: The unsung hero

Check out the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Fuel Management Safety Spotlight and learn how to manage your airplane's lifeblood. Learn more >

Guide to tailwheel ops

Instructor and examiner Jason Blair shares practical tips in An Aviator's Field Guide to Tailwheel Flying. Learn the reasons behind certain techniques, when to use each, and why they must be mastered. The advice helped an AOPA editor working toward the tailwheel endorsement in a Piper Super Cub. The book is available in a variety of formats from $7.95.

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

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 >

Member benefit

Don't dread a turboprop transition

Find out why Pilatus Aircraft Regional Sales Director Ronald Smith says moving up from a piston aircraft to a turboprop is "easier than you think." Read more >

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 >

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.

Instrument Tip

I gotta go where it's warm!

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

Plane Spotter

Tip-tanked trainer

Two-place tandem seats, straight wings mounted at mid-fuselage height, and fuel tanks distinctively mounted at the wingtips are the visual cues to spotting a North American T–2 Buckeye, a 485-knot, 13,179-pound-takeoff-weight, two-engine jet trainer that first flew in 1958 and trained more than 11,000 military pilots before it was retired in 2008. Renowned for safety and reliability, more than 500 Buckeyes were built—as the name hints—in Columbus, Ohio. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Danny Ewing Jr.)

Final Exam

Question

Under the FAA's relaunched Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast rebate program, will the rebate be available retroactively for those of us who have already equipped?

Answer

Unfortunately, no. According to the FAA, the rebate is offered as an incentive for those who have not yet equipped. For more information about the ADS-B rebate program, see this AOPA Online article or the FAA website.

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: 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, 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 >

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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