February 8, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 19, ISSUE 6	February 8, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

Dings and don'ts

You show up at the airport to fly on a cold winter morning and behold an airplane crumpled against a hangar, its dejected owner explaining the hand-prop mishap. Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

Sweepstakes promotes GA safety

Participate in the FAA's Wings Pilot Proficiency program and you could be eligible to win between $500 and $1,500. Read more >

Pilot magazine

Face the change

Change is afoot in the aviation industry. Before long, could you be plugging your airplane into the wall rather than calling the fuel truck at the end of a flight lesson? Read more >

Grant to modernize Delaware State University's fleet

A $3.4 million state grant to Delaware State University will help its aviation program purchase 10 Vulcanair V1.0 flight training aircraft, a news release noted.

Podcast

Who turned out the lights?

In this new episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I was... podcast, Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association President Steve Guetter discusses his night electrical system failure. Listen to his story online, via iTunes, or on Spotify.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': AOPA airspace guru Rune Duke

Visit with AOPA airspace guru, multiengine student, and former military air traffic controller Rune Duke for a chat about airspace and acronyms, and stick around for the week's headlines. Listen to the podcast >

Scholarships

Hawaii remembers engineer Frank Der Yuen with five scholarships

The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum honors the memory of aeronautical engineer, airline executive, and consultant Frank Der Yuen with five $1,000 scholarships for Hawaii residents pursuing aviation careers. Der Yuen designed the self-propelled bridges airlines use for boarding passengers. The scholarship deadline is Feb. 15.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Flying hospital; Listed no more

Fly aboard a hospital that sprints around the world bringing life-changing care where it is needed. Also this week, the new NTSB "Most Wanted List" might surprise you, and preview the Red Bull Air Race season. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Feb. 7 >

Training Products and Resources

Flight Outfitters supersizes Lift bags

Flight Outfitters added space and more features to its Lift flight bags. The Lift XL features the company's classic black, gray, and orange scheme, while the Lift XL Pro adds a new all-black option. The bags have steel-reinforced handles, hold two headsets, and can slide over rolling luggage handles. Both cost $149.95.

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

Pilot Protection Services

CFI surveillance

The FAA regularly conducts surveillance of flight instructors, as it does with designated pilot examiners. A CFI's actions, failure rate, or students' incidents could lead to a surveillance request from the agency. Read more >

Member benefit

Don't skip the pre-buy

If you are planning to purchase an airplane, here are seven reasons why you should get a pre-buy inspection before sealing the deal. Read more >

Blogs

To answer honestly or not?

Imagine that you are interviewing for a pilot position with a regional air carrier and are asked if you intend to stay with that carrier for the rest of your career. How would you answer? Read more >

Instrument Tip

IFR Fix

Frozen in time

When a January storm roared through the Northeast up into New England, a glance at a radar summary and a surface weather chart showed that conditions were treacherous and changing fast. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Brazilian Phenom

Plane spotters at airports that serve business jets have ever-increasing chances of spotting a 10-seat Brazilian twinjet that has taken a leading position in its class just a decade after its debut. Low-wing, T-tail Phenom 300s with Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E engines of 3,360 pounds thrust mounted high on their rear fuselages have been coming off Embraer's production line in Florida at the rate of 60 per year. The airplane also set a speed record, flying 964 nautical miles from Melbourne, Florida, to Boston in two hours, 38 minutes.

Final Exam

Question

What impact did the government shutdown have on the FAA's issuance of pilot certificates?

Answer

The impact of the shutdown was fairly substantial. The FAA's Airman Certification branch did not process airman applications or issue pilot certificates during those five weeks. As of this week, however, operations have resumed, and applications received from the last week of November 2018 are being processed.

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: CFI, Ohio University

Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, is seeking a certificated flight instructor who has at least 250 hours total time. 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 medical certification technician, You Can Fly operations vice president, aviation finance account executive, development operations director, fly-in exhibits manager, development marketing and communications manager, Air Safety Institute video producer, marketing customer acquisitions director, regulatory affairs director, and several interns. Learn about these and other AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Feb. 9-10	Las Vegas, Nevada; and Louisville, Kentucky
Feb. 16-17	Fort Worth, Texas; Sacramento, California; and Nashua, New Hampshire
Feb. 23-24	Fairfax, Virginia; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Orlando, Florida
Mar. 2-3	Phoenix, Arizona; 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

Feb. 11	Germantown, Tennessee; and Concord, California
Feb. 12	Nashville, Tennessee; and Fresno, California
Feb. 13	Maryville, Tennessee
Feb. 25	Jacksonville, Florida

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Feb. 9	Bethany, Oklahoma; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Frederick, Maryland
Feb. 23	Boulder, Colorado; Puyallup, Washington; Maryland Heights, Missouri; Heber City, Utah; Pasco, Washington; Mooresville, North Carolina; and Green Bay, Wisconsin
Mar. 2	Dubuque, Iowa; Orlando, Florida; Redding, California; and Wilmington, North Carolina
Mar. 9	North Windham, Connecticut; Henderson, Nevada; and Williamsburg, Virginia

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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