January 18, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 19, ISSUE 3	January 18, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

VFR, remembered

As the tech tsunami transforms flying, don't become solely reliant on avionics to point out traffic. Remember to "see and avoid" the old-fashioned way. Read more >

Flight Training News

AOPA Foundation Focus

AOPA offers $1 million in scholarships for students, teachers

AOPA will award 100 scholarships of $10,000 each to 80 high school students and 20 teachers who advance aviation education in their classrooms. Read more >

AOPA Foundation Focus

You Can Fly Challenge opens

Boost the general aviation pilot population and open career doors for aspiring pilots by donating to the 2019 You Can Fly Challenge. The Ray Foundation will match up to $2 million. Read more >

Advocacy

Knowledge testing now active

FAA airman knowledge testing is operational again after some delays caused by the federal government shutdown. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Prepping for initial night flight

Night flying requires some methods similar to those for flying in instrument conditions. Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Teenage earthrounder Mason Andrews

Flying around the world is a great accomplishment. Doing it at 18 years old is incredible. Hear about the experience of earthrounder Mason Andrews, and stick around for the week's headlines. Listen to the podcast >

Safety publication

Learn from 'CFI to CFI'

See if you agree with the AOPA Air Safety Institute's top 10 tips that make pilots better. Also, get advice for student retention, solo cross-countries, and mastering landings. Read the newsletter >

Scholarships

Piper announces two scholarships

Piper Aircraft will offer two scholarships to students pursuing higher education in Florida. The $5,000 Bill Cluck Memorial Scholarship honors a Piper mechanic and design engineer. The $1,000 Freedom of Flight Award is for local high school graduates enrolled in a college or technical school program. Applications for both awards are due March 29. To request an application for either scholarship, send an email to Piper.

Flying Musicians solo scholarship deadline nears

The Flying Musicians Association awards scholarships to high school musicians who are nominated by their music director and pursuing flight training. Students are sponsored through their first solo. The nomination deadline is Jan. 31.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Celebrating the Miracle; Return to Normandy

Join a tenth-anniversary gathering of those who lived to celebrate the "Miracle on the Hudson." Also this week, a group of jumpers aims to follow in the footsteps of the D-Day paratroopers; and we prove that you really can stall in a vertical dive. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Jan. 17 >

Training Products and Resources

Video playlist

Be weather wise

Did you miss the AOPA Air Safety Institute's fall 2018 "ASI Investigates: Weather Accidents" seminar? Watch this YouTube playlist and follow along as we analyze weather-related accidents featured in the seminar.

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

AOPA Premier Partner created content

Caught on camera: Trapped above the ice

One pilot's emergency situation was caught on a GoPro. Watch this PilotWorkshops video to see the series of events, including the bold maneuver the pilot used to escape, narrated by an instructor who shares valuable lessons. Watch the video >

Member benefit

Tips for finding your ideal aircraft

If you have financing and a hangar in place, but still haven't found the aircraft for you, it might be time to call in a broker. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Are statins right for your health?

Learn about cholesterol and the different statin medications available to treat high cholesterol. Read more >

Blogs

Paper versus electronic quick reference handbooks

Find out why some airline pilots are pushing back on changing from paper to electronic quick reference handbooks—the books with abnormal and emergency checklists. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Norse by Northwest

A first glance tells you that the hefty high-wing taildragger with the round engine up front was built for the bush. Next, savvy plane spotters check the landing gear to pin down the identification: If the main wheels adhere to stubby structures extending from the fuselage, you are on your way to logging a sighting of a 600-horsepower, 10-place Canadian Noorduyn Norseman, typically a wood-and-fabric workhorse designed by Robert Noorduyn and dating to 1935. Not every Norseman operates on conventional landing gear; those odd attach points also accommodate floats or skis.

Final Exam

Question

Does completing an instrument proficiency check (IPC) make an instrument-rated pilot current again, even if six approaches were not done during that check?

Answer

Yes. According to 14 CFR 61.57(d), a pilot may re-establish instrument currency by completing an IPC. The airman certification standards require that at least two instrument approaches be performed during an IPC.

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: Certificated flight instructors, Trident Aircraft

Trident Aircraft, located in Easton, Maryland, on the beautiful Eastern Shore, is hiring certificated flight instructors who want to fly with motivated students and staff. 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 operations director, fly-in exhibits manager, development marketing and communications manager, Air Safety Institute video producer, marketing customer acquisitions director, regulatory affairs director, and aviation finance account executive. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Jan. 19-20	Alcoa, Tennessee; Romulus, Michigan; and Santa Clara, California
Jan. 26-27	Frederick, Maryland
Feb. 9-10	Las Vegas, Nevada; and Louisville, Kentucky
Feb. 16-17	Fort Worth, Texas; Sacramento, California; and Nashua, New Hampshire

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. 28	Van Nuys, California; and Mesa, Arizona
Jan. 29	Ontario, California; and Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 30	Costa Mesa, California
Jan. 31	San Diego, California; and Albuquerque, New Mexico

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Jan. 19	Houston, Texas
Jan. 25	Sebring, Florida
Feb. 2	Columbus, Mississippi; and Prescott, Arizona
Feb. 9	Bethany, Oklahoma; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Frederick, Maryland

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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