January 25, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 19, ISSUE 4	January 25, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

A perfectly awful maneuver

The flight instructor's steep turn was well outside private pilot practical test tolerances. Why would the CFI demonstrate the maneuver so poorly? Read more >

Flight Training News

You Can Fly

Tips for picking a flight school

You want to learn to fly, but how do you find a flight school or instructor that you can trust with your training? AOPA names some of the best. Read more >

Article

Sim maximizes training environment

Seattle aviation technology company one-G simulation hopes to help grow the pilot population by integrating simulators into flight training with a pay-as-you-go philosophy. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Aircraft carrier camp almost like the real thing

The experiences at the National Flight Academy's summer camp at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida are so real that after six days "at sea," your teenager will have to get his or her land legs back. Read more >

Safety seminar

Learn backcountry lessons with 'Peaks to Pavement'

Want to learn more about backcountry flying and improve your piloting skills? Check out the AOPA Air Safety Institute's new free seminar, "Peaks to Pavement: Applying Lessons from the Backcountry," in a city near you. View the schedule >

ERAU No. 1 for online learning

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the 2019 No. 1 online school for bachelor's degree programs and for military veterans seeking college degrees. The university achieved a Top 5 bachelor's program ranking for the sixth consecutive year, and has been in the Top 5 for veterans since 2014.

Scholarships

Hayward Air Rally scholarship deadline approaching

The Hayward Air Rally will award two or more scholarships for youths ages 16 to 18 to attend the Experimental Aircraft Association's Advanced Air Academy from July 26 to Aug. 3. The application deadline is Feb. 1.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Road warrior; Baja beauty

A Kitfox may be made for flying, but this one has logged more than 100,000 miles on the road, and that suits the owner just fine. Also this week, capturing the beauty of Baja California, and AOPA pledges $1 million for scholarships. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Jan. 24 >

Training Products and Resources

'Introduction to the National Airspace System' updated

Students and pilots who want to learn more about the National Airspace System can turn to Donna F. Wilt's Introduction to the National Airspace System. Aviation Supplies and Academics notes that the updated second edition brings together material that isn't covered in an instrument ground course. The eBook is available for $19.95.

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

BasicMed and your checkride

Can you take a checkride if you are flying under BasicMed? In most cases, you can. AOPA Legal Services Plan Attorney Chad Mayer explains. Read more >

Instrument Tip

IFR without GPS?

What do you do when your GPS starts acting up on an instrument flight? Test your knowledge of IFR procedures with this AOPA Air Safety Institute quiz.

Plane Spotter

Enter the Longitude

Plane spotters gearing up to log new-aircraft sightings in 2019 can keep their eyes out for a super-midsize business jet with swept wings, two engines mounted to the rear fuselage, and a distinctively swept T-tail. The Cessna Citation Longitude completed a globe-circumnavigating introductory tour in 2018 and finished the year by being awarded its provisional type certificate. (Photo courtesy of Textron Aviation.)

Final Exam

Question

I own an experimental Van's Aircraft RV–6 and would like to get in on the rebate for installing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out. Do experimental aircraft qualify for the rebate?

Answer

Yes. However, you must install a technical standard order-compliant ADS-B unit to be eligible for the rebate. Non-TSOed units, like the ones typically marketed to experimental aircraft owners, are not eligible.

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, Cardinal Wings Aviation

Cardinal Wings Aviation in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking full-time flight instructors for its busy Part 61 school, which helps instructors build time fast. 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 these and other AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

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
Feb. 23-24	Fairfax, Virginia; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Orlando, Florida

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

Feb. 2	Columbus, Mississippi; and Prescott, Arizona
Feb. 9	Bethany, Oklahoma; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Frederick, Maryland
Feb. 23	Boulder, Colorado; Puyallup, Washington; Maryland Heights, Missouri; Heber City, Utah; Pasco, Washington; and Mooresville, North Carolina
Mar. 2	Dubuque, Iowa; Orlando, Florida; Redding, California; and Wilmington, North Carolina

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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