June 21, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 19, ISSUE 25	June 21, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

A surprising pattern

Surprises are fun on your birthday or when checking the numbers on a lottery ticket. In flight, encounters with the unexpected are overrated. Read more >

Flight Training News

Flight Training magazine

Busting myths

Aerial misunderstandings and bad flying experiences may lead to dubious wisdom. Read more >

You Can Fly

AOPA announces 2019 high school scholarship winners

Eighty high school students and 20 teachers have won $10,000 scholarships in the 2019 You Can Fly High School Flight Training Scholarship program. Read more >

Video

The four Ws

Do you know what to say before keying the mic? The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Safety Tip: Four Ws of Communication will help refresh your radio skills.

L3 to open Texas-based airline training facility

L3 Commercial Aviation will establish an Airline Training Center at its L3 Link Training and Simulation headquarters in Texas. The center will use L3's RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator devices.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': DPE Natalie Bingham Hoover

Designated pilot examiner and AOPA Pilot columnist Natalie Bingham Hoover shares tips for passing your checkride. Listen to the podcast >

Scholarships

Aviation safety management scholarship available

Northwest Data Solutions offers a scholarship twice per year to young leaders enrolled in an aviation program at a college, university, or training facility. The summer application deadline is July 1.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Fuel for future flyers; King Air upgrade

AOPA high school scholarships will help 80 students and 20 teachers achieve their aviation dreams. Also, the King Ranch version of the venerable Beechcraft King Air takes luxury to the limit. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, June 20 >

Training Products and Resources

Online resource

Know before you go

No preflight is complete without a close examination of airspace and weather. Prepare for your next flight with this AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlight.

Flight1Tech G1000 simulator earns AATD approval

The FAA recently approved Flight1 Aviation Technologies' Garmin G1000-equipped advanced aviation training device, configurable as certain Cirrus, Cessna, and Piper models. The aircraft-specific hardware is "durable enough for college and flight school use."

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

A wing in your eye

Dr. Jonathan Sackier reminds pilots to wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from pterygium and other eye conditions. Read more >

Member benefit

Painting the financial picture

When applying for an aircraft loan, do you really need to supply all of the requested financial information? The short answer is yes. Read more >

Limited-time 'Freedom to Fly' discount

Get 25 percent off Freedom to Fly: AOPA and the History of General Aviation in America at the AOPA Pilot Gear Store online and at the Livermore, California, AOPA Fly-In—only on June 21 and 22. Buy yours today!

Blogs

Minimum equipment lists

Airline captains and first officers must know how to use a minimum equipment list document, writes airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright. Read more >

Instrument Tip

AOPA Premier Partner created content

Try this IFR challenge

1) Test your IFR thinking. 2) Review an important (and misused) calculation. 3) Learn a cross-check that eliminates a big-time error. It's fun! Give this PilotWorkshops challenge a try!

Plane Spotter

When yachts flew

The airplane was ugly and difficult to handle, but had an "excellent view" from the cockpit, according to an unsentimental description the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre lavishes on the Loening Air Yacht , a single-engine amphibious airplane manufactured in the United States in the 1920s. There were several Air Yacht models. In 1935 Thor Solberg flew a model C2–C from the U.S. to Norway in 29 days. It is displayed at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology in Oslo. Solberg's descendants still own New Jersey's Solberg Airport, which he founded. (Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology.)

Final Exam

Question

I have a friend who wants to fly his instrument cross-country training flight in two segments—flying two approaches at two different airports on a 250-nautical-mile flight, then waiting for two days and flying back with the third approach at a third airport. Would that be legal?

Answer

Yes. The regulation does not require this dual training flight to be flown in one day; splitting it up into different days would be fine as long as all the requirements are satisfied.

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: Aircraft mechanic, Life Flight Network

Life Flight Network, one of the country's first air medical transport services, founded in 1978, is seeking an aircraft mechanic to work at its Port Angeles and Kelso, Washington, bases of operations. 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 flying clubs initiative manager, development research specialist, member services representative, Northwest Mountain Region manager, communications senior director, aviation technical specialist, Legal Services Plan attorney, legislative affairs director, aviation event operations senior manager, and development marketing and communications manager. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Jul. 13-14	Coraopolis, Pennsylvania; and Frederick, Maryland
Aug. 3-4	Allentown, Pennsylvania; Costa Mesa, California; and Fort Worth, Texas
Aug. 17-18	Reno, Nevada; and Atlanta, Georgia
Sep. 7-8	Tempe, Arizona

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

Jun. 21-22	Livermore, California
Jun. 29	Whitefield, New Hampshire

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Jun. 22	Livermore, California; and Stevensville, Maryland
Jun. 29	Pottstown, Pennsylvania; Camarillo, California; and Red Lodge, Montana
Jul. 13	Big Bear City, California; and Addison, Texas
Jul. 20	Stockton, California

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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Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
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Contributors:
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