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


VOL 19, ISSUE 10	March 8, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

Can you fly again tomorrow?

You'd probably shop for a new flight instructor if he or she recommended that you fly three hours on March 1, schedule your practical test for May 31, and not fly until then. And that would be a smart move. Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

ASA teams to highlight aviation maintenance careers

Aviation Supplies and Academics Inc. is partnering with ChooseAerospace.org to highlight careers for aviation maintenance professionals. Read more >

Flight Training magazine

Five aviation questions with Miss New Jersey

The flying bug bit Miss New Jersey Jaime Gialloreto after she flew along the Atlantic City shoreline. Read more >

Online jobs firm connects with AMT world

Aviation jobs website and AOPA partner JSfirm.com added Professional Aviation Maintenance Association members to its network in an effort to grow the aircraft maintenance technician industry.

Say it right

Radio communication done right reduces workload, decreases stress, and improves safety. Learn how with this AOPA Air Safety Institute course.

Scholarships

You Can Fly

Tips to make your scholarship application stand out

We are giving away more than $1 million in scholarships. Make your application stand out with these five tips.

Pennsylvania aero club scholarships

The Aero Club of Pennsylvania is offering a handful of aviation scholarships to Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley-based pilots with awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Finding fun in the freeze; Women of AOPA

Maine's winter can be tough, but powering through it pays off. Also this week, AOPA's aviatrixes celebrate International Women's Day, and a GPS-enabled camera busts a myth about tailwheel landings. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, March 7 >

Training Products and Resources

Fly by night

Night flying can be breathtaking yet challenging. Prepare for your next night flight with this AOPA Air Safety Institute quiz.

Piloti sneakers enhance rudder, brake control

Piloti launched three new sneaker designs based on the Prototipo—a driving shoe with lateral reinforcement, heel bone cushioning, and "uncompromised pedal feel." The shoes are available online from PilotMall.com starting at $149.

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

Brain exercises

Practicing these three brain exercises every time you fly will help prepare you for an emergency, according to Dr. Kenneth Stahl. Read more >

Member benefit

Find the right airplane: Help is on the way!

When you come up short in your search for your dream airplane, a broker or dealer is just the person to help. Read more >

Blogs

Atlas Air accident under scrutiny

It's too early to jump to conclusions about the fatal air cargo accident of Atlas Air Flight 3591, warns Flight Training blogger and airline pilot Chip Wright. Read more >

Plane Spotter

Timeless Travel Air

In the 1920s the Travel Air Manufacturing Co. of Wichita, Kansas, launched by future aviation legends Lloyd Stearman, Walter Beech, and Clyde Cessna, led the way producing airplanes including three-place biplanes powered by a variety of radial engines. One surviving aircraft, completed on Valentine's Day 1930 and later restored in the paint scheme of a 1930s-era stunt-flying team, is this Travel Air D–4000 in the collection of the Owls Head Transportation Museum in coastal Maine. Its completion closely followed Curtiss-Wright Corp.'s acquisition of Travel Air, which encountered financial headwinds as the Great Depression began.

Final Exam

Question

My flight review is due by the end of this month. However, I recently completed a 1.4-hour checkout from a flight instructor in a Cessna Skyhawk that covered all the normal maneuvers. We also did more than an hour of ground school. Does this satisfy the flight review requirement?

Answer

Although the time and training meet the minimum flight review requirements, the checkout does not satisfy the flight review requirement unless the instructor endorsed your logbook for the satisfactory completion of a flight review.

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: Regulatory affairs director, AOPA

The director of regulatory affairs is responsible for the development and management of aviation regulatory and certification policy on issues including, but not limited to, unmanned aircraft systems, airman certification, flight training, operational regulations, and safety concerns. 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 an aviation events senior manager, medical certification technician, You Can Fly operations vice president, aviation finance account executive, development operations director, development marketing and communications manager, Air Safety Institute video producer, marketing customer acquisitions director, and several interns. Learn about these and other AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

Mar. 23-24	Ontario, California; and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Apr. 6-7	Aurora, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; and San Diego, California
Apr. 13-14	Dulles, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Tampa, Florida
Apr. 27-28	Dedham, Massachusetts

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

Mar. 11	Wichita, Kansas; Ypsilanti, Michigan; Monroe, North Carolina; and Burlington, Washington
Mar. 12	Seattle, Washington; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Independence, Ohio; and Asheville, North Carolina
Mar. 13	Greensboro, North Carolina; Rogers, Arkansas; Puyallup, Washington; and Columbus, Ohio
Mar. 14	Portland, Oregon; Batavia, Ohio; and Morrisville, North Carolina

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Mar. 9	North Windham, Connecticut; Henderson, Nevada; Williamsburg, Virginia; and Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mar. 12	Fort Myers, Florida
Mar. 16	Scottsdale, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; and Temple, Texas
Mar. 23	Cleveland, Ohio; Ogden, Utah; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Englewood, Colorado

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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