March 29, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'


VOL 19, ISSUE 13	March 29, 2019

Training Tips

Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce

'Black clouds were visible'

What's the best way to outrun a thunderstorm? Hint: It's a trick question. Read more >

Flight Training News

Flight Training magazine

Beyond the airlines

The pilot shortage extends far beyond the airline industry. Business aviation and air taxi companies need flying talent, too. Read more >

Give your knowledge some lift

The word "aerodynamics" conjures images of dry textbooks, but the concepts are easy to grasp with this AOPA Air Safety Institute course.

Top Hawks awarded to four collegiate flight programs

Textron Aviation marked the fifth year of the Top Hawk program by awarding a custom-branded Cessna 172 Skyhawk to Ohio University, Oklahoma State University, Texas Southern University, and Utah Valley University to fly to recruitment and promotional events.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Rep. Sam Graves

Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), a longtime pilot and ranking member of a key congressional committee, shares his thoughts on the recent Boeing crashes; plus, stick around for the week's headlines. Listen to the podcast >

Scholarships

You Can Fly

Don't delay, apply for AOPA scholarships today

The deadline is April 2 to apply for a primary or advanced flight training scholarship, high school flight training scholarship, or teacher scholarship through the AOPA Scholarship Program. We have more than $1 million to award. Apply now!

Finish CAU scholarship application this weekend

High school seniors who have started the application process for California Aeronautical University's Dreams Take Flight Scholarship (worth up to $151,650) need to submit it by March 31. Don't miss this opportunity to launch your aviation career >

Upwind summer scholarship winners announced

The California-based Upwind Foundation awarded high schoolers Jackson Collins, Ashton Hacke, Ben Son, and Megan Stretch flight training scholarships for a nine-week summer program to earn their private pilot certificates.

AOPA Live

AOPA Live This Week

Garmin's Touch; Thawing out in a Super Cub

We're on the ground at the biggest avionics gathering of the year, where Garmin announced a big boost in installation options for its G3X Touch display. Plus, we fly with a veteran of National Geographic's Alaska survival show. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, March 28 >

Training Products and Resources

Online resource

You're on the air!

Do you know what to say before you press the push-to-talk switch? Are you fighting bouts of mic fright? Avoid communication blunders with the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Radio Communications and ATC Safety Spotlight.

Sporty's Flight Gear Charging Bundle

Get ready for fly-in season with a bundle of accessories from Sporty's Pilot Shop to charge your portable devices: a dual USB charger, a USB smart charger, and a backup battery. The bundle is available online for $99.95.

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

Doolittle's GA roots

First outside loop, first instrument flight, world speed records, and air race victories—and that's all before he led the first U.S. air raid on Japan in World War II. Read about Jimmy Doolittle and other inspirational pilots in Freedom to Fly. Buy it now >

Pilot Protection Services

Sweet is not always a treat

Learn about diabetes and what causes the disease. Read more >

Member benefit

Time to dust off your insurance policies

While you are getting your aircraft ready for the flying season and spring cleaning at home, make sure everything else is in order for traveling, like automobile insurance, travel insurance, and pet insurance. Make sure you're covering everything that matters to you with these products.

Plane Spotter

It's a clean machine

It can be a big leap from preliminary vision to production version of an aircraft design, but that's the transformation in progress for an innovative low-wing, canopied, two-place training airplane being developed in Denver. Bye Aerospace is working toward certification and production of its eFlyer 2, formerly Sun Flyer 2—an airplane powered by an electric motor that has already logged several successful flight tests. A four-place eFlyer model is also in the pipeline. (Photo courtesy of Bye Aerospace.)

Final Exam

Question

I am a flight instructor, and I do not have a current flight review. Can I still give a flight review?

Answer

You can in some cases. You cannot act as pilot in command, so the pilot you fly with must have a current flight review and hold the proper rating to serve as PIC in the aircraft being flown.

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: Flight instructor, West Bend Air

West Bend Air in Wisconsin is seeking a full-time CFI/CFII for Part 61 ground and flight training, with the opportunity to advance into the company's charter department. 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 research specialist, Legal Services Plan attorney, legislative affairs director, aviation event operations senior manager, regulatory affairs director, You Can Fly operations vice president, aviation finance account executive, development operations director, development marketing and communications manager, and several interns. Learn about these and other AOPA career opportunities >

Education & Seminars

Flight Instructor Refresher Courses

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
May 4-5	Albany, New York; Conroe, Texas; and Kansas City, Missouri

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

Apr. 1	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Apr. 2	West Des Moines, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Hartford, Connecticut; and Lakeland, Florida
Apr. 3	Bellevue, Nebraska; Waltham, Massachusetts; Dodge Center, Minnesota; and Lakeland, Florida
Apr. 4	Olathe, Kansas; Londonderry, New Hampshire; and Lakeland, Florida

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

Rusty Pilots Seminars

Mar. 30	Live Oak, Florida; Lewiston, Idaho; and Cheektowaga, New York
Apr. 3	Lakeland, Florida
Apr. 6	Omaha, Nebraska; Independence, Oregon; and Traverse City, Michigan
Apr. 13	Redding, California; Spencer, Iowa; Shelbyville, Tennessee; and Napa, 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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