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News & Media May 3, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'

May 3, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'

AOPA
VOL 19, ISSUE 18 May 3, 2019
Training Tips
AOPA
Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce
Tumult on takeoff
The Cessna was accelerating for takeoff when a tremendous banging noise began, accompanied by heavy vibration and pilot confusion. Read more >
Flight Training News
You Can Fly
Putting the fun in fundamentals
If the teachers are having fun teaching aviation concepts, imagine how their students are going to feel. Read more >
Online resource
Beyond the basic flight review
Be the best pilot you can be with the AOPA Air Safety Institute's new Focused Flight Review seaplane module, the first created particularly for seaplane pilot proficiency. Learn more >
Get ground school credit at AOPA Fly-Ins
Delve deeper into mountain, instrument, and VFR flying during ground school workshops at AOPA Fly-Ins. A single pass ($99 in advance; $120 at the door) provides access to great training and logbook endorsements. Learn more >
Article
Party at the Flightline Cookout
Don't miss your chance to chow down on unlimited food while watching a STOL Invitational, D-Day tribute, and drone light show. The AOPA Fly-In Flightline Cookout at Frederick, Maryland, on May 10 is certain to sell out. Read more >
Video
Your right or mine?
Need to brush up on marshalling signals? Review the basics in this new AOPA Air Safety Institute video and taxi in to your next fly-in with confidence!
American Airlines cadets leave nest
American Airlines' first group of 13 cadets recently graduated from American Flyers. The cadets are eligible for flight instructor checkrides and eventual employment with the airline's regional partner.
Scholarships
Technical Women's Organization scholarships
The FAA Technical Women's Organization makes two $1,000 scholarships available to members and non-FAA applicants pursuing a career-advancing aviation or technical degree. The application deadline is June 12.
AOPA Live
AOPA Live This Week
Extra adrenaline; Prizes for killing corrosion
Watch AOPA Editor at Large Dave Hirschman get his hands on an Extra 330SC, and see what's cooking around Frederick, Maryland, along with our huge AOPA homecoming. Also, get part of a $200,000 prize pool for Bonanza corrosion solutions. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, May 2 >
Training Products and Resources
Android-optimized flight training app updated
Sporty's Pilot Shop's flight training courses have been updated and optimized for Android users with an app that brings a variety of aviation training material to a centralized location. The free app can be downloaded from Google Play.
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
Article
Share your flights, win a gift card
We've launched a new Pilot Passport challenge in the AOPA app to get you flying more in May: The person who has the most social shares from Pilot Passport during the month will win a $50 AOPA Pilot Gear gift card. Read more >
Pilot Protection Services
Combating expectation bias
Expectation bias, our tendency to believe our "lyin' eyes," can be lethal in an airplane. Read more >
Member benefit
Get your ducks in a row
Procrastinating on gathering your financial documents can slow or undermine your plan to buy an airplane. Read more >
Instrument Tip
IFR Fix
Glass-cockpit greenhorn
Find out how a staunch steam-gauge pilot handled his first experience with a glass cockpit and what he learned about sharpening his focus. Read more >
Plane Spotter
AOPA
'The Pink Plane'
Plane spotting doesn't get easier than this: a Beechcraft King Air 350i turboprop painted in a vivid pink-and-white scheme and the word "Up" appearing high on the vertical tail. The aircraft is owned by membership-based aviation company Wheels Up and was rolled out in October 2015 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a yearlong fundraising effort for the Dubin Breast Center at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital. The airplane continues in service, one of several colorful Wheels Up airplanes that brighten the sky to "up" public awareness of philanthropic causes.
Final Exam
Question

I am planning to attend AOPA's eightieth anniversary fly-in at Frederick, Maryland, May 10 and 11, and I am not sure if I will drive or fly. Where can I find information on getting there?
Answer
Driving and flying directions, complete with arrival and departure procedures, graphics, and a video, are available online. Also, check out our schedule of events for Friday and Saturday. We look forward to seeing you in Frederick!

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: Assistant chief flight instructor, California Aeronautical University
The assistant chief flight instructor is responsible for providing safe, effective, and efficient Part 141 flight instruction operations for the university in accordance with all local, state, and federal guidelines. 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 Northwest Mountain Region manager, communications senior director, aviation technical specialist, aviation finance account executive, IT project manager, Legal Services Plan attorney, development research specialist, legislative affairs director, aviation event operations senior manager, 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
May 4-5 Albany, New York; Conroe, Texas; and Kansas City, Missouri
May 18-19 Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Pensacola, Florida; and Sacramento, California
Jun. 1-2 Bloomington, Minnesota; Orlando, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona
Jun. 8-9 Columbus, Ohio; and Santa Clara, California
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
May 4 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
Rusty Pilots Seminars
May 4 Cheyenne, Wyoming; Mesa, Arizona; Dayton, Ohio; Orlando, Florida; Moline, Illinois; and Wichita, Kansas
May 5 Anchorage, Alaska
May 11 Frederick, Maryland; Shell Lake, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; Hayden, Idaho; Dallas, Georgia; Fullerton, California; and Beaumont, Texas
May 18 Austinburg, Ohio; Crawfordsville, Indiana; Easton, Maryland; Rochester, Minnesota; and Idaho Falls, Idaho
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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