November 29, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter
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| VOL 21, ISSUE 48 |
November 29, 2019 |
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Top Stories
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| Pilot magazine |
| Giving back: GA pilots aid migrant farmers in Mexico |
| A band of pilots, doctors, dentists, hygienists, and nurses fly from Southern California to rural Mexico to extract teeth, check blood pressure, and provide solace to migrant farmers and their families. Read more > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Ticket to ride; UPSet training |
| North Carolina pilots take local controllers for a ride, and see how upset recovery training gets delivered to UPS line pilots.
Watch AOPA Live This Week® > |
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AOPA Fly-Ins
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| Pilot magazine |
| AOPA Fly-Ins celebrate six successful years |
| In six years of hosting AOPA Fly-Ins across the country, AOPA has connected with more than 131,000 aviation enthusiasts during 27 events in 20 states. Can you guess how many pancakes attendees consumed? Read more > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Video |
| Mayday in Alaska |
| A pilot and passengers were flying the Alaska Range when the airplane became uncontrollable at 11,000 feet. Learn how the pilot handled the challenge and watch footage of the emergency in this AOPA Air Safety Institute Real Pilot Story. |
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| Peak performance |
| Ever get the feeling you're not in Kansas anymore? Test your mountain flying knowledge with this quiz from the AOPA Air Safety Institute. |
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| Video |
| No time for rime |
| Early detection of ice accumulation is critical to the safe outcome of a flight. AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Tom Horne explains how to determine if your aircraft is picking up ice. Watch the video > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Leidos wins new flight service contract |
| The FAA has selected current flight service provider Leidos to receive a new five-year contract under its Future Flight Service Program with options to extend the agreement in one-year increments up to an additional 10 years. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| Bipartisan bill would spur transportation careers |
| Legislation intended to draw attention to careers in the transportation industry and diversify the workforce was recently introduced in the House. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| FAA finds city of Santa Monica in violation of grant assurances |
| Pilots in Santa Monica, California, received a morsel of good news after the FAA found the city in violation of certain grant assurances. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| AOPA, FAA experts to discuss ADS-B during webinar |
| What constraints on access to airspace will pilots flying without ADS-B Out face after the January 1, 2020, mandate to equip with ADS-B takes effect? Read more > |
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Health
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| How do you make decisions? |
| We all have our unique decision-making patterns and individual error tendencies. Dr. Kenneth Stahl explains how understanding those can make us safer pilots. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Article |
| FAA: Runway status lights operational |
| Runway status lights at 20 airports across the United States alert pilots when conflicting traffic could make takeoffs, landings, and taxiing dangerous. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| The decision your technology can't make |
| New technologies help improve the safety of airplanes, but they can't make important go/no-go decisions for you, writes Opinion Leaders blogger Jolie Lucas. Read more > |
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Gear
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| Article |
| Bose ProFlight Series 2 takes lightweight to a new level |
| The Bose ProFlight Series 2 in-ear headset builds on the company's active noise-attenuating technology and leverages the one thing about headsets that we can all agree upon: Lighter is better. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Slideshow |
| Mild weather, wild destination |
| Tuscon, Arizona, comes alive each winter with festivals, food, football, and enough elevation above the desert to have the southernmost ski area in the United States. Read more > |
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| Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter. |
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Financial
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| Article |
| Will Mooney rise again? |
| A series of U.S., French, and German ownership groups couldn't make Mooney profitable—and neither could the Meijing Group of China. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Setting a record, with a view |
| A 12-day round trip in a Robinson R44 put this Florida-based pilot in the record book, even though the itinerary was quickly out the window. Read more > |
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| TurtlesFlyToo celebrates five years |
| TurtlesFlyToo.org, which depends on general aviation to help relocate sea turtles, is expanding. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| Some Bonanzas removed from aileron inspection directive |
| A revised airworthiness directive requiring inspection of the right aileron flight control cable end fittings on many Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine airplanes removes almost 1,000 aircraft from the affected list. Read more > |
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| Pilot launches on polar circumnavigation |
| Zen Pilot Robert DeLaurentis is on his way around the world, via the poles, in a modified Gulfstream Turbo Commander 900. He hopes to fly over the South Pole on January 1. Track his flight at Flying Thru Life. |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: CFI/co-pilot, Lyddon Aero Center |
| Lyddon Aero Center in Liberal, Kansas, is seeking a CFI and co-pilot for its Part 135 operation. The position includes flying with students and co-piloting three Beechjet 400As and several turboprop aircraft.
Read the full description and apply today > |
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| AOPA career opportunities |
| Join the AOPA team |
| Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a You Can Fly coordinator, government affairs (regulatory) vice president, member services representative, High School Aviation Outreach director, marketing coordinator, and front-end developer. Learn about these opportunities > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
My flying club has recently had some security issues with lock boxes, aircraft, and hangar doors being left unlocked or completely open. I'm looking for a resource to emphasize the need for securing our aircraft and hangar. Does AOPA have anything to help? |
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Yes. AOPA's General Aviation Security online course is a great resource. It should help emphasize to your club members the importance of securing aircraft and covers other security issues too. Please note that an AOPA website login is required to access the course.
This question and answer were provided by AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Flight Instructor Refresher Courses |
| Dec. 7-8 |
Northbrook, IL; Orlando, FL; and Watkins, CO |
| Jan. 4-5 |
Charlotte, NC; Spokane, WA; and Costa Mesa, CA |
| Jan. 11-12 |
San Antonio, TX; Portland, OR; and Alcoa, TN |
| Jan. 18-19 |
Bellevue, WA; and Elkridge, MD |
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| Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. |
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| Rusty Pilots Seminars |
| Dec. 7 |
Carlsbad, CA; Frederick, MD; Gulf Shores, AL; Spartanburg, SC; Homestead, FL; and San Jose, CA |
| Dec. 14 |
Scottsdale, AZ; and Mosinee, WI |
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| 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.) |
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Aviation Calendar
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| 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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Alyssa Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
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Melissa Whitehouse |
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