Training Tip: Forward-thinking flying


VOL 20, ISSUE 46	November 13, 2020

Training Tips

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Forward-thinking flying

For a student pilot flying a fixed-gear aircraft with a fixed-pitch propeller to train for your private pilot certificate, the idea of flying a complex aircraft may seem remote and futuristic—but you are already training for that eventuality. Read more >

Technique

Video

Don't get pushed around

The only takeoff or landing that counts is this one. Get tips for crosswind operations. Watch the video >

In-flight icing

Structural icing is one of the greatest hazards of winter flying for light aircraft. This AOPA Air Safety Institute quiz will help you recognize and avoid icing conditions.

Flight Training News

Article

Safety first

For college students around the country this fall, the excitement about new friends, new classes, and new opportunities was tempered by COVID-19. Read more >

Article

Sporty's upgrades online training courses

Sporty's Pilot Shop recently upgraded its online pilot training courses to allow students to study however, wherever, and whenever they want. Read more >

Webinar

Drone safety: Real-world risks, rewards

AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Director Paul Deres, AOPA Drone Pilot Editor Jim Moore, and public safety pilot Steve Rhode will examine unmanned mishaps to highlight useful lessons on November 18 at noon Eastern time. Register here >

Webinar

Invisible, odorless, deadly

Undetected carbon monoxide poses a serious threat to pilot health—especially as we head into winter, when cabin heat is critical. The AOPA Air Safety institute will present a webinar featuring CFII Mike Montefusco on how to avoid the potentially deadly hazard of carbon monoxide poisoning on November 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Register here >

Piper, UND launch ambassador program

Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota have launched a brand ambassador program "designed to increase awareness of the programs offered by UND Aerospace as well as showcase the Piper training product line," Piper said in a news release. The ambassadors are UND students Jordon Gyapong, Carly Shukiar, Hunter Roehrig, and Michael Trost.

Flying Musicians Association opens scholarship nominations

The Flying Musicians Association is seeking nominations from music teachers and directors for its 2021 FMA Solo Program. Scholarship nominees must be music students who are juniors or seniors in high school. The scholarship will take a student from zero time to solo. Nominations are due January 31.

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Polar circumnavigator Robert DeLaurentis

Citizen of the World pilot Robert DeLaurentis discusses what he learned, the people he met, and the science experiments he conducted during a polar circumnavigation in a Gulfstream Twin Commander 900. Listen to the podcast >

AOPA Live This Week

For love of a rare bird; Honoring veterans; Safe integration

We take you inside a lifelong fascination with a rare seaplane. Also, we thank veterans for their service, join one World War II pilot for a special flight, and detail North Dakota's drone safety investment. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

Career News

Pilot magazine

Launching the future from a 60-year-old bomber

Meet U.S. Air Force Maj. Christin "Sparta" Hart and her research jet: a lumbering, six-decades-old B–52H bomber. Together, brains and brawn, the pair is launching the Air Force into a new hypersonic age. Read more >

Article

Breaking barriers: Meet Anthony Lawrence

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Anthony Lawrence always knew he wanted to fly. Earning his place among some of the world's top pilots required persistence and consistency. Read more >

CAE outlook predicts continued demand for pilots

Although the airline industry's recovery from the travel downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic is expected to take years, CAE said in the release of its Pilot Demand Outlook 2020 that 27,000 new pilots would be needed by the end of 2021, and 260,000 new pilots over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, Boeing cited a need for 763,000 pilots worldwide by 2039.

Blog

Short-notice emergencies

Emergencies increase stress and workload, but pilots must aviate, navigate, and communicate in a professional manner and act for the safety of all involved, writes airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright. Read more >

Aviation Without Borders USA reaches out to high school students

Aviation Without Borders USA provides an overview of aviation career opportunities for high schools and plans to specifically target low-income and disadvantaged students. The group said it will direct students to scholarships to serve as a "catalyst for positive change in their family, community, and society."

Apply for helicopter industry scholarships

Helicopter Association International is offering up to 22 scholarships to grow the helicopter industry in 2021. The various awards support flight training, maintenance, and other professional aviation education. All applications are due December 30.

Aviation job board

Job of the week: A&P mechanic, Haggan Aviation

Haggan Aviation, located in Englewood, Colorado, is seeking experienced A&P mechanics. Since 1996, Haggan has been performing heavy and light inspection checks on small and midsize corporate aircraft, including but not limited to Lear and Hawker airframes. Read the full description and apply today >

Training Products and Resources

Article

Time traveler

Watchmaker Jack Mason has teamed with AOPA to create a purpose-built luxury chronometer that's ruggedly stylish. Read more >

Sporty's ornament celebrates Piper Cherokee

The 2020 Sporty's Pilot Shop Crystal Christmas Ornament celebrates the line of single-engine Piper Cherokee aircraft that first appeared as a two-person model in 1960. The ornament is available online for $24.95.

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Member Benefits

Article

New Bahamas, Caribbean pilot guides launch

Our expanded 2021 Bahamas and Caribbean Pilot Guides now include coronavirus-related travel procedures in addition to destination information. Read more >

Member benefit

I'm looking to upgrade. What rate is normal for me?

AOPA Aviation Finance Co. President Adam Meredith explains the factors that influence interest rates for aircraft purchases. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Medical falsification and the FAA

The FAA recently adopted a prompt settlement policy for legal enforcement actions against individuals alleged to have committed several types of violations related to medical certification. Read more >

Instrument Tip

IFR Fix

Free soup

There's a right way and a wrong way to whet a pilot's appetite for instrument flight. Read more >

Photo of the Week

Your next airplane...

...could be this AOPA Sweepstakes Van's RV–10 with four seats, cutting-edge technology, and IFR capability. Enter for your chance to win before the November 16 deadline! Follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram to see more photos from AOPA Senior Photographer Chris Rose and AOPA members.

Final Exam

Question

Are there any leads on getting a loan to finish my commercial pilot certificate as a full-time student?

Answer

Students of all types who are AOPA members can apply for up to $100,000 for flight training from the AOPA Aviation Finance Co. The AOPA flexible aviation loan can be used for any flight school and any certificate or rating. You can get the details and qualification requirements and start an application online. Also, don't overlook your regular bank. Banks offer personal loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit, and may run "specials" from time to time. Interest rates may be very favorable for some loan types. Join the discussion >

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Education & Seminars

AOPA's in-person educational courses and seminars have been canceled or postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stay sharp with our webinars, podcasts, and videos.

Upcoming AOPA webinars

Nov. 18, 12 p.m. EST	Drone safety: Real-world risks, rewards
Nov. 18, 7 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Nov. 19, 7 p.m. EST	CO ... It's a gas
Dec. 2, 7 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Dec. 4, 12 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition

See the full webinar schedule in our online Pilot Information Center. (Log in to our online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.) View our recently recorded webinars (registration required).

Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos

CST Flight Services COVID-19 travel guides

Earthrounder, crash survivor, and public speaker Ryan Campbell

George Antoniadis - PlaneSense

You Can Fly Champions

How a PPS panel attorney protects AOPA members

'Bachelor' star Peter Weber

For a full list of Pilot Lounge videos, see AOPA Online.

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'You're not going to fall out of the sky because the camshaft wears'

'Hangar Talk': Polar circumnavigator Robert DeLaurentis

'Hangar Talk' Flight Time series: John Zimmerman

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Nov. 9, 2020

'There I was...': Todd Clark

'Never Again': Rental pilot reluctance

'Pilot Protection Services Podcast': Predicting the future

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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