Pipistrel's flying Ferrari; Perfect your landings
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| VOL 22, ISSUE 44 |
October 30, 2020 |
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Top Stories
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Camera in the wind; Mutual rescue |
| Flying more than 16,000 pets to new homes helped this pilot heal. Also, a tailwheel-mounted camera captures your every move, and creating the ultimate luxury aircraft experience. Read more > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Pilot magazine |
| Tips to perfect your landings |
| Think of landings occurring in three distinct phases: the approach, the roundout, and the flare. Read more > |
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| Webinar |
| Unleash your VFR potential |
| Planning longer flights can be intimidating for VFR-only pilots. AOPA Senior Director of Outreach and Events Chris Eads will share tips to help you unleash your VFR potential on November 5 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Register now > |
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Pilot training the hard way |
| AOPA Legal Services Plan panel attorney David Thompson recounts lessons learned from his experience as director of pilot training and safety for Adam Aircraft. Read more > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Senate Commerce Committee urged to protect GPS |
| A multi-industry coalition concerned that the Ligado 5G wireless network may interfere with GPS navigation and other satellite services wants senators to get directly involved in protecting GPS. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| 'A very tough pill to swallow' |
| AOPA President Mark Baker urged fellow members of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee (and the FAA officials present) to find ways to integrate drones without requiring current airspace users to add more equipment. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Article |
| Tecnam announces electric intent |
| Tecnam will work with Rolls-Royce to develop a battery-powered version of the P2012 Traveller for airline service. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| Preflight your mental state |
| A mental health preflight checklist can help pilots recognize anxiety or distractions created by the coronavirus pandemic, writes psychotherapist, instrument-rated commercial pilot, and Opinion Leaders blogger Jolie Lucas. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Article |
| History and mystery |
| Amelia Earhart followers and paranormal enthusiasts will want to check out Atchison, Kansas. Read more > |
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| Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our free AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter. |
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Financial
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| Article |
| Demand for preowned business aircraft peaked in September |
| Demand for the preowned business aircraft market reached its peak for 2020 in the third quarter but still has ground to make up before overtaking 2019 results, according to an industry-monitoring company's analysis. Read more > |
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| Member benefit |
| Purchasing a Piper Arrow III |
| Jason Stanley, a 20-year AOPA member and an instrument-rated private pilot, recently purchased a Piper Arrow III with help from the AOPA Aviation Finance Co. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| You Can Fly |
| High School STEM Symposium goes virtual |
| AOPA's sixth annual 2020 high school aviation STEM symposium will take place virtually November 17. Attendees will discuss building aviation science, technology, engineering, and math programs throughout the United States. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Scholarships keep flying dream alive in challenging times |
| Two groups supporting middle and high school students are working to make sure young people who want to fly can continue reaching for their dreams even during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Fly home for the holidays |
| Flying yourself and your household to visit family for the holidays can help you social distance en route—and make you eligible to participate in the Pilot Passport challenge. Read more > |
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| Video |
| Dogs are his co-pilots |
| The team from Dog is My Copilot is working to ensure there is enough furry, four-legged-love to go around for families looking for forever pets. Read more > |
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| Podcast |
| 'Hangar Talk': Spin doctor Catherine Cavagnaro |
| Mathematician, aerobatics instructor, and Ace Aerobatic School spin specialist Catherine Cavagnaro talks about mentorship, spin awareness, wingtip vortices, performance charts, and more.
Listen to the podcast > |
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| Article |
| Trade-A-Plane lists '13 superstitions you need to know' |
| Are you superstitious? Trade-A-Plane lists seven aviation-related things pilots do and six that we avoid. Read more > |
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| Daylight saving time ends November 1 |
| If you live in an area that observes daylight saving time, don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on November 1. Remember that the conversion to Coordinated Universal Time will change as well. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's time conversion chart can help you avoid confusion. |
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Question of the Week
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Where can I find a mechanic to do a prepurchase inspection, and what should it include? |
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Prepurchase inspections are available from some companies, as well as individual mechanics or nearby shops. You may also get a referral to a mechanic from the owners group or aircraft type club, from the FBO at the aircraft's home airport, or from a local flying club. Also, AOPA offers a Purchase Inspection Checklist, an Aircraft Condition Checklist, and other resources to inform your inspection. Read the full answer and join the discussion >
This discussion is from our online Pilot Information Center, where you can ask questions, contribute answers, earn badges, and join our growing pilot community online. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| 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. |
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| 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). |
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| Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos |
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| For a full list of Pilot Lounge videos, see AOPA Online. |
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