Training Tip: Test-prep tip sheet


VOL 20, ISSUE 37	September 11, 2020

Training Tips

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Test-prep tip sheet

As you run through practical test material during the required three hours (or more) of test prep, take an honest inventory of your readiness. Read more >

Technique

Premium content

Power-off landing

Once you begin to master landings, your flight instructor will take hold of the throttle and close it to see how well you've learned to manage energy. Read more >

Flight Training News

Blog

Flight training: How do I make it work?

Whether you are young and living at home with few financial obligations or are a parent who has a mortgage to pay, flight training can be challenging. Some of AOPA's staff pilots offer tips to help. Read more >

Podcast

Learn from a pro

Jason Miller, creator of The Finer Points, is one busy flight instructor. In this interview from the Hangar Talk podcast, we talk to Miller about what it's like to take a pilot through his mountain flying clinic. Listen to the interview >

Article

'Flying Carpet' tales make podcast debut

Aviation adventure columnist Greg Brown is bringing some of his most popular tales to life in a new podcast series. Read more >

How it works

Ups and downs

Retractable landing gear reduces an airplane's drag, increasing cruise speed and glide distance. Read more >

Road trip

Beach season

Beach season on the East Coast sings a siren song, and nowhere is more "beachy" than the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Read more >

West Virginia regional airport forms flight school partnership

The Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates Shepherd Field in Martinsburg, is partnering with Bravo Flight Training to offer Part 141 pilot training to area residents. Bravo Flight Training owner Brenda Tibbs was recognized as AOPA's best flight instructor in 2016.

Diamond singles bring aviation to Colorado youth

Diamond Aircraft delivered two Diamond DA40 NG single-engine airplanes to Aspen Flight Academy in Colorado to help teach science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to high school students through the lens of aviation. A partnership between the manufacturer and the Every Student Flies youth program includes delivering two new airplanes per year for the next 10 years.

One Plane Jane funds new scholarship

One Plane Jane, an aviation soft goods retailer that distributed free cloth face masks to aviators during a shortage, announced a $2,500 flight training scholarship for a female aviator. The application deadline is September 30.

AOPA Live This Week

Hauling mail; Ground Zero mission; Flying farmer

A general aviation relay celebrates a postal centennial, we visit with the Civil Air Patrol crew that photographed New York City on September 12, 2001, and a Tennessee farmer loves his Zenith. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

Career News

Advocacy

Aviation groups seek new pandemic relief from FAA

AOPA and six other aviation organizations asked the FAA to grant pilots and flight instructors new two-month grace periods for meeting proficiency, medical, and certification deadlines because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more >

Advocacy

Congress urges DOT, FAA to release funds for workforce program

Congress urged implementation of aviation workforce programs that have yet to launch despite having been authorized for nearly two years. Read more >

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X joins Southern Utah fleet

Southern Utah University added a Bell Textron 505 Jet Ranger X to augment the college's helicopter flight training fleet of two Bell 206L LongRangers. The university in Cedar City, Utah, offers fixed-wing and rotary-wing training to pilots pursuing professional flying careers.

Blog

Resolving flight deck conflicts

Overcoming personality conflicts on the flight deck requires finesse, writes airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright. Read more >

Skyhawk deliveries push ATP fleet past 410 aircraft

Eight new Garmin G1000 NXi-equipped Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft were delivered to ATP Flight School and boosted the airline pilot training specialists' fleet to more than 410 aircraft. The Jacksonville, Florida-based flight training school ordered 100 Skyhawk SP models in 2019 to accommodate a long-term demand for airline pilots.

Aviation job board

Job of the week: A&P Mechanic, Prairie Air Inc.

Prairie Air Inc., a full-service FBO serving west central Minnesota, has an opening for an A&P mechanic. The position includes servicing and major and minor repairs to all systems of general aviation aircraft. Read the full description and apply today >

Training Products and Resources

Video

Flare with flair

Having trouble gauging your touchdown point on the runway? Check out this handy trick from the AOPA Air Safety Institute for helping you stay on target during short final. Watch the video >

Flight Gear Captain's Sunglasses

Flight Gear Captain's Sunglasses from Sporty's Pilot Shop have non-polarized lenses, tapered spring hinges, and a temple that doesn't interfere with headsets, in a classic teardrop style favored by aviators. They are available online for $89.95.

Note: Products listed have not been evaluated by Flight Training editors unless otherwise noted. AOPA assumes no responsibility for products or services listed or for claims or actions by manufacturers or vendors.

Member Benefits

AOPA Foundation Focus

Rising to the challenge with flying colors

Nearly 4,400 supporters donated more than $2.7 million to the AOPA Foundation for the 2020 You Can Fly Challenge, securing the Ray Foundation's $2.5 million matching grant. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

FAA updates guidance for reporting laser strikes

More than 6,000 laser strikes against aircraft were reported in 2019. Learn about the FAA's recently updated advisory circular, Reporting Laser Illumination of Aircraft, in case you need to report a laser strike. Read more >

AOPA Premier Partner created content

What would you do here?

A circling approach in limited visibility, complicated by traffic and terrain, requires a quick decision. Make your choice, then enter to win a $2,295 flight simulator. Watch the PilotWorkshops video >

Member benefit

Should I purchase an aircraft for my flight training?

Purchasing an aircraft for flight training allows you to leverage consistency, comfort, control, and cost, writes AOPA Aviation Finance Co. President Adam Meredith. Read more >

Article

AOPA app adds Airport and Destinations Directory

Restaurant options, an activity finder, airport data, FBO information, and color-coded METARs and TAFs are now at your fingertips in the AOPA app. Read more >

Instrument Tip

IFR Fix

The shape of ice

The symptoms of an approaching tailplane stall are as counterintuitive as the recovery procedure. Read more >

Photo of the Week

Loving summer

The summer flying months went by fast for Instagram users including TabythaRae, who shared this pilot's-angle view of the surrounding countryside. Follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram to see more photos from AOPA members and staff.

Final Exam

Question

What is the definition of Class A airspace?

Answer

Class A airspace is defined in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge as "Airspace from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL 600, including the airspace overlying the waters within 12 NM of the coast of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska; and designated international airspace beyond 12 NM of the coast of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska within areas of domestic radio navigational signal or ATC radar coverage, and within which domestic procedures are applied." 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

Sep. 15, 7 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Sep. 19, 12 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Sep. 24, 7 p.m. EDT	Seasons of Safety: A cross-continent VFR journey
Sep. 25, 12 p.m. EDT	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

You Can Fly Champions

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'Bachelor' star Peter Weber

DK's Top 5: Everything you've always wanted to ask a controller

Kellee Edwards

High school scholarship recipient Tristan Dawson

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

AOPA Podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': I'm upside down and there's no oil in my engine!

'Hangar Talk': Outreach pilot Jerome Stanislaus

'Hangar Talk' Flight Time series: Zoan Harclerode

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Sep. 7, 2020

'There I was...': Jon Gandy

'Never Again': Deadly decisions

'Pilot Protection Services Podcast': Predicting the future

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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