Talking emergencies with Tammie Jo Shults; 150th AOPA flying club launches
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| VOL 22, ISSUE 39 |
September 25, 2020 |
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Top Stories
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| 'Barn door in a hurricane' |
| Retired Southwest Airlines Capt. Tammie Jo Shults shares piloting takeaways from her experience guiding Flight 1380 with one good engine, wing damage, a depressurized cabin, and multiple system failures to safety on April 17, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Tammie Jo Shults.) Read more > |
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| You Can Fly |
| Montana pilots with flying club idea start their own |
| Two Montana pilots who didn't know each other joined forces to form the AOPA Flying Clubs Initiative's 150th flying club. Read more and watch a video > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Safe travel; Turtles in a Tecnam; Air and Space overhaul |
| PlaneSense adapts fractional ownership for pandemic safety, AOPA marks a flying club milestone, toting turtles in a Tecnam, and relocating priceless aircraft. Watch AOPA Live This Week® > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Airplane engines demystified |
| Piston aircraft engines can perplex student and veteran pilots alike. A new pilot-friendly manual from PilotWorkshops demystifies the engines we use. Read more > |
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| Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce |
| Aircraft Maintenance: Continental starter adapters |
| If your prop turns a little slowly when starting certain Continental engines, give the starter prompt attention. Read more > |
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| Online resource |
| 'CFI to CFI': Checkride success |
| In this issue of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's CFI to CFI newsletter: Checkride advice from designated pilot examiners, online resources for proficiency, and technique tips for students and instructors. Learn more > |
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| Online resource |
| See and avoid |
| Collision avoidance is one of a pilot's primary responsibilities. Sharpen your scan with the AOPA Air Safety Institute's "Collision Avoidance" safety spotlight. |
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| Video |
| From the archives: IFR on your own |
| While instrument flying has modernized since 1992, successful single-pilot resource management, thorough preflight planning, and sound decision making haven't changed. Watch this AOPA Air Safety Institute video. |
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Logbook inspection considerations |
| Here is some practical advice for keeping your logbook ready for review if requested. Read more > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| A little help from above |
| A California nonprofit turned to general aviation to deliver thousands of pounds of masks and medical supplies to support firefighting in Oregon. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Tecnam adapts P2012 for special missions |
| Optimized for surveillance, Tecnam's special mission version of the P2012 Traveller, dubbed "Sentinel," can be had with an available quick-change kit for when moving people is the mission. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| California Pilots Association Zooms into view |
| The California Pilots Association featured eight hours of Zoom content during its recent virtual annual conference. Opinion Leaders blogger Jolie Lucas shares YouTube links to several of the presentations. Read more > |
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Gear
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| Seattle Avionics acquired by technology investor |
| Seattle Avionics has been acquired by AFV Partners, a move that will accelerate the addition of features to FlyQ and expand ChartData's coverage. Read more > |
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Travel
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| College town on the Blue Ridge |
| The Shenandoah Valley region is naturally beautiful most any time of the year. Fall brings the changing colors of the trees—brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges. Read more > |
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| International travel restrictions extended |
| The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended coronavirus-related cross-border travel restrictions through October 21, limiting arrivals from Canada and Mexico. 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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| Member benefit |
| Loan service and DTI |
| Assessing the debt-to-income ratio for many borrowers is straightforward, but for those whose income is unpredictable, lenders may consider a "debt service coverage approach," writes AOPA Aviation Finance Co. President Adam Meredith. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Nearly 70 warbirds to overfly National Mall September 25 |
| Warbirds swarmed two northern Virginia airports ahead of the Arsenal of Democracy flyover of Washington, D.C. The September 25 event marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of World War II will be livestreamed. Read more > |
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| Three injured in forced landing of B–25 'Old Glory' |
| The World War II North American B–25 Mitchell bomber known as Old Glory was damaged during a forced landing in a field near Stockton, California. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Daher celebrates rollout of milestone turboprop |
| Daher rolled out the 1,000th airplane of its TBM line of single-engine turboprops on September 21. Read more > |
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| Meet Laura Humphries, aka 'The Flying Princess' |
| While working as a flight attendant, Laura Humphries saw a Black female airline captain on the same flight. That's all it took for Humphries to know that she could one day sit in that same seat. Read more > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Survey pilot-captain, Dynamic Aviation |
| Dynamic Aviation in Bridgewater, Virginia, seeks a captain to operate as pilot in command and oversee the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft and the safety of all persons on board. Read the full description and apply today > |
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Question of the Week
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What is "progressive taxi"? |
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You can ask ground control to help guide you as you taxi if you have any doubt of your location on the field or how to navigate the airport. For more information, see this installment of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Ask ATC series. 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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