Training Tip: Things you can't practice too much


VOL 21, ISSUE 50	December 10, 2021

Training Tips

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Things you can't practice too much

You can make solo practice sessions fun and fruitful by setting clear goals. Read more >

Technique

Article

Listen up

Part of the fun of taking up a new hobby is diving in deep and buying all the accessories that go with it. And when you start flying, nothing makes you feel like a pilot more than a headset. Read more >

Flight Training News

Video

Skyhawk pilots debrief Hawaii emergency landing

CFI Preston Schoewe contacted controllers not long before the oil pressure dropped to zero in a Cessna 172 over rough Hawaiian water. Read more and watch the video >

Article

FAA publishes changes to notams

Changes to notams, including a new meaning, took effect December 2. Read more >

Webinar

GA safety year in review

Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute for a webinar December 16 at 7 p.m. Eastern time for a look at how general aviation safety fared in 2021, including preliminary statistics and possible causes and lessons learned from several GA accidents.

Road trip

Night bright

Oglebay Resort's Winter Festival of Lights, spread over 300 acres in Wheeling, West Virginia, features 90 displays and more than one million lights. Read more >

Article

Send holiday greetings

Send warm greetings to your favorite aviator this season with stunning foil holiday cards. Designed by AOPA's in-house design staff, these card selections bring a traditional, modern, or nostalgic feel for aviation and pilots. Read more >

AOPA Live This Week

Skyhawk emergency over Hawaiian water; Montana by Husky

Collaboration culminated in a scratch-free, dry landing in Hawaii. We also debrief our own less eventful flights in the cooler climate of Montana, and celebrate with one of our heroes as he turns 102. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

Career News

Article

ATP goes big in Texas

ATP Flight School's expanded facility in Arlington, Texas, is the flagship of a national operation that trains more airline pilots than any other flight school. Read more >

You Can Fly

Winding road to recognition

The pathway to becoming a 2021 AOPA Flight Training Experience Award-winning flight instructor was a long and winding road for Texan Steve Fairbanks. Read more >

Advocacy

New Pilot Records Database requirements in effect

Pilots, air carriers and operators, and third-party proxies must now begin submitting, reviewing, and obtaining pilot records such as employment history and training and qualifications via the Pilot Records Database. Read more >

Article

King scholarship winner hopes to share love of float flying

Sarah Tamar Kohan left an advertising career to become a professional seaplane pilot. A scholarship will fuel her ambition to teach float flying to others. Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Corporate pilot Kim Kissh

Hear how corporate pilot and 2020 National Business Aviation Association "Top 40 Under 40" award winner Kim Kissh advocates for the next generation of aviators. Plus, get the latest general aviation news. Listen to the podcast >

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Flight attendant, Air Wisconsin

Air Wisconsin Airlines, a regional airline that performs flying services as a partner with United Airlines, is seeking a flight attendant. Read the full description and apply today >

AOPA career opportunities

Join the AOPA team

Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a High School Initiative coordinator, a safety content producer, a loan processor, a managing editor, a development content manager, a contracts manager, a marketing specialist, and a UX/UI designer. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online >

Training Products and Resources

Article

An aviator's holiday gift guide

If you're looking for the perfect gift for a pilot in your life, you've come to the right place. Check out our top suggestions. Read more >

Member benefit

Special holiday offers

Many businesses that support general aviation are offering special holiday savings just for AOPA members. Learn more >

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

Remember GA in your year-end financial strategies

Supporting the AOPA Foundation is an ideal way to give back to general aviation and to help grow the pilot community. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Drugs, pilots, and the FAA

The FAA medical division has always been worried about drugs—the legal ones. This is not an unfounded concern given that non-reported drugs were present in 42 percent of fatal accidents in a recent study. Read more >

Member Benefit

Using a personal loan to pay for equipment on company aircraft

AOPA Aviation Finance Co. President Adam Meredith answers your personal loan questions. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Premium content

Scan school

Fly the airplane. You've heard the mantra as it relates to emergencies, but its usefulness goes beyond bad situations. Read more >

Photo of the Week

A holly jolly time

A single general aviation pilot started flying boughs of holly and other supplies to Tangier Island, Virginia, in 1968. Since then the tradition has grown into an annual operation with pilots and island residents such as Larry Pruitt (pictured) working together to spread Christmas cheer on the island. Read the story and see more photos from AOPA Content Producer David Tulis. For more photos from AOPA members and staff be sure to follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram.

Final Exam

Question

Can a presolo student who does not yet have a medical certificate or a student pilot certificate taxi an aircraft to the fuel pump?

Answer

Flight time is pilot time that begins when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight, and that requires a legal flight crewmember. When taxiing to a fuel pump, there is no intention of flight, and no pilot flight crewmember is required. 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. (Log in to the online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to see this discussion.) Did you know that student pilots who join AOPA are three times more likely to complete their flight training? Membership includes unlimited access to aviation information by phone (800-USA-AOPA, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time) or from AOPA Online. Have a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

Education & Seminars

Stay sharp with AOPA's webinars, podcasts, and videos.

Upcoming AOPA webinars

Dec 16, 7 p.m. EST	2021 - An emergent year in GA safety
Feb 17, 2 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Feb 18, 8 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition (Redding, California)
Mar 9, 7 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition (Augusta, Kansas)

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

CFI, student debrief engine out in Hawaii

Red Bull tunnel flight behind the scenes with Dario Costa

Bonanza chase drone video pilots Matt Guthmiller and NikoFilmz

For a full list of Pilot Lounge videos, see the AOPA Live® YouTube channel.

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'That little cap doesn't hold the wings on'

'Hangar Talk': Corporate pilot Kim Kissh

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Dec. 6, 2021

'There I was...': Dario Costa

'Never Again': Out of focus

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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