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Training Tip: The 10 top Tips of 2021

AOPA Flight Training
VOL 21, ISSUE 52 December 24, 2021
Training Tips
The 10 top Tips of 2021
Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce
The 10 top Tips of 2021
Reader feedback makes the world go around, so we crunched the numbers to tally the top 10 Training Tips of 2021—from dealing with instructors who behave badly to learning how to fly smoothly for passengers. Read more >
Technique
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Wintertime ops
From stubborn engines to slick runways and icy clouds, winter brings plenty of ways to get into trouble. Warm up your brain with this AOPA Air Safety Institute quiz.
Flight Training News
Advocacy
Flight training amendment not included in final defense bill
A bipartisan provision supported by the general aviation community and included in the House National Defense Authorization Act to address the FAA's misguided interpretation of flight training policy did not make the final cut. Read more >
Flight lesson
Stress show
It's shocking how quickly you can forget everything in an emergency. Read more >
Always learning
Level up
AOPA Live® Video Producer Paul Harrop flies the AOPA Sweepstakes Grumman Tiger. Read more >
Article
AOPA, Breitling renew partnership, announce new scholarship
AOPA and Breitling mark the renewal of their historic partnership with the Breitling Aviation Scholarship. Read more >
Podcast
'Hangar Talk': Business advocate Steven Carlson's 48-state helicopter tour
Helicopter and small business advocate Steven Carlson plans to begin an 8,300-mile helicopter tour through 48 states in April to support general aviation awareness and a post-coronavirus economic recovery. Listen to the podcast >
Career News
You Can Fly
Aviator Zone Academy: 'Little fish in a big pond'
Aviator Zone Academy in Florida is the 2021 AOPA Flight Training Experience Award winner for best flight school in the Southern region. Read more >
Article
Mark everything
Luggage, headsets, iPads, flashlights—whatever you own and fly with professionally, label it, counsels airline pilot Chip Wright. Read more >
Premium content
Deicing boots
Some general aviation airplanes are equipped with deicing systems to be used in the event ice begins to form on the airplane in flight. These systems do not give pilots a green light to blast off into freezing rain. Read more >
Aviation job board
Job of the week: AOPA safety content producer
The AOPA Air Safety Institute is seeking a safety content producer to create high-quality, compelling, and engaging safety content in support of its mission to improve general aviation safety through industry-leading research, analysis, education, and outreach. 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 mobile app developer, a High School Initiative coordinator, a loan processor, a managing editor, and a development content manager. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online >
Training Products and Resources
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Weather wise
Understanding the large-scale forces that create weather makes it easier to come to the right decisions about flying in weather. Learn about air masses and fronts in this AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlight.
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Member Benefits
Pilot Protection Services
Should you consider a living trust?
If you're curious about holding your assets in a living trust, rather than keeping them in your own name, you'll want to check this out. Read more >
Instrument Tip
Article
IMC on a VFR day
Simulate instrument meteorological conditions at the touch of an app with the Icarus plastic face shield. Read more and watch the video >
Photo of the Week
Deck the halls, hangars, and airplanes
Deck the halls, hangars, and airplanes
Pilots and aviation enthusiasts are a festive bunch—Kim Edwards sends us holiday cheer from Goodspeed Airport where the aviation community took part in the "Light Up East Haddam" town event. Check out our image gallery to see more aviation museums, hangars, and aircraft decked out with lights and decorations. For more inspiring work from AOPA members and staff follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram.
Final Exam
Question

What is FAA form 8050-3 and what becomes of it after an aircraft sale?
Answer
FAA form 8050-3 is the certificate of aircraft registration. After an aircraft sale, the seller is required to complete the sale information and send the form to the FAA Aircraft Registry within 21 days (see FAR 47.41(b)). Read the full answer and join the discussion >

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Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos
CFI, student debrief emergency landing in Hawaii
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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': Steven Carlson plans small biz 48-state helicopter tour
'Pilot Briefing': Week of Dec. 20, 2021
'There I was...': Genesah Duffy and Lynn McNorton
'Never Again': Out of focus
To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.
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