Training Tip: Teach it to learn it


VOL 21, ISSUE 5	January 29, 2021

Training Tips

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Teach it to learn it

The checkride is scheduled, your flight time requirements are met, and practice sessions are going well—except for one maneuver that never seems to click. Read more >

Technique

Around the patch

Rusty and dusty

AOPA Technical Editor Jill Tallman shares what it was like to fly for the first time after being stuck on the ground for months. Read more >

Flight Training News

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'FAA Safety Briefing' full of safety education

The January/February 2021 issue of FAA Safety Briefing offers tips for knocking off the rust, taking on new goals, using technology to the fullest, and following standard operating procedures. Read more >

Advocacy

Pilots: Plan on Florida Super Bowl restrictions

Students training in Florida from February 3 to 9 should keep an eye on special air traffic procedures and restrictions related to the Super Bowl in Tampa. Read more >

Online resource

Mark your calendar for February 14

Yes, it's Valentine's Day, but more importantly, February 14 is the deadline to apply for AOPA Flight Training Scholarships! We offer options for students and certificated pilots. Learn more and start the application process >

Third annual Collins writing prize competition opens

Sporty's Pilot Shop and Air Facts, the publication associated with aviation writer, publisher, and safety advocate Richard Collins, have called for entries to the third annual $2,500 Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots. Writers up to age 24 are eligible, and the deadline to apply is March 4.

Article

Final Exam

Test your knowledge with these quiz questions for aviators.

AOPA Live This Week

Sweeps surprise, as it happened; Flying vacation

See how we sprung the surprise on the new owner of the AOPA Sweepstakes Van's Aircraft RV–10. Also this week, a socially distanced California flying vacation, and a quick South Carolina trip for an instrument rating. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

Career News

Article

ATP, Frontier Airlines announce pilot pathway program

ATP Flight School and Frontier Airlines announced a new initiative for ATP graduates and flight instructors that allows them to plot a course to the flight deck of a commercial airliner. Read more >

Career spotlight

Eagle eyes

If you've ever wondered whether those "take your daughter/son to work" days are worth it, just ask one former participant who went with her dad to the airport and asked to see the tower. Read more >

Blog

Periodic fleet changes

Airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright discusses the factors leading to the periodic "seismic shift in fleets" in the aviation industry. Read more >

Article

Pipistrel electric airplane in demand

With the first certified, all-electric airplane in the world selling at a brisk pace, Pipistrel is teaching mechanics the fine points of maintaining the Velis Electro. Read more >

FAPA to hold virtual career forum January 30

Future and Active Piot Advisors will hold a free FAPA Virtual Future Pilot Forum on January 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time. Students, individuals with a career change in mind, and pilots with less than 250 hours or no commercial certificate are all invited. Registrants will receive a webinar link via Eventbrite.

You Can Fly

CFI develops best teaching practices for flight schools

AOPA Senior Director of Flight Training Education Chris Moser is on a mission to help fellow flight instructors make learning easier, more fun, and more consistent for students. Read more >

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Workday financial systems analyst, Republic Airways

Republic Airways in Indianapolis is seeking a financial systems analyst to provide administrative support for reporting, access control, and processing of financial and accounting information as well as IT-related interfaces that use financial data. Read the full description and apply today >

Training Products and Resources

Article

Air Safety Institute compiles Safety Spotlights

AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlights put comprehensive briefings on a range of topics at your fingertips. Read 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

Article

Pandora playlist crafted by pilots, for pilots

Pilots, aviation enthusiasts, singers, and songwriters collaborated with AOPA staff to compile hours of aviation-themed music. Read more and sample the tunes >

Pilot Protection Services

Are totaled aircraft a total waste of time?

Whether to purchase and restore a destroyed, salvaged, scrapped, or totaled aircraft depends on many factors, including the aircraft's condition and its legal status. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Video

Powerless over Paris

An instrument-rated commercial pilot flying through thick clouds at night experienced a full electrical failure. Hear the extraordinary tale of what transpired firsthand from the pilot and controllers involved in this AOPA Air Safety Institute Real Pilot Story.

Photo of the Week

One happy pilot

Aaron Benedetti was out for a Sunday afternoon at California's Livermore Municipal Airport to catch up with his old college friend Darren Pleasance when he got the surprise many AOPA members dream about—the keys to the AOPA Sweepstakes Van's Aircraft RV–10. AOPA Senior Photographer Chris Rose captured Benedetti's reaction. Follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram to see more photos from AOPA staff and members.

Final Exam

Question

What is the definition of an incident?

Answer

In the aviation world, the NTSB defines an incident as "an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations." The NTSB requires an immediate notification of an aircraft accident or of an overdue aircraft believed to have been involved in an accident, as well as a dozen specific serious incidents. The hundreds of other possible incidents are not required to be reported. 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. 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. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.

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

Feb. 4, 12 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Feb. 10, 7 p.m. EST	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Feb. 11, 12 p.m. EST	'Don't Get Rusty' series: Ace your next checkride
Feb. 18, 12 p.m. EST	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

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You Can Fly Champions

How a PPS panel attorney protects AOPA members

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

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'Did you float the dog?'

'Hangar Talk': Pilot Madison Seymour shares successful scholarship tips

'Hangar Talk' Flight Time series: Jamie Patterson-Simes

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Jan. 25, 2021

'There I was...': Dennis Martin

'Never Again': Smoke in the cockpit

'Pilot Protection Services Podcast': Predicting the future

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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