Training Tip: What passengers want


VOL 21, ISSUE 22	May 28, 2021

Training Tips

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What passengers want

When you have earned the privilege of carrying passengers, you might modify some basic techniques to enhance their comfort. Read more >

Technique

After the checkride

Sticking together

If you delight in precision, strict adherence to rules, and the challenge of using your skills to the utmost, consider learning formation flying. Read more >

Flight Training News

You Can Fly

AOPA Flight Training Advantage program launches

AOPA's You Can Fly program has launched the AOPA Flight Training Advantage, a web-portal- and iPad-based training program designed to make the process of flight training more effective for students, instructors, and flight schools. Read more >

AOPA Foundation Focus

Texas students earn aviation scholarships

Three students from the Academy of Aeronautics and Aviation at V.R. Eaton High School in Texas have received scholarships to pursue their interests in flying and aviation maintenance. Read more >

Article

Transition moves to China

Terrafugia abruptly pulled the U.S. plug in February for the two-person Transition, an FAA-approved light sport aircraft with folding wings. Read more >

Podcast

'There I was...': Treetop landing

Craig Beles and Truman O'Brien talk about an engine failure in their Piper PA–28 Cherokee 140 with trees and wilderness below in the latest episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I was... podcast.

Around the patch

Oshkosh family

Pilots who fly to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the annual EAA AirVenture often refer to their "Oshkosh family." Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Young Pilots USA founder Luc Zipkin

Find out how Young Pilots U.S.A. founder Luc Zipkin, 16, plans to fly a Piper Cub from Connecticut to California; plus, get up to speed on the latest aviation news. Listen to the podcast >

AOPA Live This Week

Animal rescue adventure; All was not lost

We climb aboard a rescue flight with one dog and 13 cats, then visit with an author who painstakingly researched a 1962 ditching in the stormy North Atlantic. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

Career News

Article

New CAP commander started as a cadet

Brig. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, a professional pilot, flight instructor, and 34-year veteran of the Civil Air Patrol, has been named the CAP's next national commander and CEO. Read more >

Article

Ace your online airline pilot interview

You've built the time needed to fly for the airlines, and you've landed an interview—but the airline wants to conduct it via Zoom. These tips will help you come across professionally and confidently. Read more >

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Part 141 flight school CFI, Ozarka College

Ozarka College in Melbourne, Arkansas, seeks a flight instructor to teach in Beechcraft Baron B55 and Cessna 172N and 172RG aircraft. 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 member services representative, a digital media specialist, a marketing specialist, and a customer service representative (legal services). To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online >

Training Products and Resources

Video

Power problems

When the engine quits 200 feet above the ground, there's little time to decide what to do. Watch what happened when Dr. Ron Craig's Piper Arrow lost engine power on takeoff in this AOPA Air Safety Institute Real Pilot Story.

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Member Benefits

Article

Ready for a 'flycation'?

From the Wright Brothers National Memorial to Grand Canyon National Park, these destinations are perfect for a flying vacation, or "flycation." Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

The three Ps

Time to renew your medical certificate? Here are tips to streamline the approval process. Read more >

Member benefit

Gathering your financial documents

If you plan to buy an aircraft, get your financial documents in order as soon as possible. Read more >

Instrument Tip

Video

Going missed in the mountains

This approach to the scenic mountain airport in Driggs, Idaho, looked easy—until the runway disappeared. Read more and watch a video >

Photo of the Week

Remembering our fallen military personnel

This Memorial Day weekend, we honor military personnel who died while serving our country, and we thank all who have bravely served and are currently serving. The late AOPA Technical Editor Mike Collins captured this photo of a special salute to our military—the Commemorative Air Force's B–29 Fifi framed by flags surrounding the base of the Washington Monument during the Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover in 2015. Follow @flywithAOPA on Instagram to see more photos from AOPA members and staff.

Final Exam

Question

My flight review has expired, and I am not current with respect to landings. My understanding is that I cannot get current because I cannot act as pilot in command, and I need to fly with a CFI to regain currency. Is that correct?

Answer

You certainly need someone to act as PIC while you log the time and landings. The best option is a CFI who can accurately evaluate your performance, determine if/when intervention is necessary, and then intervene effectively from the right seat. While any pilot legal to act as PIC with a passenger could also legally fly with you, they might not be able to do all those things a CFI is trained and certificated to do, and you would still need to complete the flight review before acting as PIC. 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

Jun 1, 4 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Jun 17, 4 p.m. EDT	AOPA Rusty Pilots - Webinar edition
Jun 17, 7 p.m. EDT	Turbulence: Things that go bump in the flight
Jun 23, 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

'Tiger in the Sea' author Eric Lindner

Theoretical astrophysicist, author, private pilot: Talking flying with Dr. @AstroKatie Mack

Adrian Eichhorn and Shinji Maeda

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

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'Heavy detonation is normally a self-correcting event'

'Hangar Talk': Young Pilots USA founder Luc Zipkin

'Pilot Briefing': Week of May 24, 2021

'There I was...': Craig Beles and Truman O'Brien

'Never Again': What doesn't kill us

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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