Training and Safety Tip: Preventing loss-of-control accidents


VOL 22, ISSUE 13	April 1, 2022

Training and Safety Tips

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Preventing loss-of-control accidents

Maneuvering flight accounts for a large percentage of general aviation accidents—often categorized as loss-of-control accidents—and the traffic pattern is a common place for these to occur. Read more >

Technique

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ERAU Eagles to the rescue

Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University flight students were in the right place at the right time when an 81-year-old pilot made a distress call near Palatka, Florida, on March 14. Read more >

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Avoid, escape VFR into IMC

The AOPA Air Safety Institute's VFR Into IMC: Avoidance and Escape resources help you learn how to protect yourself from an unexpected encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.

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AOPA Live This Week

Scooch over, Dad, we've got this

Our founding anchor and AOPA Editor in Chief Tom Haines gets pushed aside one show sooner than he thought, courtesy of his daughters, Lauren and Jenna, who bring their unique perspective to his career retrospective. Watch AOPA Live This Week® >

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And that's the way it is

In his last regular column as AOPA editor in chief, Tom Haines signs off after 34 years with AOPA. Read more >

Career Pilot

Juggling responsibilities

An airline crew has myriad responsibilities to juggle. Most of the time these responsibilities are easily managed between both pilots. On other days, however, the forces align to heap more and more on their plates. Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Corporate pilot Jessika Hernandez

Latina pilot Jessika Hernandez talks about her life as a corporate pilot and opportunities to help diversify the pilot population. Plus, get caught up on the latest aviation news. Listen to the podcast >

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Training Products and Resources

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Learn and live

The AOPA Air Safety Institute's new VFR into IMC Safety Spotlight provides new research and recommendations to help you stay safe.

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.

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Swiss watchmaker Breitling unveiled the 2022 edition of the Navitimer watch with AOPA wings at 12 o'clock. Read more >

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A squawk list for your next annual inspection

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Blue skies and clear water

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Final Exam

Question

Can a full-motion simulator be used to meet the requirements for three hours of night and/or three hours of instrument instruction? Part 61 states requirements are to be accomplished in an airplane, but is there an exception (other than 2.5 hours) listed elsewhere for the use of a full-motion simulator?

Answer

It depends on the approved activities listed in the device's FAA letter of authorization (LOA). For example, the Redbird TD/TD2's LOA does not allow it to be used for the night or instrument requirement, although it can be used toward the 40 total hours. Flight simulation devices for this purpose need not be full motion—this regulation allows both full flight simulators and aviation training devices to be used—but for the specifics, it's what's in the LOA for that particular device that counts. 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.

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