Training and Safety Tip: Ready to copy


VOL 22, ISSUE 27	July 8, 2022

Training and Safety Tips

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Ready to copy

Writing down an air traffic controller's instructions can be tricky if you are trying to copy every word. Developing a shorthand simplifies the process. Read more >

Technique

Road trip

Ferry your friends for a postflight flight

Beer aficionados may be enticed to populate your passenger seats for a visit to one of many breweries found on or near an airport. When the flying day is done, a flight of craft brews flown home may reward the pilot, too. Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

Squall lines

Not all cold fronts are alike. It's the fast-moving ones you have you really have to watch out for. Read more >

What am I

Rain, rain blow away

Your trainer most likely lacks a feature found on every car, because propellers tend to blow light rain off the windshield without extra help. Heavier precipitation can pose problems. Read more >

Video

More backcountry learning for pilots

Register to join us online July 14 for the second of three AOPA Air Safety Institute webinars on backcountry flying, and if you missed the first, watch the video >

Video/Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Mooney Caravan leader Chuck Crinnian

Our popular podcast (still available in audio form) arrives on YouTube as Mooney Caravan President Chuck "Cowboy" Crinnian explains how 50 pilots prepare for a mass arrival to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin. Watch the podcast >

AOPA Pilot Producer's Pick

Living up to the legacy

Sixteen-year-old Iain Lanphier, the great-grandson of Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, is working to follow those fighter pilot footsteps. Watch the video >

Career News

Five questions

Meet Dewey Davenport

AOPA's Sharples Award recognizes extraordinary contributions to general aviation. The 2021 honoree was NetJets first officer and barnstormer Dewey Davenport. Read more >

Article

Kent State University team takes Air Race Classic

A team representing Kent State University finished the forty-fifth Air Race Classic in first place. Read more >

Podcast

'Ask the A&Ps': 'I'm a reformed shock cooling worrier'

Is shock cooling myth or reality? Can you run lean of peak with a carbureted engine? These questions and many more come at Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling in this month's episode of AOPA's Ask the A&Ps podcast. Send your questions to [email protected] and listen in your favorite podcast app or on AOPA's website.

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Aircraft crew lead, Dassault Falcon Jet

Dassault Falcon Jet is hiring an aircraft maintenance crew lead. This position reports to the aircraft crew chief(s). 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 medical certification specialist, a product marketing coordinator, a senior manager of communications, a Legal Services Plan attorney, a Western Pacific regional manager, and a graphic designer. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Training Products and Resources

Video

'The impossible turn'

In this AOPA Air Safety Institute Real Pilot Story, a pilot shares his experience with making the "impossible turn," along with footage from the event.

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 Aviation Finance

First things first

AOPA Aviation Finance counsels it's best to buy an airplane before any other major purchase or life move that might affect cash flow. Read more >

Pilot Protection Services

Don't miss details

On the ground and in the air, it is essential to avoid distraction and pay attention to the "little things." Read more >

Instrument Tip

How it works

VOR system

The antenna on the tail of your aircraft knows something. And it is pretty important. It receives signals from nearby VOR (very high frequency omnidirectional range) ground stations. Read more >

Photo of the Week

Alaskan treasures

AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Dave Hirschman and AOPA Director of Photography Chris Rose visited Alaska's Tongass National Forest for several days of hiking, fishing, and fresh air in spartan but lovingly kept accommodations. Read more and follow @flywithaopa on Instagram to see photos from AOPA members and staff.

Final Exam

Question

If two private pilots flying under BasicMed are flying for IFR currency, one under the hood and the other acting as safety pilot, who logs time for pilot-in-command time and total time?

Answer

Under the current rules, with two BasicMed pilots, the safety pilot must be acting as PIC. The safety pilot logs PIC time for all the time the pilot flying is under the hood, but nothing else—no landings, no approaches, no instrument time. The pilot flying logs PIC time for the entire flight, simulated instrument time for all the time under the hood, and all approaches and landings flown. 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 seminars, webinars, podcasts, and videos.

AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars

Jul 16	Cheektowaga, New York, and Terre Haute, Indiana
Jul 27	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Aug 6	Cleveland, Ohio, and Amarillo, Texas
Aug 13	Nashville, Tennessee, and Rochester, Minnesota

For a complete schedule, visit our online Pilot Information Center. (Log in to our online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.)

Upcoming AOPA webinars

Jul 14, 7 p.m. EDT	Flying the backcountry: Risks and rewards - Group flying dynamics
Aug 24, 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

Building the aviation community—Vermont Aviators Association

New Aerospace Center for Excellence leader Eric Crump

'The Aviators'/'The RVers'/'The Boaters' TV shows' Anthony Nalli

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

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'I'm a reformed shock cooling worrier'

'Hangar Talk': Mooney Caravan leader Chuck Crinnian

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Jul 4, 2022

'There I was...': Paul Loewenstein and Larry Suter

'Never Again': See or be seen

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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