eVTOLs meet investors; Registration backlog relief
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| VOL 24, ISSUE 23 |
June 10, 2022 |
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Top Stories
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| Multimedia |
| Movers, shakers, electric aircraft makers |
| Entrepreneurs, government leaders, and other invited guests gathered in Arkansas for an event dubbed the "Davos of mobility," where eVTOL designers showed off their progress toward decarbonized air mobility. Read more, watch a video, and view photos > |
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| AOPA Pilot® Video News Brief |
| Future flyers meet investors; Get your poker run face ready |
| A parade of futuristic aircraft (and other craft) in prototype form greeted investors in Arkansas. Also this week, get ready to go places with our briefing on the AOPA Poker Run National Flight Challenge. Watch the June 10 edition > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Video |
| Confused in the clouds |
| Watch the first video in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's new Pilot Short Stories series highlighting the intimidating reality of inadvertent flight into instrument conditions. |
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| Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce |
| Aircraft Maintenance: What a difference a prop makes |
| If you want to see dramatic performance improvements in your aircraft, start at the prop, where all performance starts. Read more > |
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| Video |
| Accident Case Study: Time lapse |
| Join the AOPA Air Safety Institute in examining a tragic accident that highlights an important and often-overlooked limitation of datalink radar. Watch the video > |
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| Webinar |
| Strategies for optimizing modern avionics |
| Learn more about flying with datalink weather in the second episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Flight Deck Tech webinar series on June 16 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. |
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| Pilot protection services |
| Startle response |
| When pilots respond inappropriately to unexpected situations, the FAA calls this the "startle response." It can lead to aircraft upset and loss of control in flight. Read more > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Registration relief on the way |
| The FAA agreed to begin issuing new aircraft owners what they are calling preemptive extensions to their 90-day temporary registrations until the processing backlog is reduced below 90 days. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| GA pilot busts TFR, president evacuated |
| Pilots are reminded to check notams thoroughly after a general aviation pilot busted a VIP temporary flight restriction, prompting evacuation of the president and first lady. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| FAA survey soon closing |
| Aircraft owners who have yet to participate in the FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey should submit their responses soon. Confidential data are used to calculate safety metrics, assess the economic impact of GA, and allocate resources. Read more > |
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Health
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| Pilot protection services |
| It's my airspace; don't mess with it |
| Your doctor and the FAA have two very different roles with different requirements when dealing with pilot medical certification. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Article |
| Virtual air-to-air refueling |
| Augmented reality for pilots, once reserved for darkened simulators, broke into the daylight as a military training tool that could one day help general aviation pilots hone their own skills.Read more > |
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Travel
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| Pilot Magazine |
| Let's do a poker run together |
| Get ready to fly for rewarding reasons: the AOPA Poker Run National Flight Challenge. Land at different airports to build your hand starting July 1. Read more > |
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| Image gallery |
| Shellfish reasons to fly |
| Enjoy succulent seafood right next to the ocean it came from, flavors accented by a cool salt breeze, in Santa Barbara, California. Read more and view photos > |
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| Video |
| Peach State treat |
| Pilots of many kinds of aircraft enjoyed the manicured grass at Peach State Aerodrome in Georgia during a recent vintage aircraft fly-in. Follow @flywithaopa on Instagram for regular infusions of aviation enthusiasm. Watch the video > |
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| Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter. |
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Financial
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| AOPA Foundation focus |
| Make a difference through the You Can Fly Challenge |
| The 2022 You Can Fly Challenge took off on June 1, providing donors the opportunity to enhance the future of aviation and have their gift matched by the Ray Foundation. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Image Gallery |
| Switzerland to Spain in a Super Cub |
| Persistent poor weather led a Piper Super Cub pilot to pick an unusual and scenic Alpine-to-seacoast route. (Photo by Garrett Fisher.) Read more and view photos > |
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| AOPA Pilot® Producer's Pick |
| Enstrom's new owner states intentions |
| Chuck Surack plans to bring Enstrom Helicopter back to the top after years of foreign ownership and financial trouble. Watch the video > |
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| Podcast |
| 'Ask the A&Ps': 'EGTs are imaginary numbers' |
| An oil-drenched nose, suspiciously clean cylinders, and bush propeller repairs—Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling handle it all this month. Submit your questions for a chance to be on the show. And don't miss out on the team's first live show, July 26 at 11 a.m. at the AOPA Program Pavilion at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Listen to the podcast > |
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| Podcast |
| 'Hangar Talk': 'Top Gun: Maverick' lead pilot debriefed |
| Top Gun: Maverick lead pilot and aerial coordinator Kevin LaRosa II prepared actors to realistically portray pilots by strapping them into a Cessna Skyhawk and an Extra. Listen to the podcast > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: CFI, A-Cent Aviation Inc. |
| A-Cent Aviation Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida, is hiring a certificated flight instructor to provide flight and ground instruction for Part 61/141 training, and conduct Part 91 air tours. Read the full description and apply today > |
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| AOPA career opportunities |
| Join the AOPA team |
| Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a senior manager of communications, a Legal Services Plan attorney, a data analyst, a Western Pacific regional manager, a product marketing coordinator, a financial analyst, a graphic designer, and a staff accountant. Learn about AOPA career opportunities > |
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Question of the Week
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Is VFR flight following considered an "active flight plan" for the purpose of overflying Canadian airspace with no plan to land in Canada? |
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No. VFR flight following is not a substitute for an active flight plan, which must be filed and opened with flight service. FAR 91.707 requires filing a flight plan unless otherwise authorized by air traffic control. Since you won't know whether ATC will actually authorize entering Canadian airspace without a flight plan until you are in radio contact, it is a good idea to file a flight plan during preflight to be assured of being able to transit Canadian airspace. 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.) Have a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Stay sharp with AOPA's seminars, webinars, podcasts, and videos. |
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| AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars |
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| 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.) |
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| 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). |
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| Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos |
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