Training and Safety Tip: Flying with passengers


VOL 22, ISSUE 18	May 6, 2022

Training and Safety Tips

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Flying with passengers

Earning a pilot certificate enables the joy of taking friends and family flying. Many of your passengers will be experiencing their first flight in a general aviation aircraft. A good passenger briefing helps make it memorable for the right reasons. Read more >

Technique

After the checkride

Attend your first fly-in

Although you may be eagerly awaiting your first fly-in, there are several items to keep in mind before the big day. Read more >

See and avoid

The AOPA Air Safety Institute's quiz on collision avoidance helps you identify and avoid other aircraft and obstacles, one of every pilot's most basic responsibilities. Take the quiz >

Flight Training News

You Can Fly

AOPA curriculum earns major national exposure

The AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum is featured prominently in a special report published by Education Week, exposing it to more than 1.6 million education professionals just in time for the next implementation cycle. Read more >

Around The Patch

Grounded

Long winters ground many of us to the point where we need a little help getting our mojo back. Read more >

Flight lesson

Beach bound

One pilot shares what happened when his 1978 Piper Turbo Arrow exhibited a slight hiccup in power. Read more >

Road trip

Festival season

Live music aficionados have much to fly for now that festivals have made a 2022 comeback. Read more >

Volunteer Opportunity

Work with us in Fort Worth

Volunteer to help us with the AOPA Aviator Showcase in Fort Worth, Texas, June 16 and 17. We have perks for those who help greet guests, set it all up, and move things around. Learn more >

AOPA Live® Producer's Pick

Feel your Tiger's power

Your AOPA Sweepstakes Tiger will make one pilot very happy—very soon. AOPA members who have already joined, renewed, or donated can still improve their math until May 20. Still need motivation? Watch the video >

Career News

Day in the Life

Showing off

Most pilots try to "keep the blue side up," but airshow pilots like RJ Gritter make it their business to show the crowd every side of their aircraft, up to 30 weekends a year. Read more >

Pilot Magazine

Annual report: Looking to the future

Recent years have been tumultuous, yet key indicators of general aviation's present and future health remain strong. AOPA helped make that possible. Read more >

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Chief flight instructor, High Flight Academy

At High Flight Academy in Butler, Pennsylvania, the chief flight instructor position offers a unique combination of flight opportunities, leadership, and the chance to fulfill the customer's dream of becoming an aviator. 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 an editorial assistant, a Legal Services Plan attorney, a graphic designer, a data entry/travel products representative, a staff accountant, a financial analyst, a development operations manager, an aviation technical writer, and a mobile app developer. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Training Products and Resources

Video

Classic take on stalls/spins aged well

Learn about spin aerodynamics in this AOPA Air Safety Institute video originally produced as a 16 mm film in 1982.

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

Pilot Protection Services

Medication multitasker

A newer class of diabetes medications called flozins are being used to decrease mortality in patients with heart failure, common in older adults with Type 2 diabetes. Read more >

Photo of the Week

Eco at Aero

Photographer Mark Wagner was on the scene with our staff at Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany documenting the lineup of alternative propulsion concepts including the Pipistrel Velis Electro. Read the story to learn more about other innovations. Follow @flywithaopa on Instagram to see photos from AOPA members and staff.

Final Exam

Question

Why don't insurance companies count flight engineer time toward "aeronautical experience" on a policy application? I would think that the systems knowledge gained serving as a flight engineer would reduce the risk for underwriting purposes.

Answer

Flight engineer time is not actual hands-on flight time logged by the person. Insurance companies consider as aeronautical experience the total (hours) of all dual instruction received and all pilot-in-command time logged by the person seeking insurance coverage when considering their insurability. 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

May 21	Midland, Michigan; Buffalo, Minnesota; and La Porte, Indiana
Jun 4	Allentown, Pennsylvania; and Miami, Florida
Jun 11	Greenville, South Carolina; and Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 9	Medford, Oregon

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

May 26, 7 p.m. EDT

AOPA Air Safety Institute NTSB Insider: Finding the golden BB

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

'The Aviators'/'The RV'ers'/'The Boaters' TV shows' Anthony Nalli

Bernd Junkers

First paraplegic Cirrus Vision Jet pilot Clayton Smeltz

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

AOPA podcasts

'Ask the A&Ps': 'Use the TLAR system. That looks about right'

'Hangar Talk': David Moser of Cirrus on pilot training

'Pilot Briefing': Week of May 2, 2022

'There I was...': Andrew Edgerton

'Never Again': Thunderstorms in the vicinity

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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