Mourning warbird crewmembers; BasicMed limit lifted
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| VOL 24, ISSUE 46 |
November 18, 2022 |
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Top Stories
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| Pilots, crew mourned following airshow midair |
| The Commemorative Air Force grieved the loss of six of the group's members who died when a Bell P–63 Kingcobra and a Boeing B–17 Flying Fortress collided November 12 during an airshow in Dallas. Read more > |
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| Early Analysis |
| Wings Over Dallas midair collision |
| AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Richard McSpadden, the former commander and flight leader of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, applies his expertise to the facts we know about the airshow tragedy in Dallas. Watch the video > |
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| Fly with AOPA |
| Airshow accident in Dallas; Gen Z pilots flip airplanes |
| Six Commemorative Air Force crewmembers are being mourned after a tragic airshow midair. Also, young pilots buy and sell airplanes—sharing each step of the fun—and we try out a folding bike. Watch Ep. 6 > |
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AOPA Events
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| You Can Fly |
| High school aviation STEM draws crowd |
| Hundreds of high school educators got their hands on sims, compared notes, and revved their engines for teaching AOPA's High School Aviation STEM Curriculum. Read more and view a slideshow > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Online resource |
| Collision avoidance |
| Thanksgiving is the year's most traveled day. Before flying this holiday, check out the AOPA Air Safety Institute's new Collision Avoidance Resource Center featuring valuable tips, videos, and podcasts. |
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| Pilot Magazine |
| Disastrous course of action |
| Runway misidentification may explain why a Piper Malibu and a Cessna Skyhawk lined up for the same runway at North Las Vegas Airport with tragic results. Read more and watch a video > |
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| Weather Wise: VFR into IMC |
| This online course from the AOPA Air Safety Institute covers foundational weather information you need to avoid visual flight into instrument conditions and explores real-life situations that can shape your decision making. Take the course > |
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| AOPA Premier Partner created content |
| Engine failure: The No. 1 rule |
| What's the No. 1 rule for surviving engine failure? Get the answer, and stories from pilots who walked away from their own off-airport landing, from PilotWorkshops > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| BasicMed limitation lifted |
| The FAA will soon allow pilots who medically qualify under BasicMed to act as safety pilots. Read more > |
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| DHC–3 Otter inspection mandate finalized |
| An emergency directive to immediately inspect aircraft control components on all de Havilland Canada DHC–3 Otter aircraft has been published as a final rule effective December 1. Regulators including the FAA acted after the NTSB reported preliminary findings from the investigation of a fatal accident in September. |
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| Labor Department proposes redefining 'independent contractor' |
| The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed rulemaking that would affect the status of many independent contractors, making them employees with more protections under federal law. The change would likely affect flight schools and other aviation operations that utilize independent contractors. Comments are due November 28. |
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Health
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| Pilot protection services |
| Can you hear me? |
| Among all the disciplines of medicine, and there are many specialties and subspecialties, aerospace medicine is one field that really does include a broad cross section of medicine and science. Read more > |
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Gear
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| New panel replacement option for older Cessna 172 models |
| Six Pack Aero, manufacturer of affordable custom stationary instrument panels for Cessnas, received a supplemental type certificate for the Legacy XL Stationary Panel. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Tips for flying with young children |
| Flying general aviation trips with young children—particularly children who aren't yet old enough to express themselves clearly—takes extra planning to keep them safe and comfortable. Read more > |
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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 Aviation Finance |
| Movin' on up |
| How do you decide what aircraft you really need? This series aims to help answer that question.
Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Personal helicopter pioneer Frank Robinson remembered |
| Frank Robinson, the legendary designer and leader of Robinson Helicopter for nearly 40 years, died November 12 at his California home. He was 92. Read more > |
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| First kitbuilt Bearhawk Model 5 flies |
| The first kitbuilt Bearhawk Aircraft Model 5 flew on November 7, the Austin, Texas, company announced. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Virginia aviation expo inspires youth |
| The Leesburg Aviation and Career Expo in Leesburg, Virginia, continued a tradition of helping people achieve their aviation dreams. Read more > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Sheet metal mechanic, STS Technical Services |
| STS Technical Services is seeking a sheet metal worker to perform internal and external sheet metal repairs and modifications to all aircraft serviced at the facility.
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 data entry/travel products representative, a marketing administrative coordinator, and a vice president of membership and event marketing. Learn about AOPA career opportunities > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
Can an FAA Wings program phase satisfy the requirement for a flight review? |
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If the Wings certificate shows a completion date within the 24 calendar months preceding the flight you intend to make, your flight review square is filled. 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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