Training and Safety Tip: Going around


VOL 22, ISSUE 39	September 30, 2022

Training and Safety Tips

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Going around

It's a natural tendency to want to complete each flight with a landing on the first try. However, safety is the top priority and, sometimes, going around is the safest decision. Read more >

Technique

Always learning

Old friend

For this pilot, the Cessna line of high-wing piston singles is familiar and reliable. After losing touch for years, she is reintroduced to the old friend. Read more >

Flight Training News

Article

A new reality

The recent boom in airline hiring is great for everyone in aviation. Well, almost everyone. For some aviation degree programs, there is a looming threat of training pipeline backup. Read more >

After the checkride

Get ready to rent

You're likely renting an airplane to take your flight lessons, but things will change after your checkride, when checkouts become a thing. Read more >

Test your knowledge

Why is it customary for the pilot in command of an airplane to sit on the left instead of on the right? Take the quiz >

Ask AOPA

Failure is not the end

What happens if you fail the private pilot practical test? And who will know? Read more >

Article

CAU celebrates in San Diego

California Aeronautical University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration at its newest San Diego location at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport on September 22. Read more >

Career News

Pilot Magazine

'Need to escape'

AOPA Director of Photography Chris Rose spends many hours on assignment over water, so he took more than passing interest in training to escape a sinking aircraft after ditching. Read more and watch a video >

Article

FAA credits additional military flight experience toward ATP

The FAA has approved additional crediting options for pilots to use toward Part 121 pilot certification and command qualifications. Read more >

Podcast

'Hangar Talk': Praising the Turbine Otter

Find out why the powerful high-wing de Havilland Turbine Otter is a favorite among Alaskan glacier and backcountry pilots; plus, stick around for the latest general aviation news. Listen on a podcast app or AOPA Online.

Online resource

'CFI to CFI'

Read about pilot mental health, the two-minute drill, and more in the latest edition of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's CFI to CFI newsletter.

Aviation job board

Job of the week: Hawker Beechjet 400XP pilot, Groome Air

Groome Air is currently seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and hardworking Hawker Beechjet pilot in command to serve as part of a two-pilot team. 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 Aviation Finance account executive, a high school initiative coordinator, a medical certification specialist, and a senior manager of communications. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >

Training Products and Resources

How it works

Autopilot

Autopilots have grown dramatically in their capabilities and shrunk in size since Lawrence Sperry invented the first in 1912. Read more >

Podcast

'There I was...': Patty Wagstaff

U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Patty Wagstaff recounts losing her bearings and encountering instrument conditions in a Cessna 185 over Alaska. Learn how she kept her cool under pressure and climbed through ice to safely complete the flight in this episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I was… podcast.

Article

Look, listen, speak for backcountry safety

Safe backcountry flying requires more communication than you might think, with a heaping helping of anticipation that you may not be alone out there. Read more >

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Member Benefits

Pilot protection services

Stick and rudder

Similar to an airplane, the human body is a complex and wonderful machine. To properly maintain it, understand that systems are interconnected and work together to keep the machine running smoothly. Read more >

Photo of the Week

Like an Otter to water

Misty Fjords Air's de Havilland DHC–3 Turbine Otter was originally used for sightseeing tours but has since proven itself as a cargo hauler. "It's a real workhorse for us," said Misty Fjords Air Chief Pilot David Doyon Jr. Read AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Dave Hirschman's story to learn more about the company's Turbine Otter and see more of AOPA Director of Photography Chris Rose's work. Don't forget to follow @flywithaopa on Instagram to see photos from AOPA members and staff.

Final Exam

Question

What is the definition of Class A airspace?

Answer

Class A airspace is defined in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge as "Airspace from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL 600, including the airspace overlying the waters within 12 NM of the coast of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska; and designated international airspace beyond 12 NM of the coast of the 48 contiguous states and Alaska within areas of domestic radio navigational signal or ATC radar coverage, and within which domestic procedures are applied." 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

Oct 8	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Nov 5	Tampa, Florida; West Chicago, Illinois; Hayden, Idaho; Aurora, Oregon; and Henderson, Nevada
Nov 19	McKinney, Texas
Dec 3	Frederick, Maryland; and Glendale, Arizona

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

Oct 20, 12 p.m. EDT	'Don't Get Rusty' series: Ask an A&P (Getting wrenched)
Nov 15, 7 p.m. EST	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.

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 choir boy in the church of lean of peak'

'Hangar Talk': Praising the Turbine Otter

'Pilot Briefing': Week of Sep 26, 2022

'There I was...': Devin Miller

'Never Again': Into a monster

To see all AOPA podcasts, visit AOPA Online.

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