April 2 issue of Flight School Business

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VOL. 9-ISSUE 7-4/2/2019

TRAINING TRENDS

Flight School Spotlight:

Wayman Aviation Academy

Are you looking for an effective way to help manage your student base while providing personalized attention to each customer? This Florida flight school shares the details about a program that may help. READ MORE ›

NEWS

Former Delta executive nominated to head FAA

Former longtime Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson was named the White House’s nominee to lead the FAA as administrator on March 19. Pending Senate confirmation, Dickson will succeed Dan Elwell, who has been serving as acting administrator since Michael Huerta’s retirement from the agency. READ MORE ›

Garmin G3X Touch approved for 500 certified singles

Garmin’s G3X Touch flight display is now approved for nearly 500 certificated single engine piston aircraft. The unit was introduced in 2014 for the experimental aircraft market. READ MORE ›

New LSA unveiled

A brand-new Light Sport aircraft being built in Texas by a startup with Brazilian roots sports clean lines and includes an airframe parachute and a passenger safety cell similar to a modern race car cockpit. Powered by a Rotax 912 ULS engine, the Colt will be built at South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Texas. READ MORE ›

Pilot’s family sues Piper Aircraft

The family of a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who was killed in a 2018 airplane crash is suing Piper Aircraft. The family alleges the company knew of structural failures in the Piper PA-28 aircraft since 1987 but failed to warn pilots or owners. Zack Capra died in April 2018 while taking his commercial pilot checkride when the left wing of the PA-28 separated from the airplane. Designated Pilot Examiner John Azma also died in the crash. Piper has declined to comment on the lawsuit, according to the St. Augustine Record.

POLL

Peak training times

When is your flight school at its busiest? Tell us in this week’s survey.

Results

In the March 19, 2019, survey, we wanted to know whether your flight school performs drug testing on employees. Here are the results.

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MARKETING

Changing a life for a day

Granting an “honorary pilot license” to a World War II veteran, and taking a homeless man aloft, are two flight schools’ efforts to change someone’s life—if only for a day. READ MORE ›

QUICK TIP

Daylight savings time has begun in states that observe it. This means longer days and more time to fly—but are your customers ready? A “get back in the air” workshop, complete with coffee and WINGS credit, would be a great way to help them spur their interest in a new certificate or rating.

SAFETY

Is final clear?

The runway is an airplane’s most critical component, which makes it an airport’s busiest area. Help your customers stay safe near the runway environment with the AOPA Air Safety Institute’s free online course, Runway Safety. The course provides FAA WINGS credit and is optimized for the iPad. Find it online.

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