October 15 issue of Flight School Business

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VOL. 9-ISSUE 21-October 15, 2019

TRAINING TRENDS

The CFI who wasn't, part 2: Common mistakes that lead to invalid training

How can a flight instructor provide invalid training? Jason Blair helps you count the ways, which include flight instructors not having proper privileges to conduct instrument training; ground instructors giving flight instruction; and ATPs giving instruction in other than air transportation service. READ MORE ›

NEWS

Nall Report: Fatal accidents down, more flight hours flown

The number of fatal aircraft accidents in 2016 declined from 221 to 195, according to the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Joseph T. Nall Report, released October 11. Total accidents rose from 1,173 to 1,214 in 2016, the latest year for which accident data is available. Meanwhile, flight hours grew to 24.64 million from the previous year’s estimate of 23.98 million hours flown. READ MORE ›

Policy that frees examiners of geographic limits extended

Designated pilot examiners can continue giving practical tests outside their assigned territories a year after the FAA eased a policy that limited DPE travel. Geographic constraints were relaxed in response to calls from the aviation industry to address localized examiner shortages. READ MORE ›

Flex Air offers income share arrangement to pay for training

Flex Air, a training provider with locations in Kansas, California, and Texas, has begun offering an income sharing program as a way to pay for training. The company has partnered with Leif to launch and manage a program for students. "Income share agreements remove the burden of upfront tuition costs for students, who in exchange for their education, agree to pay a fixed percentage of their income for a fixed duration after graduation when they are earning income above a minimum threshold," Flex Air said.

Automated airworthiness certificate application system launches

The FAA has released a new automated tool that allows applicants for airworthiness certificates and some other permits to apply online for the documents they need. The new system is expected to help the agency track the effectiveness and efficiency of its aircraft certification services. READ MORE ›

Tennessee flight school opens

Flying High Again has opened its doors at Smyrna Airport (MQY) in Smyna, Tennessee. The flight school offers training in Cessna 172s and calls itself “a new flight school with veteran instructors.” CFI Julie Claire Cornay told Fox17 Nashville that the program is “really focused on the student.”

POLL

Old aircraft

How old is the oldest airplane in your fleet? Tell us in this week's poll.

Results

In the October 1, 2019, poll we wanted to know whether your flight school will be adding an aircraft to your fleet this year. Here are the results.

MARKETING

He's ready. Are you?

He quit his job, lives in a recreational vehicle, and wants to train full-time to become a commercial pilot. He's real, and there are plenty more like him out there. Can your flight school handle the challenge of this customer? READ MORE >

QUICK TIP

Things are going good? Great! But don't ever get too satisfied with your business. You can always improve. Be alert to complacency; seek inspiration from other entrepreneurs, from books, and from seminars. "The moment you think 'mission accomplished' is the moment you become vulnerable to being usurped," writes Faye Ferris on JeffBullas.com.

SAFETY

Prep pilots for cold weather

There's already been snow in Denver, Colorado, so no time like the present to help your clients grasp the challenges associated with cold temperatures, low clouds, precipitation, and icing. Point your clients to the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Weather Wise: Precipitation & Icing Safety Advisor so they can learn more about preflight and in-flight strategies, rules to live by, deicing and anti-icing equipment, and more.

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