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| Pilots who flew with discredited Ohio DPE face reexamination |
| The FAA plans to reexamine pilots and flight instructors who took practical tests between 2008 and 2019 from an FAA inspector and examiner whose work was called into question following an investigation. Several hundred pilots may be affected by the decision to reexamine airmen who took practical tests from Michael A. Puehler of Cincinnati.
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| Do you need 'Flight Training' special edition refills? |
| How is your school’s supply of Flight Training's "You Can Fly: Your Path to Become a Pilot" special edition? As the nation continues to make progress against the COVID-19 pandemic, AOPA is seeing increased demand for magazine refills—an encouraging sign for the flight training industry. Complimentary refill copies and countertop displays remain available for shipment; contact AOPA at [email protected].
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| Adaptive aviation flies with AbleFlight |
| Tales are legion of aviators who rose to a mighty challenge. But those annals are incomplete unless you include the inspirational stories of a courageous cadre of contemporary fliers known as the Able Flight pilots. Able Flight, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a charitable organization that helps persons with disabilities learn how to fly.
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| King Schools introduces airline interview prep course |
| John and Martha King on July 21 revealed a new King Schools course, redesigns for classic courses, and other initiatives. The new Airline Pilot Interview Prep Course led by King Schools instructor Joe Muñoz will teach pilots on a career path how to master interviews, write meaningful résumés, and position themselves for aviation job opportunities.
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| FAA urged to scale back updated Piper wing span AD |
| The FAA should further reduce the number of Piper single-engine airplane models subject to a proposed airworthiness directive requiring corrosion inspections of main wing spars and modify a formula to be used to calculate aircraft time in service, AOPA said in comments filed with the FAA July 20.
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| Diamond DA40 fuel hose deterioration prompts AD |
| Owners of an estimated 737 Diamond DA40 aircraft (various models) in the U.S. registry will need to inspect their fuel tanks for the deteriorated remains of a rubber fuel hose, according to an airworthiness directive published July 15, effective August 4.
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