August 18 issue of Flight School Business

Flight School Business

VOL. 10-ISSUE 17-August 18, 2020

TRAINING TRENDS

Redbird Migration goes virtual this year

Redbird Migration celebrates an anniversary in 2020—10 years of helping flight training professionals collaborate in an ever-changing industry. This year, Redbird Migration goes virtual—and that’s a good thing for you. READ MORE ›

NEWS

Dickson says SFAR extensions to continue as needed

The FAA is working to provide predictability without degrading safety as it shapes the special rules that are helping keep general and business aviation operating during the coronavirus pandemic, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said August 4. He said the FAA chief counsel's office has worked nearly a 24/7 schedule including weekends to address 22 regulatory areas in which the SFAR has restored some order to a chaotic state of affairs. READ MORE ›

Class of 2020 Mich. high school seniors earn pilot certificates

More than a dozen West Michigan Aviation Academy graduates celebrated the STEM-oriented high school's tenth anniversary by earning a private pilot certificate despite flight training challenges surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The students could not complete their checkrides before graduation, but they worked with their flight instructors to complete their training requirements in Grand Rapids, Michigan. READ MORE ›

Do you need special edition refills?

Does your flight school need refills of the "You Can Fly: Your Path to Become a Pilot" special edition from Flight Training? Refill copies and complimentary countertop displays remain available at no charge to your school; contact AOPA at [email protected].

AOPA, NBAA voice serious concerns over pilot records database proposal

AOPA, in a joint letter with the National Business Aviation Association, wrote to FAA Administrator Steve Dickson regarding the Pilot Records Database (PRD) proposal and the negative impact it would have on general aviation pilots. As currently drafted, the proposed rule would place burdensome and costly requirements on general aviation, with little to no safety benefit. READ MORE ›

Pandemic prompts Kentucky pilot to open flight school

Justin Tidwell was poised to start a new job as a corporate pilot, but then came the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions. He decided to use the time to open a new flight school, Flywell Aviation, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Flywell offers ratings from private through CFI and has a Cessna 172M and an American Champion Decathlon for tailwheel endorsements and spin and upset training. The flight school is located at Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport.

POLL

Fixed wing or rotary or both?

A flight school in Texas recently added rotary training to its fixed-wing operations. Does your flight school offer fixed wing, rotary wing, or both? Let us know in this week's poll.

Results

In the August 4, 2020, poll we asked whether your flight school requires uniforms. Here are the results.

MARKETING

Targeting 'elder' pilots

When you think of older pilots, are you picturing somebody in their 60s or 70s? Many prospects believe that they're too old to become pilots at 35 or 40. So it's time to broaden your thinking on marketing to mature audiences. READ MORE >

QUICK TIP

Always carry business cards. They lend credibility and professionalism, and since you could meet a potential client or vendor almost anywhere, you want to be prepared. Business cards are a cost-effective and basic marketing tool—and they count as a business expense. See more inexpensive marketing ideas at DisruptiveAdvertising.com.

SAFETY

'There I Was...VFR into IMC' podcast now available

VFR into IMC continues to be a leading cause of fatal accidents in general aviation. In this episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I Was... podcast, Robert Clark recounts the story of flying his Dyke Delta aircraft through unexpected instrument conditions—at night, during an electrical failure. Listen to the podcast here.

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