June 23 issue of Flight School Business

Flight School Business

VOL. 10-ISSUE 13-June 23, 2020

TRAINING TRENDS

Letter from a satisfied customer

An email from an AOPA member sheds a light on what drew him to a particular flight school, as well as the things that put him off of others. Could you be the flight school that he chose—or one of the ones that he rejected? READ MORE ›

NEWS

FAA extends June 30 SFAR deadline

The FAA announced June 18 that it has a rule in the works to extend airman medical certificates that expired during the coronavirus pandemic and then had their expiration dates extended to June 30 under a special federal aviation regulation issued in April. FAA Deputy Administrator Daniel Elwell made the announcement during an online General Aviation Safety Town Hall. READ MORE ›

Lifestyle Aviation leasing program supports flight schools

Lifestyle Aviation, a general aviation piston aircraft distributor, is expanding its leasing business to assist flight schools challenged by cash liquidity during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Direct leases and leaseback development programs are initiatives that can help flight schools that are strapped for cash, the company said. READ MORE ›

TSA gives flight schools more time to start foreign students' training

Flight schools that train security-vetted foreign nationals have been granted more time to begin some students' training under a temporary exemption announced by the Transportation Security Administration. The exemption will be in effect until September 1. READ MORE ›

AOPA cancels Rochester, N.Y., fly-in

AOPA is canceling its September fly-in in Rochester, N.Y., as a result of ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, AOPA was forced to cancel its fly-in events in San Marcos, Texas, and Casper, Wyoming. AOPA is working with local officials and organizers for all our 2020 fly-ins on potential future dates for those events. READ MORE ›

POLL

Foreign nationals

The Transportation Security Administration has granted flight schools more time to begin security-vetted foreign national students' training. Is your flight school currently teaching foreign nationals? Let us know in this week's poll.

Results

In the June 9, 2020, survey, we wanted to know if you are the sole flight school at your airport. Here are the results.

MARKETING

Lazy days of summer

Take Your Dog to Work Day? National Sunglasses Day? Find out how you can use light-hearted calendar holidays to promote your flight school. READ MORE >

QUICK TIP

Make your flight school competitive by choosing not only a great name, but also a great domain name—the Internet address where users will find your website. Use keywords that explain your business, keep the domain short and simple, and make sure it is easy to remember. See more tips from SeeMeMedia.

SAFETY

'There I Was...' pilot recalls flat spin

Over the past 33 years of flying—including aerobatics in the P–51 Mustang, T–6 Texan, Japanese Zero, and F4U Corsair—pilot Mark Murphy has accumulated his share of stories. In the latest episode of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's "There I was..." podcast, he discusses one such story: an unexpected flat spin in a Christen Eagle. Listen here.

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