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NEWS
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| Designated pilot examiner system reform taking shape |
| The AOPA government affairs team met in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with FAA officials during EAA AirVenture to advance some of aviation’s top advocacy priorities, including helping to enact the FAA's project to reform the designated pilot examiner management system. One such improvement is an upgrade of the agency’s online designee locator search service to allow practical test applicants to connect more efficiently with examiners.
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| Call to action: Help protect flight training |
| AOPA President Mark Baker is calling on AOPA members to urge their congressional representatives to support the proposed Certainty for General Aviation Pilots Act of 2021. The bill would clarify that giving or receiving flight training is not considered carrying a passenger for compensation or hire. The legislation is in response to a July 12 FAA directive reversing course on 60 years of FAA precedent that had allowed flight training in experimental, limited, and primary category aircraft without needing a letter of deviation authority or an exemption.
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| Airlines ramp up hiring |
| After more than a year of coronavirus pandemic-induced slowdowns, aviation companies are bolstering their hiring efforts to match increasing demand for leisure and business travel, according to career specialists JSfirm.com and FAPA.aero. Some of the major airlines have opened hiring windows and some regionals are hiring pilots off the street.
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| Hurdles remain for GA pilots flying to Canada |
| As of August 9, fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents are permitted to enter Canada for nonessential business. But before you plan a flight to Canada, make sure you understand the other requirements you'll have to fulfill, including some complicated forms and checklists.
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| Tecnam furnishes training fleet to Florida flight school |
| Italian manufacturer Tecnam is providing five aircraft to a Lakeland, Florida-based flight school and charter provider. Students at Legends Airways will train in Tecnam aircraft, starting with the P2008 light sport aircraft model for primary training, stepping up to the P2010 four-place single, and progressing to the P2006T light twin.
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| South Carolina flight school gets Part 141 certification |
| Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training and Simulation, based in Charleston, South Carolina, has earned its provisional Part 141 status from the FAA. The designation allows the flight school to partner with Charleston Southern University to offer a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics program in the fall. Training under Parts 61 and 141 is available at the Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, locations.
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