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| DPE reform report reflects 'clean sheet approach' |
| The FAA's system for managing its designated pilot examiners could be in for a 12-point overhaul proposed in a study released June 17. A surge in demand for pilots, slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, is making a comeback, and the FAA should upgrade its designated pilot examiner (DPE) program to meet industry’s needs, says a working group that was encouraged to "think with a clean sheet" about how to modernize the DPE system.
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| Become a social media maven with help from Flight School Connector |
| Social media can be a powerful tool for your business if you know your audience and if used correctly. On the next Flight School Connector, join us to chat with AOPA's social media marketer to learn about some of the ways this media format can be harnessed. AOPA’s Flight School Connector will be held Wednesday, July 7, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Eastern time. Sign up at the link to reserve your space.
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| Airliner, primary sims announced |
| Flight simulator companies Alsim and Frasca announced advanced technology designed to boost learning for career airline pilots and primary student pilots alike. Alsim's Airliner is a hybrid conventional control or fly-by-wire commercial simulator that can train pilots how to operate Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, or Sukhoi aircraft. Meanwhile Frasca International and Epic Flight Academy have developed a flight training curriculum that can save students time and money by learning and performing basic maneuvers first in a Cessna 172 flight simulator and then transferring the knowledge to an aircraft.
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| Flight school set to open at West Virginia airport |
| A flight school resulting from a partnership between Yeager Airport (CRW) in Charleston, West Virginia, and Marshall University is set for an August opening. The Bill Noe Flight School includes a 10,500 square-foot classroom building, a 12,000 square-foot hangar, and an aircraft apron. A financial study from the Yeager Airport board notes the total cost of all three items is around $4.1 million, according to WCHS.com.
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