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NEWS
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| House votes to cap veterans' flight training benefits |
| Despite a plea from AOPA and other industry groups, the House passed H.R.5603, the proposed Protections for Student Veterans Act, on November 16—a bill that caps flight training benefits for veterans. Without sufficient funding, veterans seeking to use their GI benefits to enter the aviation industry will incur significant personal debt or abandon their pursuit altogether, AOPA said.
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| Final rule eases single engine ATP path |
| The FAA has published a final rule that will allow pilots who train concurrently for a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet type rating and an airline transport pilot certificate to satisfy the practical test requirements for both in a single checkride. The new rule takes effect December 9.
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| Customer service emergency? Here's how to recover |
| The next episode of the Flight School Connector webinar will address practical tips on recovering from a customer service disaster. Breakdowns in customer interactions are unavoidable, but they don’t have to be catastrophic. Join the AOPA You Can Fly team’s Chris Moser and Elizabeth Tennyson as they discuss theories, actual scenarios, and some useable tips for how to recover and ideally turn problems that might arise into net positives for your business. The webinar takes place Wednesday, December 1, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern time. Use this link to get an email reminder.
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| Hiring increase |
| Pilot hiring numbers are surpassing pre-pandemic levels during a robust job-seeking market in the fourth quarter of 2021, aviation career specialists said. Available positions far outpaced qualified personnel. Hiring at major air carriers jumped from fewer than 100 pilots hired in January to more than 600 each month during August and September.
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| FAA seeks second class medical for balloon pilots |
| A proposed FAA rule would require balloonists operating for hire be held to the same standards as other commercial pilots by obtaining a second class medical, and would expand BasicMed requirements to include those not acting as pilot in command. The proposed change follows a 2016 crash in Lockhart, Texas, that killed 16 including the pilot. Authorities found the pilot was impaired after taking prescription medication and flew the balloon into a power line.
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| Acme Aero acquires North Carolina airport |
| The once quiet Little Mountain airport is no longer a sleepy airfield thanks to general aviation aftermarket suspension and fabrication company Acme Aero. The company purchased the airfield, which it renamed the Acme Aerodrome, in October and hosted a fly-in grand opening event on November 13. Acme Aero founder Matt McSwain plans to establish a tailwheel flight school, among other improvements.
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