October 12 issue of Flight School Business

Flight School Business

VOL. 11-ISSUE 21-October 12, 2021

TRAINING TRENDS

Flight School Spotlight: Pacific Skies Aviation

There are so many private pilot syllabuses out there; why reinvent the wheel? At Pacific Skies Aviation, the flight school wanted its students to be as successful as possible. So that meant reinventing the wheel—and putting solo flight toward the end of the curriculum. How has it worked out? Surprisingly well. READ MORE ›

NEWS

Latest 'Nall Report' finds total accidents down, accident rates up

The AOPA Air Safety Institute released the thirty-first edition of the Joseph T. Nall Report, which analyzes general aviation accident data. The report found a decrease in total accidents during 2019. However, overall accident rates rose during 2019 because of a reduction in flight hours, resulting in a total accident rate of 4.88 per 100,000 flight hours and a fatal accident rate of 0.88 per 100,000 hours. Read the full report online.

Piper, Florida school team up to produce more A&Ps

Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida, is teaming up with a new school in Lakeland, Florida, to produce more airframe and powerplant mechanics for the aviation industry. After completing a 15-month A&P program at International AeroTech Academy, A&Ps can get placed at Piper's manufacturing facility and receive a signing bonus and additional funds that can be used to pay off tuition, according to Fox13News.com.

'Turtle fliers' needed

General aviation pilots are needed to fly cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to rehabilitation centers in the Southern and Western United States. The all-volunteer organization Turtles Fly Too seeks pilots from across the United States to donate their time, aircraft, and fuel to make turtle transports possible. Turtles Fly Too is often able to waive landing fees and make discounted fuel available to pilots. In-kind tax contribution letters are also provided to volunteer pilots. READ MORE ›

FAA expands gliders' use of transponder code 1202

The FAA says glider pilots flying under visual flight rules should squawk transponder code 1202 regardless of whether the flight is in communication with air traffic control in a procedural change that will take effect November 1. The use of transponder code 1202 for VFR glider flights not in contact with ATC was instituted in 2012 to differentiate gliders from powered aircraft flying VFR and squawking 1200. READ MORE ›

POLL

Learning opportunities

Do you offer opportunities for learning (FAA Wings seminars, guest speakers) at your flight school? Tell us in this week's survey.

Results

In the September 28, 2021, poll, we wanted to know whether your flight school has an agreement with the regional airlines to train pilots. Here are the results:

MARKETING

Money out, customers in

Are your marketing dollars doing their job? There's only one way to know for sure—and that's to measure some critical variables to see whether your marketing programs have had an impact. It sounds complicated, but it needn't be—thanks to these smart suggestions from William Woodbury. 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 SeeMe Media.

SAFETY

'There I Was…': Close call with a storm

While flying his experimental Zenith 701 out of his grass airstrip in Tennessee, pilot Jon Humberd had a close call with a quickly approaching storm. Hear all about it in Episode 38 of the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I Was podcast.

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