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Training & Safety Flight Schools Flight School Business Flight School Business May 24 issue of Flight School Business
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VOL. 12-ISSUE 11-May 24, 2022
TRAINING TRENDS
Time for a Pinch Hitter program?
Last week the airwaves were full of stories about the Florida man who landed a Cessna 208 after the pilot became incapacitated. Is it time for your flight school to put on a Pinch Hitter course? We have suggestions and free resources. READ MORE ›
NEWS
FAA adding staff to reduce aircraft registration processing time
The aircraft registration processing time continues to frustrate owners, narrowing the time window to act without risking a lapse. The FAA has assured AOPA that steps are being taken to increase staff. As of May 19, the FAA was processing registration applications received in the mail "on approximately December 30," the agency reported. The processing time has hovered between four and four-and-a-half months for some time, and the longer processing time is the product of several factors. READ MORE ›
Need our special You Can Fly issue?
Flight Training, AOPA’s multimedia brand dedicated to inspiring and educating student pilots, has produced a special issue titled You Can Fly: Your Path to Become a Pilot. Custom You Can Fly countertop displays filled with the special publication were distributed to more than 900 of the most active flight schools in the United States. Do you need more issues? Would you like a countertop display? Contact us at [email protected]. Access a free digital copy of the You Can Fly issue.
FAA standardizing hot spot symbology
The FAA announced it is standardizing hot spot symbology as well as verbiage on airport diagrams within chart supplements and the Terminal Procedures Publications starting May 19. The FAA said it will standardize symbols to three shapes with two distinct meanings: a circle or ellipse for ground movement hot spots and cylinder for wrong surface hot spots. READ MORE ›
Passenger with no flying experience lands Cessna 208
A Florida man successfully landed a Cessna 208 May 10 after the pilot in command became incapacitated while flying from the Bahamas to Florida. Air traffic controllers coached the man to a successful landing at Palm Beach International Airport. While pilot incapacity is thankfully rare, there are ways to prepare nonpilot passengers to take action in the event the pilot is unable to fly. READ MORE ›
Florida's Aerospace Center for Excellence names new director
Eric Crump has been named executive director of the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) in Lakeland, Florida. ACE is operated by the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo team. In 2012 Crump opened the Polk State College Aerospace program and has served as its director since its inception. READ MORE ›
POLL
Pinch Hitter programs
Does your flight school offer any sort of Pinch Hitter program? Tell us in this week's poll.
Results
In the May 10, 2022, survey we wanted to know if your flight school owns or leases its aircraft. Here are the results:
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MARKETING
Who will get Carl's money?
Aviation gatherings are a great way to attract new customers, but if you don't invite them to be part of the community you could be missing opportunities. READ MORE >
QUICK TIP
Hosting a fly-in or community event can be a fun and rewarding way to bring your airport and community together. Find out how one California airport community planned and executed a food truck fly-in, and what you can do to host your own.
SAFETY
AOPA Air Safety Institute releases 'Early Analysis: N8845Z' video
On May 14, a Cessna 172 made an emergency landing on the Haulover Inlet Bridge in Miami Beach, Florida. On the ground, the airplane struck a minivan occupied by a woman and two small children who were not seriously injured. The collision caused the airplane to flip and catch fire. The pilot's two adult relatives were able to escape the burning airplane with serious injuries. A 36-year-old pilot and Miami International Airport tower controller, Narciso Torres, died in the accident. The AOPA Air Safety Institute released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examination of the accident. View the new video here and the entire series here.
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