January 02 issue of Flight School Business

Flight School Business

VOL. 13-ISSUE 1-January 3, 2023

TRAINING TRENDS

Flight School Spotlight: Sierra Charlie Aviation

Newer aircraft with Garmin G1000 panels don't equal the cheapest flight training in town, but it's a formula that is working for Sierra Charlie Aviation in Arizona. The flight school's modern fleet keeps wrenching to a minimum, fleet operation to the maximum, and customers happy. READ MORE ›

NEWS

FAA LODA requirement eliminated

President Biden on December 23 signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which included language to reverse an FAA directive requiring aircraft owners, pilots, and flight instructors to obtain a letter of deviation authority (LODA) if they wanted to give or receive flight training in experimental aircraft. READ MORE ›

FAA proposes incorporating pilot certification standards in regulation

The FAA set a January 11 deadline for public comment on a rulemaking proposal that would incorporate more than 30 testing and certification standards for pilots, instructors, mechanics, and others into a single Part 61 regulation. The agency says there are no substantive changes included in the proposal, but AOPA is carefully reviewing it. READ MORE ›

PSI to decrease reimbursements for third-party FAA test providers

PSI, the national FAA knowledge test contractor, has informed its third-party providers that it will change its fee structure as of January 1. The change will significantly reduce the current reimbursement rate to third-party test centers by more than 65 percent for most FAA exams. AOPA has asked PSI to delay the fee structure change because of the impact it could have on FAA knowledge test accessibility. READ MORE ›

Setting goals for 2023

AOPA's Flight School Connector's latest webinar discusses a slightly different take on how to set goals for your business using an educational philosophy called "Understanding by Design" and SMART Goals. Can you get a handle on your goals for 2023? View the video.

POLL

2023 outlook

What are your flight school’s plans for 2023? Tell us in this week's poll.

Results

In the December 6, 2022, issue, we wanted to know if your flight school is a third-party knowledge test provider. Here are the results:

MARKETING

Copywriting no-nos and how to avoid them

Are you the one who writes the advertising and social media content for your business? Get off that blank page and produce strong content to bring in new customers. William Woodbury provides six tips to show you how. READ MORE >

QUICK TIP

Planning to grow your flight school in 2023? Here's an article from The Ascent that spells out three strategies to use in the new year: streamlined customer service relations, expanded online presence, and investment in your team. Make sure you set goals and plan for growth before implementing key strategies. Read the article online.

SAFETY

'Avoiding Gear-Up Landings and Gear Collapses'

The adage about gear-up landings is that there are two types of pilots: those who have made a gear-up landing, and those who will. Can the aviation community rewrite this narrative? Gear-up landings and gear collapses are often caused by distractions that lead to forgetting to lower the gear before landing. How can we combat these self-induced woes that lead to costly insurance claims? Check out this video from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

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