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News & Media December 14, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'

December 14, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot: Flight Training Edition'

AOPA
VOL 18, ISSUE 50 December 14, 2018
Training Tips
AOPA
Sponsored by Aircraft Spruce
Five ways to finish up
Is there a practical test on your flight training horizon? Whether your checkride is scheduled for December or spring, take steps now to set the stage for success. Read more >
Flight Training News
Flight Training magazine
Caught in a snowstorm
A private pilot gets caught in a lake-effect snowstorm. Find out how he handled the situation and lessons he learned. Read more >
Podcast
Iced over in Alaska
Airshow performer Patty Wagstaff talks about her inadvertent flight into icy instrument conditions in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's There I was... podcast. Listen now >
Video
Weather en route
We should always be aware of what the weather is doing around us. This AOPA Air Safety Institute video provides tips on in-flight weather awareness. Watch the video >
Aviation Exploring names new youth reps
Nick Bhardwaj of Carlsbad, California, a 2016 AOPA You Can Fly scholarship winner, and Evan Pearce of Aspen, Colorado, were recently named 2018-2020 youth representatives for the Aviation Career Exploring program. The hands-on program is open to young people from sixth grade to age 20 who have an interest in an aviation career.
Podcast
'Hangar Talk': Uncovering AOPA history in 'Freedom to Fly'
Take a deep dive into 80 years of aviation history with AOPA Editor at Large Tom Horne as he uncovers research that led to Freedom to Fly, a hardcover book documenting general aviation. Plus, get the rest of the week's aviation headlines. Listen to the podcast >
Scholarships
NATA youth scholarship deadline nears
The National Air Transportation Association will award two $1,000 Pioneers of Flight scholarships to youths interested in general aviation industry careers. The application deadline is Dec. 28.
AOPA Live
AOPA Live This Week
Blimp formation; Visiting First Flight
Ride along as we join a rare formation of Goodyear blimps, check out the new visitor center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina, and climb aboard with Santa to celebrate 50 years of delivering holiday cheer to Virginia's Tangier Island. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Dec. 13 >
Training Products and Resources
Slideshow
Camping with the family
When it comes to camping with your airplane and your family, packing equipment that can do more than one job is essential. Read more >
Note: Products listed have not been evaluated by ePilot editors unless otherwise noted. AOPA assumes no responsibility for products or services listed or for claims or actions by manufacturers or vendors.
Member Benefits
Pilot Protection Services
Fitness to fly
A helicopter accident highlights the tension between a pilot's duty to self-evaluate fitness prior to flight and real-world complexities. Read more >
Member benefit
Top aviation finance questions of 2018
From buying an airplane during retirement to prepaying loans, the AOPA Aviation Finance Co. answers five common questions with details that could help you with your next purchase. Read more >
Blogs
Details you never knew airline pilots had to address
Flying for the airlines comprises more than flight planning, navigating, and making a good landing. Airline pilot and Flight Training blogger Chip Wright shares some of the other duties involved. Read more >
Plane Spotter
AOPA
What Faust flew
Faust might never have made his deal with the devil had he lived several centuries later when aviation had blossomed with its promise of eternal entertainments. Fortunately, by then in Cody, Wyoming, there was Elmer Faust, an inventive pilot who took the fuselage and wings from a wrecked Piper PA–12, landing-gear parts from a Fairchild 24W, and a Warner Scarab radial engine to create the experimental Faust PA–12. Faust's flyer first flew in 1954, was modified further, and in 2018 was flown to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, by current owner James Booth.
Final Exam
Question

Can a flight instructor whose instructor certificate includes a single-engine rating but who holds a multiengine rating as a commercial pilot give a flight review in a multiengine airplane?
Answer
No. According to 14 CFR 61.56, a flight instructor provides flight training during a flight review. The instructor must hold a multiengine instructor rating to provide flight reviews in multiengine airplanes.

This question and answer were provided by the aviation experts in AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Did you know that student pilots who join AOPA are three times more likely to complete their flight training? Membership includes unlimited access to aviation information by phone (800-USA-AOPA, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time) or from AOPA Online. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA.
Career Opportunities
Aviation job board
Job of the week: Solutions channel lead—flight deck and data solutions, Boeing Co.
With the launch of Boeing Global Services, the flight operations solutions team has an opening for a solutions channel lead. Read the full description and apply today >
AOPA career opportunities
Join the AOPA team
Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a social media marketer, development marketing and communications manager, digital marketing coordinator, Air Safety Institute video producer, marketing customer acquisitions director, development operations director, curriculum development director, aviation finance sales manager/senior account executive, publications senior director, regulatory affairs director, and aviation finance account executive. Learn about AOPA career opportunities >
Education & Seminars
Flight Instructor Refresher Courses
Jan. 5-6 Bellevue, Washington; and Costa Mesa, California
Jan. 12-13 Charlotte, North Carolina; Jackson, Mississippi; Portland, Oregon; and San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 19-20 Alcoa, Tennessee; Romulus, Michigan; and Santa Clara, California
Jan. 26-27 Frederick, Maryland
For a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. Can't make it in person? Sign up for the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Online eFIRC.
Safety Seminars
Jan. 14 Reno, Nevada; and Houston, Texas
Jan. 15 McClellan, California; and Houston, Texas
Jan. 16 Milpitas, California; and San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 17 Austin, Texas
Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online.
Rusty Pilots Seminars
Dec. 15 Englewood, Colorado; and Rome, Georgia
Dec. 19 Murrieta, California
Jan. 5 Stevensville, Maryland
Feb. 23 Boulder, Colorado
AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars are sponsored by Sporty's. For a complete schedule, visit the AOPA Hangar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.)
Aviation Calendar
Want something to do this weekend? Planning an aviation getaway? See AOPA's enhanced calendar of events. You can filter events, add an event, or search all events in the calendar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to search the events or to add an event.) Before you take off on an adventure, make sure you check our current aviation weather provided by Jeppesen.
For airport details, including FBO fuel prices, see AOPA Airports. AOPA does not endorse or assume responsibility for the events submitted and listed in the calendar.
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