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Training and Safety Tip: Extra set of eyes

AOPA Flight Training
VOL 22, ISSUE 50 December 16, 2022
Training and Safety Tips
Extra set of eyes
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Extra set of eyes
The most common VFR pilot deviations involve airspace violations. Losing situational awareness and entering airspace you are not authorized to enter could happen for any number of reasons. Read more >
Technique
Pilot Magazine
Direct-to> not always the best plan
It's true that the shortest distance between two points in space is a line, so it may be tempting to think that hitting "GPS direct" will always economize both time and fuel, but that's just not the case. Read more >
Flight Training News
Unusual attitude
Love of the game
Pilots are infatuated with professionalism. We're told from the start of flight training to aspire to fly like the pros. Train like pros. Think like pros. Read more >
Article
United Aviate trains for upset recovery and prevention
United Aviate Academy has partnered with Aviation Performance Solutions in Mesa, Arizona, to provide upset avoidance and recovery training. Read more >
Pilot protection services
Everything is different at night
What's the difference between flying during the day and flying at night? The simple answer is, pretty much everything. Read more >
Article
Final opportunities for scholarships in 2022
Aviation safety and aviation education are both vital to the future of the industry, which is part of the reason organizations are eager to invest in individuals who are ready to pursue those paths through scholarship opportunities. Read more >
Fly with AOPA
Mourning a record-setter; GlaStar adventures; Vintage aircraft
Col. Joseph Kittinger, a U.S. Air Force veteran whose 1960 skydive set records, died December 9. Also, we catch up with two outdoor adventurers and their GlaStar and take you to a vintage aircraft fly-in. Watch Ep. 10 >
Career News
Advocacy
FAA weather camera network extends across the country
Weather cameras have grown more capable and indispensable for pilots planning flights to areas served by this growing network of powerful weather intelligence tools. Now is your chance to ask for camera coverage. Read more >
Article
Wright's original angle of attack indicator
That "innovation" in or just above many general aviation instrument panels that shows the angle between wing and wind was actually invented not long after the Wright brothers' first flight on December 17, 1903. Read more >
Podcast
'Ask the A&Ps': 'You have two options and a top overhaul isn't one of them'
Questions about morning sickness, slow Skyhawks, supply chain problems, and more keep the hosts busy in the latest episode. Listen on AOPA Online and submit your questions.
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Aviation job board
Job of the week: Customer support distribution and logistics specialist, Gulfstream
Gulfstream is hiring a customer support distribution and logistics specialist to develop and use a solid understanding of all regulatory and quality practices to perform the inspection, storing, and shipment of material to support AOG requirements and distribution needs in all Gulfstream markets. Read the full description and apply today >
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Training Products and Resources
Online resource
Volunteer pilots: Balancing safety and compassion
Do you have a passion for compassion? If so, consider volunteering your piloting services to a worthy cause. This AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlight provides the steps to get you started as a public benefit pilot.
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Member Benefits
AOPA Aviation Finance
How does AOPA choose its lenders?
Aviation financing is a specialty niche. Most commercial banks are unfamiliar with its nuances, so that itself is a limiting factor for lenders. Read more >
Pilot protection services
Demystifying 709 exams
The FAA claims that 709 rides are not punitive; that is likely of little comfort to a pilot subject to a reexamination. Read more >
AOPA Premier Partner created content
Do you lean during taxi?
When does it help and when is it dangerous? See the poll results from over 20,000 pilots, read the helpful discussion, and get expert tips from PilotWorkshops >
Instrument Tip
Pilot Magazine
Never Again: Risky weather
This pilot learned several lessons during his February flight in Texas, the key takeaway being the unpredictability of the weather. Read more >
Photo of the Week
Nordic Dash
Nordic dash
Aviation writer and photographer Garrett Fisher takes us along on a mad dash north that was his longest cross-country flight in Europe. Read his story for all the adventures, antics, and aerials. Don't forget to follow @flywithaopa on Instagram for more photos from AOPA members and staff.
Final Exam
Question

I am a CFI but am not current to carry passengers in single-engine aircraft as I have not met the recency requirements of FAR 61.57 for that category and class. If I perform a flight review for a pilot who does not currently meet the requirements to act as pilot in command, can I act as PIC because he is a person receiving instruction rather than a passenger?
Answer
According to FAA legal interpretations from 2007 and 2014, what you want to do is legal. Join the discussion >

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