Annual special issue released
Your path to becoming a pilot
The annual issue of Flight Training is distributed free of charge to 1,000 of the most active flight schools in the United States, prepackaged in highly visible countertop displays to be placed in the reception area. In the past six years, flight schools have handed out half a million of these fun, colorful, information-packed guides to everyone walking into their schools for the first time dreaming about becoming a pilot.
The AOPA team has a lot of fun putting these special issues together. We try to think of all the questions someone interested in learning to fly might ask—and provide straightforward answers with plenty of helpful illustrations and amazing photography.
The publication sheds light on what to expect—from the first introductory flight in a general aviation airplane through initial training. Flight Training’s editors detail the steps to becoming a pilot, different paths to the sky, medical certification options, training airplanes they’ll fly, gear they’ll need, deciphering aviation’s unique vocabulary, paying for training, and more. This year we have emphasized the many career opportunities in aviation, including nonflying options.
If you work at or know of a flight school that did not receive a You Can Fly countertop display, you can request one, while supplies last, at [email protected].
The You Can Fly issue displays also contain an offer for a free three-month trial membership to AOPA for new student pilots. The free membership includes a digital subscription to Flight Training or AOPA Pilot magazine, the Flight Training weekly newsletter, members-only premium aviation training content, and a student pilot helpline for one-on-one support.
All Flight Training subscribers receive a digital version of this issue. Flight Training is AOPA’s multimedia brand dedicated to flight training topics for pilots of all experience levels. Flight Training is one of three magazines AOPA members can choose to subscribe to as part of their membership (AOPA Pilot and AOPA Pilot Turbine Edition are the other two options). You can switch your subscription to Flight Training at any time by calling member services at 1-800-USA-AOPA. Or, you can add a print edition of Flight Training to your membership for $21 per year (a digital edition add-on is available for $10 per year). 
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