CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 12 Issue 3 - 40

CHIEF'S CORNER
Unfortunately, it ended poorly for me-CFIT into the canyon rim as I tried
to get that darn gate.
Interestingly enough, after taking off the VR helmet, I was a little unsteady
and it took a few moments to stop feeling woozy. Guess I'm not made out
to be a fighter pilot. That's probably a good thing. But that VR sim was a
lot of fun too and there was a line of people every day waiting to hop in it
and experience flight. Pretty cool stuff and something for us to remember
as flight instructors-it's not all about the maneuvers, the ACS, and the
checkride. It's about the fun of flying too. That's one of the reasons I got into
flying and it's probably one of yours too.
I know I'm not going to be a fighter pilot for any number of reasons, but
maybe one of the many youths that came through the sims will be inspired
to pursue flight training. Maybe another will be more interested in building
a better VR program or working on designing a new airplane. As flight
instructors we teach people to fly, but more than that we put them in touch
with a whole world of possibilities in aviation and aerospace.
We have a pretty cool job, don't we?
John Collins is the AOPA Air Safety Institute's chief flight instructor and
manager of aviation safety programs. Before joining ASI, John was AOPA's
manager of aviation policy. He earned his flight instructor certificate in 1996
and enjoys seeing students light up when they put it all together and nail a
maneuver.
Email: john.collins@aopa.org
DID YOU KNOW?
CFI to CFI won a silver award for general excellence in the newsletter
category during this year's AM&P Network Association Council Excel
Awards hosted by Association Media and Publishing. The quarterly
publication is free to more than 57,000 subscribers.
In addition, the AOPA Air Safety Institute swept the educational video
category, earning a gold for Accident Case Study: Lake Renegade, which
examines a fatal 2017 accident at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, seaplane base
when a pilot tried to take off on high waves; a silver for Real Pilot Story:
Pressure Over the Atlantic, which details how a ferry pilot flying solo over
the North Atlantic discovered a serious issue with his auxiliary fuel tank
and found a solution and survived; and a bronze for Reality Check: What
are the Costliest Insurance Claims?, which looks at the types of claims
that can drive up insurance rates and provides tips on how pilots can be
part of the solution to reducing the cost of aviation insurance.
The awards " are the largest and most prestigious program recognizing
excellence and leadership in association media, publishing, marketing and
communication, " among nonprofit and for-profit associations, according
to Association Media and Publishing parent organization, Software
& Information Industry Association. The association recognized 240
finalists across 82 categories in the peer-reviewed awards program.
The Air Safety Institute's success in creating important award-winning
education is made possible by philanthropists' generous funding to the
AOPA Foundation, including AOPA members who recognize, strengthen,
and support our free safety programs.

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