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MEMBER BENEFITS
A COMPLETE LIST of member
benefits is online (www.aopa.org/
membership/membership-options.
aspx).

AOPA MEMBERSHIP MAKES
A HIGH-FLYING HOLIDAY GIFT

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ooking for a holiday gift for a flight-minded friend or family member? Consider giving an AOPA membership.
Your gift of AOPA membership benefits your recipient along with every
other member of the association. You'll help support AOPA's mission and
membership drive. Increasing our membership means AOPA can be more effective at
fighting growing threats to general aviation. Your gift enables AOPA to preserve our
freedom to fly for generations to come.
Gift recipients receive invaluable member benefits, including 12 issues of Flight
Training or AOPA Pilot magazine; exclusive access to a suite of online flight planning
tools; resources, help, and advice from our aviation experts through the AOPA Pilot
Information Center; and more.
Call us at 800-USA-AOPA (800-272-2672) and we will be happy to help you.
AOPA MEMBERSHIP offers many benefits
for pilots, students, renters, and owners. Here is a list of what you can expect
from your AOPA membership. Go online
to learn more (www.aopa.org).
MEMBERSHIP. Modify your student trial
membership or take the next step and
become an official member of AOPA.
You'll continue receiving all of the
following great benefits, services, and
discounts while supporting the organization protecting your right to fly. Plus,
trial members can join AOPA at a special
reduced rate of just $25 (www.aopa.
org/membership/membership-options.
aspx).
ADVOCACY. Taking on regulatory and
legislative threats to GA at national,
state, and local levels has remained the
association's primary focus for almost 75
years (www.aopa.org/advocacy).
MAGAZINES. As a student member you'll
continue to receive Flight Training magazine (print or digital). When you renew
your membership, you'll have the option
of selecting AOPA Pilot magazine to keep
you in touch with the ever-changing
world of general aviation (flighttraining.
aopa.org).
NEWSLETTERS. Customizable weekly
email newsletters offer aviation industry news, information, and tips. Sign up
online (www.aopa.org/news-and-video/
newsletters.aspx).

AOPA AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE. A wide
array of interactive online courses,
safety quizzes, webinars, and seminars
to help you increase your knowledge and
become a safer pilot (www.airsafety
institute.org).
AOPA LIVE. Weekly webcast show
recaps the week's news and showcases
aviation feature stories (www.aopa.org/
aopalive).
CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS. AOPA
members save on car rentals with our
strategic partners: Enterprise, National,
and Alamo (www.aopa.org/cars).
AOPA LIFESTYLES COLLECTION. Save
money with exclusive members-only
discounts and special offers from top
aviation and nonaviation companies
(www.aopa.org/lifestyles).
RENTER'S INSURANCE. When you
rent or borrow an aircraft you could
be personally liable for repair costs
and legal defense fees should damage
occur. A renter's policy with
AOPA Insurance Services provides
comprehensive coverage (www.aopa
insurance.org/nonowned).
CFI INSURANCE. Whether you're an
instructor/owner, borrowing or renting aircraft, full-time or part-time, we
can provide comprehensive coverage
for both professional and personal use
(www.aopainsurance.org/cfi).

LIFE INSURANCE. We also protect you
and your loved ones in the air and on
the ground with term life insurance,
emergency assistance, and AD&D
insurance (www.aopainsurance.org/
life).
PILOT INFORMATION CENTER. Experienced pilots and CFIs are available on
our toll-free helpline (800-872-2672).
You can also go online (www.aopa.org/
pilot-resources/pilot-informationcenter.aspx) for access to information
most often requested by our members.
FLIGHT PLANNING. Robust flightplanning capability; airport directory
information; and aviation weather for
your smartphone, iPad, or computer
(www.aopa.org/flyq).
WEATHER. Online graphical real-time
aviation weather information (www.
aopa.org/weather).
AIRPORT INFORMATION. Online
directory with vital preflight information, updated daily (www.aopa.org/
airports).
LEGAL AND MEDICAL HELP. AOPA Legal
Services Plan/Pilot Protection Services
safeguards pilot and medical certificates
from FAA action (www.aopa.org/pps).
AOPA FOUNDATION. Your tax-deductible donation provides funding for
important work that membership dues
alone cannot support: safety, education,
growing the pilot population, preserving
airports, and providing support for good
work being done in general aviation
(www.aopafoundation.org).
AOPA AVIATION FINANCE COMPANY.

We know what it's like to own an airplane. Whether you're purchasing one
for personal travel or your business or
we can help you find the right financing for new and used general aviation
aircraft (www.aopafinance.com).

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Flight Training - December 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - December 2013

Flight Training - December 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Centerline
Right Seat
Letters
When Basic Training Came Second
Success Story News
How it Works
After the Checkride
News
Training Products
ASI News
News
Tech Tip
News
Final Exam
Accident Report
Flying Carpet
Behind the Curtain
COLLEGE AVIATION DIRECTORY
ARE YOU OUTSIDE IN OR INSIDE OUT?
AVIATION SPEAK
TECHNIQUE
Weather
Flight Lesson
Finding Your Nest
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Teaching Technology
Open-Door Policy
The Best Job I've Ever Had
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - December 2013 - Flight Training - December 2013
Flight Training - December 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - December 2013 - 1
Flight Training - December 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - December 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - December 2013 - 4
Flight Training - December 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - December 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - December 2013 - 7
Flight Training - December 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - December 2013 - 9
Flight Training - December 2013 - When Basic Training Came Second
Flight Training - December 2013 - 11
Flight Training - December 2013 - Success Story News
Flight Training - December 2013 - How it Works
Flight Training - December 2013 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - December 2013 - News
Flight Training - December 2013 - Training Products
Flight Training - December 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - December 2013 - News
Flight Training - December 2013 - Tech Tip
Flight Training - December 2013 - News
Flight Training - December 2013 - 21
Flight Training - December 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - December 2013 - Accident Report
Flight Training - December 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - December 2013 - 25
Flight Training - December 2013 - Behind the Curtain
Flight Training - December 2013 - 27
Flight Training - December 2013 - 28
Flight Training - December 2013 - 29
Flight Training - December 2013 - 30
Flight Training - December 2013 - 31
Flight Training - December 2013 - COLLEGE AVIATION DIRECTORY
Flight Training - December 2013 - 33
Flight Training - December 2013 - 34
Flight Training - December 2013 - 35
Flight Training - December 2013 - 36
Flight Training - December 2013 - 37
Flight Training - December 2013 - ARE YOU OUTSIDE IN OR INSIDE OUT?
Flight Training - December 2013 - 39
Flight Training - December 2013 - 40
Flight Training - December 2013 - 41
Flight Training - December 2013 - AVIATION SPEAK
Flight Training - December 2013 - 43
Flight Training - December 2013 - 44
Flight Training - December 2013 - 45
Flight Training - December 2013 - TECHNIQUE
Flight Training - December 2013 - 47
Flight Training - December 2013 - Weather
Flight Training - December 2013 - 49
Flight Training - December 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - December 2013 - Finding Your Nest
Flight Training - December 2013 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - December 2013 - 53
Flight Training - December 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - December 2013 - Teaching Technology
Flight Training - December 2013 - Open-Door Policy
Flight Training - December 2013 - The Best Job I've Ever Had
Flight Training - December 2013 - 58
Flight Training - December 2013 - Advertiser Index
Flight Training - December 2013 - 60
Flight Training - December 2013 - 61
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Flight Training - December 2013 - 71
Flight Training - December 2013 - Debrief
Flight Training - December 2013 - Cover3
Flight Training - December 2013 - Cover4
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