Attention Rusty Pilots: Getting Back in the Air is Easier than you Think
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If you’re feeling a little rusty, you’re not alone and there are some great resources to help. Perhaps life just got in the way. Maybe a young family, a growing business, or a medical setback had something to do with it. Whatever the case, things are different now. You’re back in the game and would like to start flying again.
Pilot certificates never expire!
No Checkride Required!
You may have forgotten that pilot certificates never expire. Once a pilot, always a pilot. You never have to take another test or worry about another checkride. All you need is a Flight Review with a local CFI. A little brush-up with your local CFI with enough flights to demonstrate competence again (minimum one hour), and you’re back in the air. Seriously, that’s all it takes. And you may not even need a medical certificate.
The Rusty Pilots Online Course Can Get You Started
The Rusty Pilots Online Course is free for AOPA members.
AOPA has created a fun, interactive online course, modeled after its popular Rusty Pilots Seminar that gives you all the information you need to get current again. The course uses the scenario of a cross-country flight to help bring you up to speed on critical topics like weather briefings, preflight planning, regulations, new technology and airspace. At the end of the course, you’ll receive FAA WINGS credit to help you towards completing your Flight Review. Best of all, Rusty Pilots Online Course is FREE for AOPA Members.
This course also qualifies for the AOPA Accident Forgiveness and FAA WINGS programs.
Preview the course free at AOPA.org.
Additional Resources:
- EAA accepting applications for 2025 scholarship program - November 15, 2024
- Webinar Video: Flight Sim 101 - October 24, 2024
- Short Field Takeoff—Sporty’s Flight Maneuver Spotlight - October 21, 2024
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