Just Two Months Away, Register Now for the 2020 International Flight School Operators Conference in Las Vegas
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Planning ahead for the FSANA Annual Conference in Las Vegas
February 19-21, 2020, can start now. Hosted at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, attendees can now register for the conference and book hotel rooms at the host hotel.
The conference will include multiple education tracks designed to meet the increased demand for additional content in the ever-changing world of flight training. Conference co-chairs
Chris Erlanson, CEO of Nashville Flight Training, and
David Morse, Center Manager at CAE Phoenix Flight Academy, along with
Lisa Campbell, president of Air-Mods Flight Center in Robbinsville, NJ, are guiding the 2020 event to be the best ever.
New for 2020 is a mentor session in the afternoon on Wednesday, February 19. This session gives attendees who are interested in starting, or who have just started a new school, the opportunity to meet and chat with some of the best school owners and managers in the industry.
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Attendee Brochure and Registration
Want to learn more about the offerings, the schedule and conference administration? You can check out the conference attendee brochure. Click here to see the
2020 Attendee Brochure.
Room Booking
To book your room online
click here. Guests who prefer to phone in their reservations can call the hotel Reservation Center at
800-358-8777. The name of our group is listed as
Flight School Conference. Callers may also use the group code to identify the group,
SBAFS0.
Reservations can be made at our group rate until Monday, January 20. After that time, the group rate will be offered based on hotel availability.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Opportunities
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Survey of Female Pilot Training Starts
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FSANA is interested in learning more about female participation in the flight training portion of aviation. The female demographic is highly under-represented in the pilot and aerospace industry.
Female engagement in aviation starts with interest, recruitment, and promotion.
There are limited statistics that track directly related to percentages of women seeking flight training. FAA and industry data certainly exists and can be referenced that indicates percentages of women who are certificated at the student pilot certificate level or higher, but the measure of how many women are entering flight training has been more difficult to gauge.
FSANA is interested in capturing data points which will help the industry to better understand the female demographic students with respect to flight training.
Please complete a short survey with limited questions. We recognize the answers to these questions may be less data-driven than ideal. Please provide as detailed answers as you are able to help us gauge general trends and perceptions.
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Safety Goal Needs to Be ZERO Accidents in Airline, Training and General Aviation Segments
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Safety is and should be number one when it comes to annual aviation safety goals. Never-ending improvement does not come easy and it requires constant focus and dedication.
FSANA has always had a safety focus and as time passes, the trade association will become further engaged in the topic. Safety is the number one target that should always come before profit. Profit can always be made. Human lives can not be brought back.
FSANA recognizes that that there will be accidents, both fatal and non fatal. with that said, the overall goal needs to be zero accidents. A recent CNN story and interview with newly appointed FAA Administrator
Stephen Dickson mentions that the 45,000 FAA professionals will not accept any level of accidents.
Bob Rockmaker, FSANA president, stated that the trade association applauds Administrator Dickson for his leadership position with regards to aviation accidents in America. Setting the annual accident rate at zero should become the benchmark from which all segments of the aviation industry can strive to attain.
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Airman Knowledge Tests Will Require FTN Starting in January 2020
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From a recent communication to DPEs, but important also for all flight instructors, the following communication from the FAA was indicated:
Important changes to Knowledge Test Reports!
Effective January 13, 2020, any applicant that wishes to take any Airmen Knowledge Test (AKT) for any of the airmen certificates (Any Pilot certificate, Mechanic, Inspection Authorization, Parachute Rigger) will be required to have an FAA Tracking Number (FTN).
The FTN is an 8-digit unique and permanent number assigned to each registered user in the FAA’s Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) system.
Beginning January 13, 2020, all airmen must have an FTN prior to taking any FAA AKT. To obtain an FTN in IACRA, applicants will need to register at the following link and follow the instructions provided: https://iacra.faa.gov/IACRA/Default.aspx.
All airmen must use IACRA to establish an FAA Tracking Number (FTN) before taking any FAA airman knowledge test. This identification number will be printed on the applicant’s Airmen Knowledge Test Results (AKTR) in replacement of the Applicant ID number. The applicant is responsible for obtaining the FTN, and in no way involves the ASI’s, TPE’s, or DPE’s. The FTN is required for the written exams only and does not change FAA Policy, as it only changes the “form and manor” for the applicant and not the process.
Also, beginning January 2020, the FAA will no longer require an embossed, raised seal on the AKTR. Examiners and ASIs will no longer be required to verify an embossed/raised seal is present on the AKTR before conducting certification tasks requiring the airman to present a valid AKTR.
If an applicant loses his/her original AKTR, he/she can receive a replacement from the vendor for all knowledge tests taken after January 13, 2020. Applicants will have the ability to print their AKTR directly from the vendor’s website. For all knowledge tests taken before January 13, 2020, applicants must contact the FAA Airmen Certification Office (AFB-720) for copies of AKTRs.
The practical purpose of this is the continued implementation of IACRA as the tracking system for airman in their certification process to include the knowledge tests. The improvements in this process will help make lost test replacement easier and the overall coordination of the knowledge testing data and subsequent practical testing data used in IACRA more standardized and reduce many of the paperwork “hiccups” that applicants, CFIs, and DPEs encounter.
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Congress Passes Pilot and Maintenance Workforce Grant Program
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As one of the member groups who supported this effort, FSANA is pleased to see that Congress has fully funded the new aviation maintenance workforce grant program. This program is designed to help recruit and support certification for pilots and aviation maintenance sector staff and students.
Major highlights of the program include establishment of new educational programs, scholarships and apprenticeships, support for aviation career outreach, and transitional support to the aviation career.
This effort continues an industry effort to promote aviation careers and help fill the need for skilled employees who are in short supply in this industry.
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM THE INDUSTRY
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FLIGHT SCHOOL BUSINESS EXCHANGE
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University Air Center Flight School, Gainesville Florida
Looking for Certified Flight Instructors-Instrument for a full time busy flight school. We fly Piper Warrior, Cessna 172 (G1000), Cessna 182 (Garmin glass), Cessna 210 and Piper Aztec. We have the option of time as flight instructor then move into the Caravan for Part 91 operations then to our Charter department flying Citation Jets. Come join the UAC team! Email resume to
PamL@universityaircenter.com
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Flight Instructor Sought
Wanted CFI for 141 flight school, added ratings a plus, but not required. When not instructing, right seat on Navajo available for qualified applicant. Respond to Moyer Aviation, Pocono Mountains, Pa. 800-321-5890 or
vern@moyeraviation.com
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Charter Captain Wanted
Wanted Captain for 135 charter operation in Northeast. Flying Navajos & Seneca Minimum 1500 TT, 200 MEL. Respond to Moyer Aviation, Pocono Mountains, Pa. 800-321-5890 or
vern@moyeraviation.com
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Tell us what is important to you as a school owner, manager or chief flight instructor. We will share comments in an upcoming edition of Flight Training News. Send your thoughts to
info@fsana.com
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FSANA SUPPORTING PARTNERS
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V I S I O N A R Y
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L E A D E R
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The above organizations are annual supporters of the FSANA mission and work of the association and its members. The follow organizations join our Partners in supporting our 2019 Flight School Operators Conference.
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C O N F E R E N C E
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P A R T N E R S
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Established in 2009, the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) is the first and only association of its kind dedicated solely to the flight training industry. FSANA represents flight schools, firms that provide products and services to the flight training or aviation industry, and other supporting partners.
The Mission of the Flight School Association is to support, promote and advocate for the business of flight training; to provide knowledge, programs and services that help its members thrive and better serve their customers and communities; to foster best business practices; to educate and inspire youth; to increase the global pilot population; and to work in alliance with the aviation and aerospace industry.
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