Webinars

Rick Larsen, EAA vice president of communities and member programs who also coordinates AirVenture features and attractions, and Dennis Dunbar, director of air show operations, discuss the latest news on what to expect at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019.

If you own an aircraft, chances are you have aircraft insurance. But do you have the right coverage in the right amounts? Do you understand exactly what your policy covers and what it doesn't? Based on hours of interviews with the top underwriting officer and claims manager of one of the leading light aircraft insurance firms, Mike Busch offers an industry insider’s perspective on these important questions.

Why is it so hard for student pilots to schedule a checkride with a designated pilot examiner? What can you do to prepare for your Practical Test? What should your instructor do to get you ready? What should you expect in your checkride? What’s the easiest way to bust it? Why is a well-prepared student almost assured success? In this FAA WINGS Award webinar, a well-known designated pilot examiner tells you everything you ever wanted to know about checkrides but were afraid to ask.

Mike Lents, U.S. Advanced aerobatic team member, discusses basic through advanced aerobatic maneuvering. Join in and learn about perfecting a roll, the ideal competition spin, and handling botched maneuvers. Mike teaches how to use the full operating envelope of the Decathlon to become a smooth, safe, precise, and top-scoring pilot.

Ever wanted to start a type club for your airplane type? Have you wanted to revive an existing type club but don’t know where to start? Join EAA Type Club Coalition (TCC) member Robbie Culver to hear about the TCC’s new “How to Start a Type Club” guide and how you can help strengthen your own airplane’s owner community through forming a new type club! Topics such as organization creation, governance, marketing and membership, risk management, and more will be discussed.

When airplane hardware fails prematurely necessitating costly repairs, the owner's reaction is often to call a lawyer because "this wasn't my fault and I shouldn't have to pay for it." Most of the time, however, litigation doesn't provide a feasible remedy for such situations. In this webinar, Mike Busch recounts his correspondence with one such owner that illustrates why suing someone is usually not the answer.

Rotax Flying Safety Club instructor Jorge Tavio provides an overview of the system components in the technologically advanced Rotax 912iS engine. Using detailed graphics Jorge will show how the engine differs from previous Rotax 912ULS engines.

Tom Johnson will explore how SBT, a training technique developed by the military and the airlines to help their pilots make better in-flight decisions, can be applied to your flying. He will demystify it and break it down to what it essentially is: good old hangar flying. We will introduce a basic structural model to help you be systematic in your scenario analysis. We will show you how and when you can and are required to use SBT. And finally, we will help you apply SBT to your personal aviation needs.

The FAA doesn't make it easy to earn an A&P mechanic certificate. It requires 30 months full-time or 4,800 hours part-time experience swinging wrenches on aircraft before you're even eligible to take the exams. There are four exams: three knowledge tests and one all-day oral/practical exam. However, once a person earns his A&P, there is no requirement to get recurrent training — ever! And there are no mechanic "type ratings" — any A&P is legal to swing wrenches on anything from a J-3 Cub to a Boeing 747 to a Blackhawk helicopter. In this webinar, Mike Busch asks why the FAA requires pilots to get flight reviews every two years, instrument proficiency checks every six months, and type ratings for large airplanes and turbojets, yet it grants mechanics a lifetime license to swing wrenches on anything that flies without requiring any sort of periodic review or recurrent training.