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FAA publishes first officer qualification rule Vermont CFI, ATP requirements could change for all applicants DPE is National CFI of the Year THE FAA HAS published an anticipated year age disadvantage. Military and pilots
notice of proposed rulemaking revising the qualifications for air carrier first officers. The NPRM is a combination of training and experience requirements mandated by Congress in 2010 as a result of the Colgan Flight 3407 crash in Buffalo, New York, in 2009 and proposals that originated with the FAA. The proposal would change air crew hiring requirements by making it necessary for all air carrier first officers to hold an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate instead of a commercial pilot certificate, increasing minimum flight time hours from 250 to 1,500. The training course would require training in a Level C or higher flight simulator, making it only available through a Part 141 pilot school, 142 flight training center, Part 121 air carriers, or Part 135 air carriers. The rule would also affect the ranks of program instructors by requiring them to hold an ATP certificate and have at least two years of experience in a fractional ownership program or at an air carrier. Potential students could face the choice of enrolling at a four-year aviation university or take a 500-hour and twoTRAINING PRODUCTS

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who have graduated from baccalaureate aviation-degree programs would be eligible for a “restricted” ATP certificate at age 21, instead of the standard ATP requirement of being 23 years old, with reduced required flight hours of 750 for military pilots and 1,000 for program graduates. The proposed rule did not adopt an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) recommendation to give credit for certain high-quality flight experiences in GA, such as flight time as an instructor or in a multiengine or multi-crew environment. Under other provisions, the ATP airplane multiengine certificate would now require a prerequisite minimum of 50 hours in a multiengine aircraft; ATP practical and knowledge exams would be revised; and air carrier pilots would be required to have 1,000 hours experience as a first officer before upgrading to captain. Members may submit comments online or by mail to Docket Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Please refer to Docket Number FAA-2010-0100.

Winner specializes in instrument, multi instruction

HOBART CALEB “HOBIE” Tomlinson of Huntington, Vermont, has been named the 2012 National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year. Tomlinson is one of four aviation professionals who received top accolades in this year’s National General Aviation Awards. They will receive their awards in July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Tomlinson, a Master CFI, works for Heritage Aviation at Burlington International Airport and is an independent flight instructor and a designated pilot examiner. In 2010, he received the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award given to pilots with 50 consecutive years of safe flying. He has been a flight instructor since 1965 and has more than 11,000 instructional hours. He specializes in instrument and multiengine training at the CFI and ATP levels, as well as tailwheel aircraft and seaplanes. He has been an FAA designated pilot examiner since 1977.

Sporty’s Learn to Fly course
All-in-one approach aims to simplify process
SPORT PILOT, PRIVATE pilot, or recreational pilot? Although the choice is simple for some, the introduction of the sport pilot option has brought confusion to the decision on how to approach flight training for many. Sporty’s recognized this dilemma in its own course offerings, and decided to make it easy for buyers by combining all three options into one course. The entire philosophy of the course can be summed up by one word—flexibility. That’s evident from the integration of all three options, but also in how the user can experience the courses. You can

still get a series of DVDs, but the updated online option and new native iOS application are where most students will be best served. Each includes dozens of hours of video segments, a training course outline (syllabus), written test prep questions with multiple study modes (the company will provide an endorsement if one is needed), a practical test standards document with linked educational content, and 3D animations of most of the required maneuvers. Sporty’s is known for its quality presentation, and this course lives up to that

standard. Buyers will not be disappointed with the video content, the app, or the interface of any of the three courses. PRICE: $249 with the choice of one format CONTACT: www.sportys.com

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