CONTENTS 37 VOLUME.27 / NUMBER. 3 FEATURES FLIGHT TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARDS Top flight schools and instructors. Flight schools of every size, shape, and location, and all types of flight instructors are featured in this salute to the best flight training options as selected by students in the annual Flight Training Excellence Awards. From stories on the Best Flight Instructor- Spencer Watson (shown here)-and the Best Flight School (Paragon Flight) to a complete listing of the outstanding schools and instructors, this comprehensive feature honors all who do their best to offer geat flight training throughout the United States. By Ian J. Twombly and Mark Twombly 03.15 flighttraining.aopa.org 32 COVER STORY DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING? Don't leave these 10 key tips behind. Here's a checklist of some of the more important items that should be mentioned almost every time you're in the air-but often aren't. By Budd Davisson 50 TECHNIQUE iPad preflight. Get your electrons in order. By Dave Hirschman See page 43 "THERE'S NO SECRET SAUCE HERE. WE'RE JUST HUMAN AND ENTHUSIASTIC. HOW COOL IS IT TO HAVE SOMEONE COME IN AND SAY THEY'VE JUST SOLD THEIR BUSINESS, THEY'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO FLY, AND THEY'VE CHOSEN US TO TRAIN THEM?" -CHRIS SCHOENSEE FLIGHT TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2014 OUTSTANDING FLIGHT SCHOOLS Winners of the 2014 Flight AND INSTRUCTORS Training Excellence Awards p. 37 03.15 flighttraining.aopa.org L SPECIASING RTI ADVE TION SEC WHERE WOyou? D RL are EGES COLL IES ION AVIAT UNIVERSIT AND P. 62 in the ABOUT THE COVER » Cover illustration by Steve Rawlings. ( And other flying skills you need to master NO NEED FOR FEAR THE FAA HAS YOUR BACK-REAL LY p. 57 IHEART CEO MAKING WAVES IN THE SKY p. 72 MARCH 2015 FLIGHT TRAINING /1 ) p.32http://flighttraining.aopa.org http://flighttraining.aopa.org