by Ben Winton | Sep 2, 2016 | Practice Areas, Safety
New ways to visualize information in the newly renamed Chart Supplements — formerly the Airport Facility Directories — comes to light with the ability to find parachute areas in any given region. AFTW’s Terry Brandt recently did that by drawing out...
by Ben Winton | Jun 11, 2016 | Training
Built on the existing Practical Test Standards (PTS), which explicitly define the performance metrics for each flight proficiency element listed in 14 CFR, the ACS approach enhances the PTS by defining the specific elements, aeronautical knowledge, and risk management...
by Ben Winton | May 12, 2016 | Safety
NTSB accident data suggest that spatial disorientation may be a precursor to many general aviation accidents – particularly in night or limited visibility weather conditions. Instrument and VFR pilots are subject to spatial disorientation and optical illusions that...
by Ben Winton | May 12, 2016 | Meeting Minutes
Flight instructors, DPEs and other aviation safety professionals met at CAE Oxford Aviation Academy. Learn about proposed changes in IFR practice procedures for The Stack at Stanfield VORTAC, and suggested airport and training procedures. Find out the name of a new...
by Ben Winton | Mar 31, 2016 | Safety
Knowing your aircraft’s capabilities and limits might mean the difference between skidding off the runway into a lake or making it over the tops of some trees on the departure end. How well do you know your aircraft? General aviation loss-of-control accidents...
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