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...
by Ben Winton | Mar 28, 2016 | Training
This is no April Fools Day joke: On April 1, student pilots no longer will get their certificates from their Aviation Medical Examiner. The federal aviation regulation known as 14 CFR 61.85 becomes obsolete. Instead, student pilots will receive a shiny, new,...
by Ben Winton | Mar 16, 2016 | Teaching Tips
A DPE offers a suggestion to consider: Chapter 12 of the Aviation Technician Handbook General (FAA-H-8083-30) as a resource for you, your applicants and pilot contacts. He saw it used successfully by an instructor applicant on a practical test. It provides additional...
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