This morning I met with the Sacramento FSDO’s FAA FAAST Team manager. He seemed really excited about the FAAST Team and it’s programs and agenda. And of course I was there to see him as I found myself really excited about their new website and the much awaited automation and multi-media support and training material [...]
Now is the time to finally go for your check-ride and you, along with your CFI, go over the checklist in the PTS and one of the requirements is a completed 8710-1 form. Although there is an explanation on what to put in each block, there is sometimes confusion and some how applications still get [...]
If you are flight instructing at a flight school that deals mostly with full time professional pilot course applicants, like flight safety academy etc, you will probably not encounter the scenario mentioned below. But if you are teaching at flight schools that also train pilots who want to fly for fun, hobby and recreation, which [...]
Judgment, often defined as the ability to arrive at a wise decision, is the combination of knowledge and skill, tempered by experience. Studies show that pilot judgment can, in large part, be learned, and that learning process starts with sound pilot education. You can also improve your “Go or No-Go” weather judgment by setting personal [...]
Standard Briefing The standard preflight briefing will include the following elements: Adverse Conditions: Significant meteorological information that might influence you, the pilot, to alter your proposed route of flight, or even cancel your planned flight entirely (e.g., thunderstorms, icing, turbulence, low ceilings or visibility) Synopsis: A brief statement as to the cause of the weather [...]
A good weather briefing starts with developing total awareness of the overall “big picture” prior to obtaining a detailed or standard briefing. Most pilots start by monitoring weather patterns via TV’s The Weather Channel several days before the flight. The day or evening before the flight, pilots may wish to obtain an outlook briefing from [...]
Purpose Flying at night can be very enjoyable, if pilots understand the differences of night flying and take the necessary actions to prepare for a safe flight. This guide suggests ways for flight instructors to teach risk management for safe VFR flying at night. Profile Factors in night accidents often include errors in planning, decision-making, [...]
Purpose For many pilots, using an airplane for personal transportation is one of the biggest benefits of being able to fly. However, since flight training and flight reviews tend to focus on basic skills and maneuvers, pilots do not always get opportunities to train for real-world cross-country flying. This guide offers ideas for teaching pilots [...]
Purpose Day VFR conditions are a great time to fly for fun and practice. There may not appear to be much risk involved in flying a known aircraft in familiar surroundings, but complacency can be the biggest hazard of all. This guide focuses on teaching ways (for CFI) to manage risk common to recreational flying. [...]
Purpose Flying involves risk. To stay safe, you need to know how to judge the level of risk, how to minimize it, and when to accept it. This guide introduces risk management tools that a CFI can use and teach their flight training clients. Profile A hazard is a condition, event, object, or circumstance that [...]
