AOPA Air Safety Foundation
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Become a better SkySpotter: Pireps are a great source of real-time, in-flight weather conditions. This course covers how to get, use, and give pireps to help you become a better SkySpotter (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Help them be more than just passengers: Nonpilot flying companions can take this course to learn more about the fundamentals of aircraft control and basic emergency procedures (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Put on your thinking cap: ASF Safety Quizzes offer a quick, interactive way to assess and expand your knowledge. Choose from a wide range of topics. Plus, you could win an aviation radio/scanner.
Pilots share their harrowing tales: Hear true accounts of good flights gone bad as pilots tell their harrowing tales in hopes of helping the rest of us become better aviators. Each story runs about 5-10 minutes.
Support ASF Programs: The AOPA Air Safety Foundation relies on tax-deductible contributions to fund our pilot education programs. Your donation will make a difference in improving general aviation safety.
Safety Blog
Stay on top of safety trends and sort out misinformation. Our experts provide the insight from aviation’s most trusted source of safety knowledge.
What Went Wrong? Safety Seminar
Our latest seminar looks at general aviation accidents through the eyes of the investigator--starting at the scene and working backwards to reconnect the shattered links of the accident chain.
Pilot Safety Announcements (PSAs)
These short public safety announcement-style videos raise awareness of common aviation safety issues.
Interactive Courses & Features
Essential Aerodynamics: Stalls, Spins, and Safety
Getting a handle on aerodynamics doesn’t have to involve dry textbooks and dense equations. In this course, you’ll learn need-to-know concepts that will help you avoid unintentional stalls and spins (approx. 45-60 minutes). Take The Course >>
Learn more in less time with ASF’s free, interactive online courses. Most courses provide a personalized completion certificate and qualify for AOPA Accident Forgiveness and the FAA WINGS program.
Real Pilot Story: Engine Failure at Night
Loss of engine power over the Pennsylvania mountains at night.
ASF Safety Quiz
With a new and improved format, ASF's Safety Quiz uses graphics and interactivity to test and expand your knowledge. The standard multiple-choice and true/false questions are augmented by drag-and-drop matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank brainteasers, "hotspot" questions. A new quiz is featured every other week.
Landing Accident Map
Eight accidents each week, on average, occur during landing, making this the most common type of general aviation accident.
Fuel Management Accident Map
No one expects or intends to run out of fuel in flight. And yet, in the United States alone, an average of nearly two accidents per week result from fuel exhaustion, starvation, or contamination. It can happen to you.
Safety Publications & Articles
Accident Analysis
Search the ASF Accident Database and learn from other’s mistakes. Find out more about GA safety issues with ASF’s in-depth analysis, including the Nall Report and Special Reports you won’t find anywhere else.
Special Reports
Get straightforward analysis—based on accident reports in the ASF Accident Database—of challenges to aviation safety.
Safety Advisor Downloads
Find need-to-know information and a wealth of practical advice in ASF’s Safety Advisors. A variety of topics are available, including airspace, weather, instrument operations, and GPS.
Safety Pilot Articles
For insight on issues affecting flight safety, view all of ASF Executive Director Bruce Landsberg’s columns from AOPA Pilot magazine, including "Landmark Accident" special editions.
CFI Renewal
Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics
ASF recertifies more flight instructors than any other course provider. Renew anytime in your four-month renewal period—online or in person—and keep your original expiration date.
Updated June 17, 2009
