AOPA Air Safety Foundation

Feeling a little rusty on the radio? Take this ASF Safety Quiz for a quick review of communication basics.
ASF Safety Quizzes offer a quick, interactive way to assess and expand your knowledge. Choose from a wide range of topics.
Dave Keller needed to land immediately—but rather than landing straight ahead or off to the side, he chose to execute the "Impossible Turn".  Learn why returning to the runway below pattern altitude is dangerous.
This Safety Brief examines the dangers of carb ice, providing the keys to understanding and combating this year-round icing risk.
 
ASF Safety Quiz
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Interactive Courses & Features

Weather Wise: Ceiling and Visibility

Low ceilings and restricted visibilities are aviation's deadliest killers. With a little knowledge, you can minimize the risk these conditions pose (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 Stories

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 approximately 5-10 minutes.

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Got Questions for ATC?

In partnership with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), ASF is getting you answers!

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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, and "hotspot" questions. A new quiz is featured every other week.

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Interactive Accident Maps

Fuel mismanagement is perhaps the most preventable kind of GA accident, but still claims an average of six aircraft every month. Take-offs and landings are part of every flight -- but nearly half of all GA accidents occur while trying to get off the ground or back on it again. Find out where pilots are coming to grief and what happened to them on the ASF's interactive accident maps.

Landing Accident Map >>

Fuel Management Accident Map >>

Take-off Accident Map >>

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.

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Special Reports

Get straightforward analysis—based on accident reports in the ASF Accident Database—of challenges to aviation safety.

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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.

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Safety Pilot Articles

For insight on issues affecting flight safety, view all of ASF President, Bruce Landsberg’s columns from AOPA Pilot magazine, including "Landmark Accident" special editions.

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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.

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Updated December 8, 2009

ASF Accident Database

Search our accident database. Our objective is to encourage a safer aviation future by learning from the past.

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About ASF

The AOPA Air Safety Foundation, founded in 1950, is dedicated to just one goal - making flying easier and safer for general aviation pilots.

This Web site, free seminars, research, and safety education are funded by safety-minded pilots like you who make tax deductible contributions for the benefit of all pilots.

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Support ASF

Pilots' tax-deductible contributions support the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's safety education programs, including online courses, live safety seminars, interactive quizzes, publications, andmore.

Find out what AOPA Life Membership has to offer and learn about joining elite donor groups such as the Hat in the Ring Society, AOPA's Top Philanthropists, and the AOPA President's Council.

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ASF Store

Expand your knowledge while supporting the AOPA Air Safety Foundation by shopping in our online store. You'll find

  • DVDs (including the popular Pinch-Hitter course for non-pilot flying companions).
  • And special publications to keep you up to speed on the latest in aviation safety.

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