Safety Publications/Articles

Fly-In Safety

• Get Started: Visit the official 2006 Sun 'n Fun Web site.
• General Information: If you didn't receive the Sun 'n Fun convention flyer, please follow this link for detailed information on pricing, transportation, volunteering, and frequently asked questions.
• Sun 'n Fun Notam: To enhance safety and decrease traffic delays, read the official FAA notam for the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In. See how notam information can be critical: Read an accident report from Sun 'n Fun 2004.
• VFR Arrival Procedure: View an illustration or a satellite photo of the VFR arrival procedure.
• Quick Reference: The 2006 Quick Reference Book, produced by the FAA Office of System Safety, is a valuable in-flight resource for pilots. Call 863/644-2431 to order a free copy from the Sun 'n Fun office.
• Visit AOPA's Sun 'n Fun page
• ASF's Free Safety Seminars at Sun n' Fun 2006

• Special Report: Stall/Spin Accidents
• Safety Advisors
• Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings
• Collision Avoidance
• Operations at Nontowered Airports
• Operations at Towered Airports
• Safety Pilot articles
• Going to the Show
• Ups and Downs
• Driven to Distraction

• Online Courses
• Know Before You Go
• Mission Possible—Navigating Today's Airspace
•  Video: Watch pilots perform their best and worst landings at a fly-in.
  (05:23 video clip from ASF's Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings. Broadband recommended. Find this and more DVDs in ASF's Online Store.)
•  ATC Audio Clip: A recording from EAA AirVenture.
  (From Tower/Aircraft Radio Communications with 28 Aircraft per Minute Landing; courtesy of Richard Jimenez of Aircraft Development.)