Safety Publications/Articles
Fly-In Safety
With Sun ’n Fun just around the corner, it’s time to plan for the fly-in. To make things easy, the AOPA Air Safety Foundation has compiled this helpful list of resources for you. Use the links on this page to learn more about Sun ’n Fun and benefit from our resources on fly-in safety. And remember—April 11 is AOPA Day at Sun ’n Fun!
ASF Safety Seminars at Sun ’n Fun
Weather Wise: Thunderstorms
and ATC
Bruce Landsberg
April 10, 2008 • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
April 11, 2008 • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join ASF Executive Director Bruce Landsberg on a series of stormy flights in convective weather and learn how a solid understanding of thunderstorm weather systems and how to communicate with ATC will make your future flights easier and safer. Some ATC facilities can provide near real-time weather, while others have display delays that could put you in a tough spot. Learn how to use all the tools and when to say when.
Top 5 Mistakes Pilots Make
JJ Greenway
April 12, 2008 • 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
April 12, 2008 • 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Don’t become a statistic! Attend this seminar to learn about the top five ways GA pilots end up in fatal accidents, and what you can do to avoid making the same mistakes. You’ll get expert insights and valuable tips that might just save your life someday.
Seminars take place at the FAA Production Studio.
Getting Started—Visit the official 2008 Sun ’n Fun Web site.
Sun ’n Fun Arrival 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.
AOPA's Sun ’n Fun page—Learn more about AOPA Day and other events.
Resources for Fly-In Safety
Enhance fly-in safety through education.
- Fly-In Safety Checkup: The AOPA Air Safety Foundation’s recommendations for flying to the show.
- Special Report: Stall/Spin Accidents
- Safety Advisors
- Safety Pilot articles
- Online Courses
- Watch pilots perform their best and worst landings at a fly-in. Video clip from ASF’s Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings. Broadband recommended.
- ATC audio clip from EAA AirVenture. (From Tower/Aircraft Radio Communications with 28 Aircraft per Minute Landing; courtesy of Richard Jimenez of Aircraft Development.)
Updated Thursday, April 3, 2008







