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Training & Safety News
Pilots strongly urged not to fly Zodiac CH601XL, CH650
In the wake of a Nov. 6 accident involving a Zodiac CH601XL, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin recommending that before further flight the aircraft be brought into compliance with a forthcoming safety directive/safety alert from Aircraft Manufacturing & Design, which manufactures the airplanes. AMD will post the directive on its Web site.
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IFR Insights: Regulations
The regulations may be black and white, but instrument flight is a world of grays. In this course, you’ll learn what it takes to stay safe while staying on the FAA’s good side (approx. 45-60 minutes).
Real Pilot Stories
Each Real Pilot Story is a true account of a good flight gone bad. Listen to pilots who really have “been there, done that” (and survived) tell their harrowing tales in hopes of helping the rest of us become better pilots. All presentations contain audio. In order to view the presentations, a Flash plug-in is required.
As deadline nears, GA groups seek future for training visa
When responsibility for the J-1 visa program shifts from the State Department to the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the year, the fate of the program--and the flight schools that depend on it--is still uncertain.
Training pioneer Sanderson dies
Aviation training pioneer Paul E. Sanderson, 86, died of natural causes on Oct. 23. He dedicated his life’s work to training pilots, developing flight training curricula, and serving the aviation community.
Longtime CFI inspires airport community
For 37 years, Richard Cornelius, a CFI, CFII, and MEI, has guided hundreds of flight students through training and helped keep Shelby County Airport in Alabaster, Ala., abuzz with activity.
Tennessee aviation legend turns 100
Wednesday, Nov. 4, will get off to a special start for Evelyn Bryan Johnson, the legendary Tennessee flight instructor and designated pilot examiner who is better known to her many students over the years as “Mama Bird.”
Olympic briefings to cover two-month TFR
A temporary flight restriction over the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics will cover the area, including parts of Washington State, for nearly two months: from Jan. 29 to March 24.
Ice: Game over
When it comes to ice or frost, a “try it and see” approach never works: Once you see the effect, it’s too late to recover.
FlightSafety receives additional helicopter approvals
FlightSafety International has received approval for Bell Helicopter 212/412 and 430 training programs from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
Future of J-1 visa training program up in air
As the Dec. 31 transition of the J-1 visa program from the State Department to the Department of Homeland Security nears, AOPA, the Helicopter Association International, the National Air Transportation Association, and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association have teamed to prevent the program from being terminated.
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