Training & Safety
GPS for VFR Operations Online Course
This course offers a clear explanation of how GPS works and how you can use it to make your next VFR flight more efficient, enjoyable, and safe (approx. 45-60 minutes).
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AOPA Air Safety Foundation Accident Database
Learn from the mistakes of others. ASF’s easily searchable Accident Database contains 25 years’ worth of accidents involving general aviation aircraft.
Training tip: Terminal area charts
Even if you never plan to fly in the vicinity of Class B airspace, depicted inside a blue-bordered box on your sectional aeronautical chart, it’s a good idea to spend some time studying the VFR terminal area charts (TACs) for those important blocks of airspace. The enhanced detail of TACs helps VFR pilots to navigate busy airspace safely and accurately. And if the day does come for you to make a dual training flight into Class B airspace, or if you fly to an airport within the blue border as a private pilot, a current TAC will be a must-have item.
Thunderstorm brings flight to violent end
On June 25, 2006, the pilot of a Piper PA-34 Seneca attempted to fly through a line of convective activity over Tafton, Pa. The extreme turbulence from a developing thunderstorm ripped the aircraft to pieces, killing the pilot and his two passengers. Witnesses said debris from the airplane continued falling for up to 10 minutes.
Explorer post gets teens involved in aviation
When you’re passionate about something, you want to share that passion with the world. For many pilots that means telling friends about aviation or taking them for rides. But for Darren Large, it means something bigger.
Training & Safety Features
10 things every student needs
Nobody can argue that learning to fly is hard work. But it seems to be easier for some students than others. What do they have that the others don’t?
Strategies for passing your FAA knowledge test
There’s no avoiding the inevitability of aeronautical tests. For pilots, they start early in your flying and essentially never end. The good news is that once you get the hang of test taking, you’ll find that you know more than you think.
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