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New online course arms pilots against VFR flight into instrument conditions
You’ve probably heard of pilots who have taken foolish weather risks and placed their passengers and themselves in danger by flying into deteriorating visual meteorological conditions (VMC) while lacking an instrument rating or proficiency to deal with instrument weather.
Even pilots with the best intentions can get into trouble when they fail to recognize a deteriorating situation and don’t take corrective action. How can we learn to anticipate conditions that spell trouble, and recognize common scenarios that can lead us to go against our better judgment? The Air Safety Institute’s new online course Weather Wise: VFR into IMC (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/vfrintoimc) takes a new approach to the problem. The course provides the basic weather knowledge it takes to anticipate poor conditions and explains common weather scenarios that can trap unsuspecting pilots, helping users to understand the complexity of decision making and judgment and how these can be compromised.
Weather Wise: VFR into IMC was developed with funding from the National Weather Service. It includes commentary by Rod Machado and AOPA Pilot’s Tom Horne.
This is ASI’s first course optimized for use on the iPad and designed for touchscreen use, making it easier than ever to navigate.
New ASI winter/spring seminar
Accident Case Study: Live comes to a location near you this January
Reviewing aircraft accidents lets us learn from others’ mistakes, helps us think critically about our skills, and provides a mental “nudge” if we find ourselves in similar situations. The Air Safety Institute’s winter/spring seminar, Accident Case Study: Live, aims to put a new spin on safety-oriented accident analysis. Working with several compelling real-life cases, presenter and audience will play the role of accident investigator—starting at the crash scene and working backward through physical evidence, eyewitness testimony, and other leads to figure out exactly what went wrong, and why. Visit the website (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/seminars) for dates and locations near you.
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