ASI News

Safety seminars planned at aviation- themed destinations

The Air Safety Institute is well known for its innovative brand of online and in-person aviation safety education, from award-winning safety courses and videos to quizzes, publications, and seminars. If you haven’t yet engaged with one of ASI’s programs and connected with other pilots to learn new techniques and pick up insights on being a better and safer pilot, now is your chance.

During 2015, ASI will bring the aviation community together with captivating aviation safety seminars at exciting new locations whenever the opportunity arises.

To kick off this initiative, the institute recently held its current seminar After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident, at Sporty’s Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio. In addition to airport and FBO sites, the institute is planning venues in towns near aviation-themed settings. The Air Safety Institute is also teaming up with aviation colleges and schools such as the Central Florida Aerospace Academy at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida, and with aviation organization chapters from the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Civil Air Patrol to secure seminar opportunities at their locations. Grab one of these excellent opportunities to compare notes with seminar leaders and flight instructors, network with other pilots, and make new friends along the way. No registration required: Just fly in to a great experience to connect with fellow aviation enthusiasts.

Check the seminar calendar frequently for updates as new locations and dates are added throughout the year.

Flight instructors: Attention, please

AOPA’s electronic flight instructor refresher course now offers seaplane and helicopter electives

If you’re a flight instructor or aspiring to become one, you’ll simply love AOPA’s popular electronic flight instructor refresher course (eFIRC). Why? You can now fulfill your currency requirement by choosing from 13 electives, including new seaplane and helicopter elements.

Several electives are built on existing ASI courses, such as Teaching VFR into IMC Avoidance, Aging Aircraft, Mountain Flying, IFR Insights: Cockpit Weather, and Public Benefit Flying: Balancing Safety and Compassion. If you have completed any of these courses within your two-year renewal window, you’ll receive instant credit in the eFIRC, so you may already have some of the refresher course complete before even enrolling in it.

Kristine Hartzell, ASI’s Chief Flight Instructor explains, “eFIRC is the only course that allows certificated flight instructors to begin their refresher program a full two years before their renewal date, when it fits their schedule: They can take eFIRC on a laptop or mobile device—a great, innovative way to stay current as an instructor. We’re really excited about offering the seaplane and helicopter electives for the first time. These and other electives allow CFIs to expand into the kind of flying that most interests them, and that best serves the needs of their students.”

The renewal is online so there’s no need to visit the notary or mail in paperwork at the end of the course. eFIRC is available to all instructors—not just AOPA members.