Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Victims killed in helicopter crash identified --Hattiesburg, MS

Airport Handbook

Former JetBlue Pilot Sues Airline | Aero-News Network

VIDEO: Holy Drone Batman! San Diego Gas, Electric to Use Mini Craft For Line Checks | La Jolla, CA Patch

Amazon performing secret drone testing in Canada close to US border | Electronista

The restored HD video of the Atlas missile explosion is amazing to watch

These Pretty Vortices Make This Super Hercules a Magical Aircraft

DroneDeploy Snags $9M As Its Drone Control Platform Soars Out Of Beta |

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Watch TV Station Helicopter Pilots Track Down A Drone [video] | Popular Science

Small BeeRotor Drone Learns To Fly By Sight Alone | Popular Science

TSA's secret (and ineffective) terror profiling tactics revealed -

Russia announces plan to build new space station with NASA

The Pilots’ Graveyard - Neatorama

Time Map - Android Apps on Google Play

Fwd: [WP0561713] FREE WEBINAR - iPad & ForeFlight Basics - A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started - FAASafety.gov



FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education

You have asked us to notify you when a seminar is scheduled that meets your criteria. The following seminar may be of interest to you:

"FREE WEBINAR - iPad & ForeFlight Basics - A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started"
Topic: Flying with iPads/iPhones and ForeFlight in the cockpit
On Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 18:00
Location:
ONLINE ONLY - FREE WEBINAR
2801 E Spring St
ONLINE WEBINAR ONLY
Long Beach, CA 90806

Select Number:
WP0561713

Description:
This entertaining and informative 90 minute webinar is designed for someone who is new to or is considering using iPads/iPhones and ForeFlight in the cockpit. This is a great introduction for users that will include what equipment to buy, subscription options, and an overview of some of ForeFlight's amazing features. THIS IS NOT A DETAILED HOW-TO but rather an Overview of the features available and why this program is important to making you safer.

Your speaker, Gary Reeves, is one of only a few Master Instructors in California and is  the 2014 Flight Instructor and FAAST Member of the Year for the Long Beach FSDO.  As an ATP with over 5500 hours he is a true expert on ForeFlight and Garmin Avionics.


To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

The sponsor for this seminar is: FAA Safety Team

The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.

The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs:

Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Civilian plane crashes, killing Marine on ground in Arizona

Burt Rutan Is Working On Another Amazing Airplane |

Fwd: [WP1561291] Autorotate and Live - Register to Attend in Person or go to Streaming Broadcast - FAASafety.gov



FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education

You have asked us to notify you when a webinar is scheduled that meets your criteria. The following webinar may be of interest to you:

"Autorotate and Live - Register to Attend in Person or go to Streaming Broadcast"
Topic: An introduction/review of autorotations, followed by accident analysis using an actual event.
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 19:00





Select Number:
WP1561291

Description:
For helicopter pilots, autorotation is our one basic emergency procedure. It's the quickest, safest way to the ground, and much of emergency training is perfecting a safe reflex autorotation entry.


San Carlos Flight Center presents this special webinar to all pilots who wish to expand their knowledge of autorotation and helicopter operations. SCFC helicopter CFI Paul Harris will review basic autorotation concepts, including the FAA requirements for performing the maneuver according to the PTS. He will include basic aerodynamics of an autorotation, and how to utilize energy management to increase safety and awareness of the aircraft's position in and movement through space. Finally, he will present some useful mnemonics and memory aids for aurotation and recovery.

Following the introduction to autorotations, Paul will present an accident analysis of a helicopter crash that seems to have been at least in part due to improper entry into autorotation. The seminar was created by the FAA Safety Team originally as a webinar (slides with audio) but SCFC will be presenting the seminar live using our streaming video capability, ordinarily reserved for SCFC members.

Paul Harris is a helicopter CFI from the UK and has been instructing for just over 5 years and over 1,000 hours of dual instruction experience in Robinson R22 and R44 aircraft. Although he has training in management accounting, he prefers flying aircraft to flying spreadsheets. For the last four years he has been a SF Bay Area native instructing out of Golden Gate Helicopters in Hayward and Diamond Aviation in San Carlos. He recently joined San Carlos Flight Center to bring helicopter training to our members.

San Carlos Flight Center was voted Best Flight School in the US in the 2013 AOPA Flight Training Excellence Awards. We are committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our evening safety seminar programs. For more information about this and any of our weekly seminars, please visit http://sancarlosflight.com/activities-and-events.

To view further details and registration information for this webinar, click here.

The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeam

The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs:

Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit

Click here to view the WINGS help page
Invite a fellow pilot to the next WINGS Safety Seminar in your area.




Saturday, March 7, 2015

Solar plane revs up for historic round-the-world flight

Look At This Tiny Drone [Video]

Fwd: [EA2360168] Virtual National Aviation Safety Stand Down - FAASafety.gov




FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education

You have asked us to notify you when a seminar is scheduled that meets your criteria. The following seminar may be of interest to you:

"Virtual National Aviation Safety Stand Down"
Topic: A Wide Range of Safety Insights from Top Presenters
On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 09:30
Location:
Advocates for Aviation Safety Foundation, Inc.
824 Hamlin Parma Townline Road

Hilton, NY 14468

Select Number:
EA2360168

Description:

A safety stand down is an event at which pilots gather to learn new information, refresh already learned information, and to engage in discussion with safety experts and fellow pilots.


This live webinar format event is presented by the Advocates for Aviation Safety Foundation, Inc. and features three main live presentations from experts in their fields. A live discussion will take place following each presentation and attendees will be able to ask questions and make comments. Please click on the link below to view all of the details and register today!

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

The sponsor for this seminar is: The FAA Safety Team

The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.

The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs:

Basic Knowledge 1 - 1 Credit
Basic Knowledge 2 - 1 Credit
Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit

Click here to view the WINGS help page
Invite a fellow pilot to the next WINGS Safety Seminar in your area.
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