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Safety Corner by Assistant Chief Pete Rafle
  

I believe we can not spend enough time thinking about the "Decision Process". In planning for a flight, this involves all the obvious steps: aircraft readiness, airport information, NOTAMS, weather at departure, enroute, and destination, fuel required, route of flight and the "IMSAFE" items.

This past weekend is a good example of weather being such a major factor that the FAA precluded all the above by effectively grounding all non-essential flights. It seems obvious to me that given the wide spread effect of Irene over the east coast, why would pilots even think of making a flight in a G.A. airplane.  

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From The Right Seat:
 By Ryan Vinton, Chief Pilot

As the airport's new representative of the FAASTeam, I figured I would use my column this month to encourage student and licensed pilots alike to sign up and utilize an account at www.FAAsafety.gov.

The site features a multitude of training resources both online and off. You can choose from a selection of short online classes, most of which count as WINGS credits, on a variety of subjects. You can also search for in-person seminars in the local area to get out and meet fellow aviators the old fashioned in person way.

WINGS is a FAA program to improve safety by making training a continual process and it satisfies the requirements for a pilots flight review. Statistics show pilots who utilize the WINGS program to have superior safety records to aviators who simply get a BFR every two years.

Student pilots are also sure to benefit from the training offered at www.FAAsafety.gov. There's a lot to learn at the onset of flight training and this free resource can help you along the way to earning you "wings".