Part 135 Operators: Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Archives for » Page 45Part 135 operators have the opportunity to receive human traffic awareness training The Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI) was created by the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies to raise awareness about human trafficking. The initiative’s goal is to train airline personnel to identify potential traffickers and human trafficking victims […]
Crew Resource Management Helps with Mundane Tasks
Archives for » Page 45Pilots can benefit from Crew Resource Management during checklist procedures How many times have you done a simple walk around? Just a routine preflight, starting here and ending there. A hundred times? A thousand? And you probably use Crew Resource Management (CRM) to do it, even if you don’t specifically call […]
Pilot Training and New Software For Aerial Firefighting
Archives for » Page 45Pilot training for aerial firefighters may add a new software system for effectiveness It seems like you can’t turn on the news these days without seeing a wildfire somewhere in the world. As tragic and heartbreaking as these fires are, it’s still fascinating to watch the aerial firefighters in action. The […]
Aviation Weather Alert from NTSB Cautions Snow Flight
Archives for » Page 45Winter aviation weather flight adjustments aren’t straightforward for all pilots I had to really think about a recent warning from the NTSB regarding aviation weather hazards in the winter months. Those of us who fly for a living are intimately familiar with the dangers of icing and we do our best […]
Aviation Airspace Moves Forward Integrating Drones
Archives for » Page 45The FAA moves closer to integrating drones into aviation airspace The drones are coming. The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (IPP) is a wrap. The 3 year initiative was designed to test and analyze the best and safest ways to introduce drones into the national aviation airspace system, and […]
Winter Aviation Weather Tips for a Safe Flight
Archives for » Page 45Sudden bursts of winter aviation weather don’t have to be disastrous My corporate flight department is not having the best of luck getting into Driggs, Idaho as of late. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a wonderful airport just outside of Jackson Hole, and on a beautiful day in the middle […]
Passing Your Pilot Medical After Testing Positive for Covid
Archives for » Page 45Your pilot medical may fare worse than you know after Covid Are you one of the “lucky” ones who tested positive for Covid 19, but didn’t have any noticeable symptoms? Before you breathe a big sigh of relief, be aware that the virus might still be playing havoc with your internal […]
Pilot Training Helps You and Your Crew Stay Cool
Archives for » Page 45When experiencing a dual engine failure in flight, pilot training and communication helped these pilots stay calm In my 30 years of flying professionally, I’ve lived through a handful of engine failures, but only one was completely spontaneous and 100% unexpected. The others were shut down on purpose – a decision […]
Pilot Medical: FAA Says Covid-19 is Approved for Pilot Use
Archives for » Page 45Before you get your COVID-19 vaccine, know how it will affect your pilot medical To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? It seems as though the whole world has an opinion on the Covid vaccine. And some of those opinions are leaning toward the extreme. For example, my best friend wouldn’t get […]
Lack Of Recurrent Pilot Training Turns Deadly
Archives for » Page 45Pilot training is more than reviewing what you already know Whenever I start completing my recurrent ground school I try to have a healthy attitude about the days ahead. Pilot training is never something that I actually look forward to, but it serves a purpose and I’m usually pleasantly surprised by […]