CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 8
don't fly blind
IN MOST YeaRS, nearly half of all weather-related accidents happen as a result of pilots who fall prey to descending ceilings and deteriorating visibility…and sadly, the vast majority of those accidents are fatal. After watching the video clip, check out ASI’s free resources on this topic at www. airsafetyinstitute.org/vfrimc and share with your students why continued VFR flight into IMC is a killer.
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I enjoy your publication, but feel compelled to write in response to your article "Hubert and the Spin” (CFI to CFI, Volume 2, Issue 1). While I might personally agree that a spin should be demonstrated to a student as an invaluable lesson, its legality is questionable. It is clearly an aerobatic maneuver within FAR Part 91.103. And while one might find places where there are not people or structures on the ground, at least in the Northeast United States, it is hard to find a place that is not within four miles of a federal airway center line. More problematic is the requirement that all passengers wear parachutes (FAR Part 91.107 (c)), with the exception of spin instruction for a flight test or rating requiring a spin: The only rating for which a spin is required is that of a flight instructor. The article might lead some CFIs to rationalize spin demonstrations as a useful training tool or confidence builder. But personal opinion should not guide conduct, which might result in disciplinary enforcement. I hope this will shed some light on what is often a very touchy subject. —Barry Rothman, Aviation Attorney (Ret. Air Force, ATP, CFI, CFII, and MEI)
Bruce Landsberg President, AOPA Foundation
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Machteld A. Smith
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JJ Greenway
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Thanks. This raises an excellent point. By no means does ASI encourage stretching the limits of FAR 91.103, and we certainly apologize for creating that impression. – The Newsletter Production Team
Julie Summers Walker
Samantha Duggan
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3
Contents
ASI online: IFR Insights—Cockpit Weather
CFI tools: AOPA Aviation Summit— focus on safety
Checklist: A CFI's good grief moment
Safety spotlight: See no evil
Chief's corner: Never too late!
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Contents
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - CFI tools: AOPA Aviation Summit— focus on safety
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Checklist: A CFI's good grief moment
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Safety spotlight: See no evil
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 3 - Chief's corner: Never too late!
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