FAAST Blast — Week of Mar 18 – Mar 24, 2013
Biweekly
FAA Safety Briefing News Update
Paper Certificates Expire!
Paper certificate holders cannot exercise the privileges of PAPER certificates after March 31, 2013. This includes all certificates that are issued under 14 CFR Part 63 and 65.
To replace your Airmen certificate, visit Airman On-Line Services at http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/airmen_services/
You can also fill out this form http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/media/8060-56.pdf and mail your request to Federal Aviation Administration Airmen Certification Branch, AFS-760, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0082.
NTSB Considers New Safety Alerts for GA
The NTSB met to consider five Safety Alerts (SA) aimed at reducing the number of general aviation accidents. An SA is a brief information sheet that pinpoints a particular safety issue and offers practical remedies to address the hazard.
Some of the safety issue areas that were considered were:
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Reduced-visual-reference accidents, including controlled flight into terrain and uncontrolled descent to the ground due to spatial disorientation
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Aerodynamic stalls at low altitude in daylight visual weather conditions
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Pilot inattention to indications of mechanical problems
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Risk management for aviation maintenance technicians
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Risk management for pilots
"You can have the best strategies in the world," said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, "but unless they are communicated effectively to those who need the information, it won't help to save lives."
Look for the FAA Safety Briefing to cover each SA in more detail in a future issue!
Getting to the Core of GA Safety
Interested in learning more about recurrent training as a GA pilot? Then check out Bryan Neville’s article “Sprouting New WINGS” on page 14 of the latest edition of the FAA Safety Briefing. The new and improved WINGS program is a pilot proficiency program that highlights the basic principles of aviation risk assessment and management. Read more at http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2013/media/MarApr2013.pdf
Erratum
In the March/April 2013 issue of the FAA Safety Briefing, there is a statement on page 17 that says, "For every phase of WINGS a pilot earns, their flight review moves back one year." That is incorrect! It should have said that for every phase of WINGS earned, the flight review expiration date is reset, and the flight review is, of course, valid for 24 calendar months from that completion date.
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