Event Details and Registration

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) doesn’t require mountains — Central Florida pilots contend with tall towers, cranes, antennas, and dense obstacle clusters under the KORL Class B shelf, plus deceptive night-over-water horizons, wetland featureless-terrain illusions, and sudden visibility drops from fast-moving summer convection or haze. This seminar examines local CFIT precursors, from automation slip-ups in congested airspace to database gaps on obstacle locations, and delivers strategies to spot and counter these risks early.

Please download and review the documents below at "Additional Event Documents" and please visit the Orlando Executive Airport FAASTeam Library web site:

 https://www.fsr-inc.org/FAAST/Seminar/Notice.aspx

From Colonial Drive turn south on Rickenbacker Dr. continue through the Fairgreen St intersection to the end of Rickenbacker Dr. and into the parking lot. Park in any available designated spot. Walk east to the Airport Administration Building.

Orlando Executive Airport (ORL)
365 Rickenbacker Dr.
Orlando, FL 32802

Please download and review the documents below at "Additional Event Documents."

CFIT remains one of aviation’s deadliest accident categories, even in Florida’s flat terrain. In the Orlando area, under the KORL Class B shelf, CFIT-type events often stem from:

• Obstacle Conflicts: Towers, cranes, and antennas exceeding 1,000 ftAGL near approach/departure corridors. 

• Visual Illusions: Night VFR over dark lakes or sparsely lit wetlands leading to unrecognized descent.

• Weather and Visibility: Rapidly lowering ceilings from summer storms, sea-breeze fronts, or smoke/haze, compressing traffic into confined VFR corridors.

• Automation/Mode Confusion: Distraction or misunderstanding of avionics during high-density sequencing.

• Database Currency: Out-of-date obstacle data in TAWS, EGPWS, or moving-map systems.

Through Florida-specific case studies, participants will learn how to identify local risk cues early, maintain obstacle database accuracy, and apply practical countermeasures in visual and instrument operations.

For additional and background information, please visit the Orlando Executive Airport FAASTeam Library web site: https://www.fsr-inc.org/FAAST/Seminar/Notice.aspx

Thanks to Lindsey Merced at the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) for use of their Administrative Offices, to Senior FAASTeam Rep David Conrad for registration and handouts,to FAASTeam Rep and WINGSPro Eric Mason, M.D.,to FAASTeam Rep Steve Moore, to FAASTeam Rep and DRONEPro KC Sealock, to Obie Young, Florida Aviation Network, a FAASTeam Industry Member, and to John Tenney, FAASTeam Rep.