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This presentation provides an introduction to the JanFeb 2020 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine. This issue focuses on how to better “Know Your Aircraft.” Feature articles covered each major section of an aircraft, highlighting the many design, performance and structural variations you’ll likely see and how they affect your flying. We also take a fresh look at understanding aircraft energy management.

Feature articles included:

• No Surprises! Keeping Control of Avionics and Automation
• The Beating Heart How Your Engine Works and How to ”Treat” It
• The Arthropod’s Revenge How the Airplane's Fuselage Has More in Common with Bugs Than Birds
• L’Empennage A Guided Tour of Your Plane’s Tail Feathers
• The Wing’s the Thing How Wing Design Affects Your Ride, and Preflighting for Safety
• Give Me a Brake…and Maybe a Tire Too Understanding Your Undercarriage
• On the Money Getting to Know Your Airplane as an Energy System

Regular departments:

• Aeromedical Advisory discussed the new list of FAA-accepted medications.
• Condition Inspection explores medical certification for those diagnosed with ADHD. 
• Jumpseat introduces the theme of this issue and the inclusion of energy management. 
• Angle of Attack discusses owner-performed preventive maintenance.
• Checklist reviews PHAK chapters that support material in this issue.
• Vertically Speaking discusses the importance of helicopter preflight inspections.  
• Nuts, Bolts, and Electrons addresses prevention of maintenance-related engine failures.  
• Drone Debrief discusses benefits of the Check3 GPS checklist. 
• FAA Faces introduced the new deputy federal air surgeon.

NOTE: While many of the ideas covered in the quiz are included in the presentation, you will need to download a copy of the magazine from: https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/  to complete this course

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PRESENTERS

SUSAN PARSON - Before joining the FAA in May 2004, Susan Parson was a diplomat in the State Department's Foreign Service with overseas assignments in Panama and Bangladesh. She decided to pursue a lifelong passion for aviation by starting flight training in 1991, eventually earning ATP and instructor certificates and working part-time at a Leesburg Virginia flight school.

At the FAA, Susan serves as editor-in-chief for the FAA Safety Briefing magazine, FAA team lead for the Airman Certification Standards project, and special assistant to the Flight Standards Service executive director. She has authored nearly 100 General Aviation Safety articles and several online training documents and courses.

PAUL PREIDECKER - has been a flight instructor for 30 years, and has logged more than 7800 hours of flying time.  He retired from Air Wisconsin Airlines, where he held the positions of Chief Flight Instructor and captain. In these roles, he served as an Aircrew Program Designee, Line Check Airman, and was qualified as a simulator and ground school instructor.

Paul has served as a member of an FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee, an invited speaker at the NTSB Symposium on Professionalism, and moderated at the World Aviation Training Summit for several years. He is a co-host of FAA Safety Briefing Live and is a regular contributor to NAFI MentorLive. Paul is also a frequent speaker at aviation conferences and serves as a board member for NAFI.

Paul is president of his own company, FlightDeck Insights (paul@flightdeckinsights.com) . As an experienced aviator and teacher, Paul contributes to aviation safety by blending SOPs and best practices between GA and Part 121 operations.

LINK TO PREVIOUS BROADCASTS

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LINK TO PODCASTS OF FAA SAFETY BRIEFING BROADCASTS

On-the-go? You can catch-up on each issue of the FAA Safety Briefing Magazine via podcast onyour  favorite platform. Download and take it with you anywhere!  Here's some links to the most popular sources, or search for "Aeronautical Proficiency Training" using your podcast app.

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/aeronautical-proficiency-training/id1454405445?mt=2

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0byCX19Y5ti2WJ1whLJJ7q

Google Play Music -  
https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqoizpymphbfpgcfbxa3t2x77qm