FAAST Blast — Week of June 26 – July 02, 2023
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update
The First 2023 WINGS Sweepstakes Deadline is June 30
The FAA Safety Team WINGS program is designed to address the primary accident casual factors for general aviation by helping to improve the skills and knowledge of pilots. To help bolster participation, the WINGS Industry Network (WIN) administers the Paul and Fran Burger Sweepstakes. In 2023, WIN offers two sweepstakes drawings, each including cash and prizes. The sweepstakes is designed to provide incentives to participate in WINGS, encouraging pilots to maintain currency and proficiency in the basics of flight. WIN offers a chance to win one of fifteen awards in the bi-annual contest. To be eligible, pilots must complete a phase(s) of WINGS, and CFIs must validate phase(s) of WINGS.
The first half of the 2023 sweepstakes consists of ten cash prizes of $250 and five prizes generously donated by Gleim, Gene Benson, Pilot Institute, AOPA, and ASA. That means fifteen lucky aviators are eligible to win!
The initial 2023 entry deadline is June 30, so get busy and complete or validate a phase and get a chance to win real cash and prizes! You can enter the sweepstakes in the Team Member Rewards section of the “My WINGS” page at www.FAASafety.gov. For more information on the sweepstakes and to learn about the mission of the WINGS Industry Network, visit www.wingsindustry.net.
Regulatory Roadblock Reduction
The FAA has made important strides to advance emerging aviation safety technology. Learn more on how you can leverage these innovative, safety-enhancing technologies in our latest FlySafe topic here: www.medium.com/faa/regulatory-roadblock-reduction-b637ae4a58be. Be sure to check out the 57 Seconds to Safer Flying video on the subject here: https://youtu.be/ZVyWLm33gJ4.
Spaceports Are Where the Spaceships Go
There is now so much potential to safely enter the heavens thanks to the work of the FAA. However, pilot awareness around our nation’s spaceports is essential, especially in general aviation operations. For more information, and to explore the dawn of the commercial spaceport, see the article, “Spaceports Are Where the Spaceships Go” medium.com/faa/spaceports-are-where-the-spaceships-go-f3f07d219ac2 in the May/June 2023 commercial space-themed issue of FAA Safety Briefing at www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-safety-briefing-magazine.
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