Title:
Takeoffs Landings and Most Everything in Between
Topic:
Come Prepared to Laugh and Learn as Rod Machado Discusses Some of the Most Confusing and Controversial Topics in Aviation
Speaker(s):
Rod Machado, CFI-I, ATP
Brief Description:
Here’s a brief sampling of this program’s contents:
- Is it pitch for airspeed and power for altitude or vice versa?
- Why polarized sunglasses make it harder to judge the landing flare.
- Why is the lowest legal visibility for VFR flight 1 mile?
- Why are your passengers your worst enemy on any flight?
- What is “Jet Brain” and why do so many young pilots have it?
- Many more interesting and educational topics of interest to all pilots.
Rod has taught...
- hundreds to fly from the right seat as a Certified Flight Instructor
- thousands as a classroom instructor
- 350,000+ through his over 400 aviation articles
- 100,000+ through his training materials
- Several million with his flight lessons on MS Flight Simulator
Select Number:
WP09136635
Location of Seminar:
Solar Turbines, Kearny Mesa Facility
4200 Ruffin Road
Titan Conference Room
San Diego, CA 92123
Directions to Venue:
Exit I-15 or SR-163 at Balboa Ave; go west from I-15, east from SR-163 to Ruffin Road, south on Ruffin Road to the first traffic light at Ridgehaven, turn west into the Solar Turbines parking lot.
Enter the Parking lot at the Ridgehaven traffic light and go all the way back to the last row and turn left.
Seating:
300
seats at the facility,
278
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Sponsoring Division:
FAA Safety Team and the San Diego Aviation Safety Counselors
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
About Rod...
... has degrees in Psychology and Aviation Science
... is Airline Transport Pilot rated with all fixed wing-flight powered instructor ratings
...started instructing student pilots full time in 1973
...taught grounds schools often to classrooms of 200 starting in 1975
...has taught many hundreds of aviation safety seminars—US, Canada & Europe
...has taught hundreds of Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinics—US, Canada & Europe
...10,000 hours flying were earned the HARD WAY—ONE flight instructor hour at a time
Rod is a Psychologist, an educator, a humorist and an entertainer!
Be sure to preregister in advance for this seminar, it will ensure receiving Wings Credit.
If you are unable to pre-register, you are still welcome to show up but you may need to wait for Security to check in registered guests before they can check you in.
When checking in with Solar Security Guards, you must provide a government issued I.D. (e.g. Drivers License) and initial a login sheet. This is required to be a Guest at the Solar facility.
Please arrive on time. The security staff manning the entrance leaves promptly at 6:45pm; there is no longer anyone to let in late arrivals.
Thank you to Solar Turbines for the use of their conference room!
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Any Safety Event held based upon data/risk
Additional Event Documents: