Title:
Whats Up!? Know - Learn - Fly Webinar Series
Topic:
NO Soup for YOU!: How to Avoid VFR Into IMC
Date and Time:
Thursday, November 19, 2026, starting at 12:00 Eastern Standard Time (09:00 PST; 10:00 MST; 11:00 CST; 07:00 HST; 08:00 AKST; 10:00 Arizona; 17:00 GMT)
Speaker(s):
Hosted by AOPA's Chris Moser and Dan Justman along with AOPA Air Safety's Mary Kuehn
Brief Description:
Most VFR-into-IMC accidents don't begin in the clouds. They begin on the ground with a departure decision, continue through a series of rationalizations as conditions deteriorate, and end when the pilot runs out of options. In this month's What's Up webinar, we'll examine the aeronautical decision-making challenges that lead pilots into worsening weather, the psychological traps that encourage "just a little farther" thinking, and the practical steps every pilot can take to avoid and escape inadvertent IMC. Drawing on guidance from the AOPA Air Safety Institute and the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), we'll focus on lessons pilots can immediately apply to their own flying.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
- Deciding whether to launch into marginal conditions in the first place.
- Assessing the situation when VFR conditions worsen.
- What to do if you unexpectedly enter IMC.
- How to continue building proficiency after the webinar.
Select Number:
EA27147329
Seating:
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Sponsoring Division:
Washington FSDO FAASTeam
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Any other Operations task not covered in the NPP
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