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This presentation is a “Casablanca” –themed look at mitigating loss of control, runway incursions, and other “usual suspects” in GA accidents and incidents. It will align with content in the JulAug 2018 issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine.
Susan Parson has been with the FAA since May 2004, serving 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. Susan has authored nearly 100 GA safety articles and several online training documents and courses. She holds an ATP certificate, as well as ground and flight instructor certificates with instrument, single engine, and multi-engine land ratings. An active general aviation pilot, Susan instructs for her Leesburg-based flying club and the Civil Air Patrol, in which she is a member of the National Stan/Eval team.
Paul Preidecker is the chief flight instructor and examiner for a regional airline. He has over 7500 hours of flying experience and holds an ATP Certificate with type ratings in the CL-65 and Do-328. He is also active in general aviation. He has been an instructor for 27 years, is a member of NAFI Professional Development Committee, and volunteers for EAA during AirVenture as an on-the-air host for EAA Radio. Formerly, Paul was an instructor on twenty-three, six-day, 4500-mile IFR cross-country training flights that originated from an airport near Madison, Wisconsin with a route that went to Seattle, Los Angeles, and back to Wisconsin while training approaches at 40 airports along the way. As an experienced aviator and teacher, Paul aims to contribute more to aviation safety by using his training insights to blend accepted best practices between GA and Part 121.
Wings and/or AMT credit is available for attending this seminar. If you are planning to attend, please pre-register at www.faasafety.gov. Pre-registering for the seminars helps us to correctly apply the Wings/AMT credit to your account. The WINGS/AMT credit sheet is available at the Safety Center Forums. Simply fill out the form (please write legibly), specify the event number that you attended, and deposit in the containers on stage.
For more information on the WINGS and/or AMT programs, go to http://www.faasafety.gov/, or ask a FAASTeam Representative.
