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AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE
(PSAs), safety articles, Accident Case Studies, and other great programs. But that’s not all! It’s a great place for pilots to exchange ideas about flying. Share stories of first solos, exciting trips, close calls, lessons learned, and more. A heads up: Fans of “ASF” Facebook should switch and join “ASI” Facebook since the ASF presence will be phased out over the next few months. New with ASI’s Facebook is the ability to donate to—and promote—ASI’s cause. Please consider helping ASI to keep Connect with ASI on Facebook flying affordable, safe, and accessible: Just click on the “Cause” tab, id you know the Air Safety Instiscroll down the page, and click on the tute (formerly the AOPA Air Safety AOPA Foundation link to make a tax-deductFoundation, aka ASF) has its own ible contribution. You can also share this brand-new Facebook page? important safety cause with your Grab the chance to join ASI’s fan club Facebook friends. (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/FB) and keep Won’t you help us raise the safety initiaup with the latest products, share thoughts tive by sharing ASI’s programs, courses, and with other fans, and find out about upcomaccident studies with others? Accident preing events and safety seminars. The page vention is key to securing GA’s future. brings together links to ASI’s award-winning Have fun writing on ASI’s wall—become a online courses, safety quizzes, Real Pilot fan today (www.airsafetyinstitute.org/FB). Stories, blogs, Pilot Safety Announcements

Safety and now forgiveness with ASI’s mini-courses

Accident Case Study: Airframe Icing
tragic 2005 accident in California illustrates the unrelenting power of structural icing—one of the greatest hazards of winter flying for GA aircraft. Structural ice can accumulate quickly, decreasing lift and increasing drag to the point where continued flight is impossible. The Air Safety Institute’s Accident Case Study: Airframe Icing puts you in the lonely cockpit of a Cirrus SR22 as its pilot struggles to escape ice-filled clouds high above the Sierra Nevadas. Actual ATC audio and dramatic Microsoft Flight Simulator re-creations provide a gripping look at the perils that lurk in cold winter clouds. Take the course, which qualifies for AOPA Accident Forgiveness and the FAA Wings program (www.airsafety institute.org/ acs_icing).
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ASI SAFETY SEMINARS
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Tentative schedule; visit the website (www.airsafetyinstitute. org/seminars) for information.

n ASI full-length online course qualifies you for AOPA Accident Forgiveness and the FAA Wings program. Now, ASI’s online minicourses also qualify. You must complete two minicourses every six months instead of one, and provide a certificate, if requested. Several years ago, the AOPA Insurance Agency, Chartis Aerospace, and AOPA joined the ASI initiative aimed at improving pilot safety consciousness while helping to lower a pilot’s out-of-pocket expenses in the event of an accident. The United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG), Phoenix Aviation Managers, and Starr Aviation also adapted the program to select policies available to their clients. Through this collaboration, these four carriers offer accident forgiveness and deductible reward programs to support their client pilots’ participation in the ASI program. Which mini-courses qualify? Here’s the current list: Accident Case Study: Airframe Icing, Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC, A Pilot’s Guide to Flight Service, Chart Challenge: VOR Approach, Chart Challenge: ILS Approach, Chart Challenge: RNAV Approach, and Pneumatic Systems. Visit www.airsafety institute.org/online_courses and scroll down the page where the mini-courses are presented.

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