CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 31
WEATHER WISE
COLD WEATHER OPS DRILL DOWN
YOU'RE WAITING FOR YOUR FIRST STUDENT TO ARRIVE.
As you look out the window, the flight school's trainers are
covered in snow as a result of winter weather having cloaked
the airport overnight. The C172 your student has reserved
for this early morning flight is no exception. Do you go out to
decontaminate the airplane and preserve the time you and
your student will have to go flying? Or do you sit down with a
warm mug of coffee and wait for your student to arrive?
It's certainly a noble gesture to get a head start and clean
up the airplane in order to have more time in the air. But
kudos if you wait for your student to be present and together
decontaminate the airplane of winter deposits! This is
an excellent learning opportunity- you can make it a
memorable ground lesson in what wing contamination looks
like and how it will impact positive control of the airplane.
For example, show the proper method to remove snow and
Weather Wise: Precipitation and
Icing Safety Advisor sponsored by
COPING WITH
CHILLY WEATHER
ice from the airplane's wing and tail surfaces, including
windshield, landing gear, and flaps. This hands-on lesson
is a great way to instill a deeper understanding of the need
to completely remove frost, snow, or ice from the airplane.
Include a discussion about moving on the airport surface
during winter conditions-how runway and taxiway signs
may be obscured by snow, why it's best to avoid taxiing
through slush, and why-if flying a low wing airplane-it's
good to be on the lookout for piled up snow as a result of
plowing that can block your way or damage the wing tips.
To top off the lesson, share ASI's new Weather Wise:
Precipitation and Icing safety advisor which offers great
"what to do and what not to do" pointers that students who
are not familiar with cold weather operations could use
(airsafetyinstitute.org/safetyadvisors/precipandicing).
BY MACHTELD SMITH
The advisor explores basic precipitation and icing weather
theory and associated flight hazards, and it provides tips
on recognizing and avoiding dangerous winter weather,
including animated graphics that show the impact of warm
and cold fronts. In addition to sections on preflight and inflight strategies and deicing and anti-icing equipment (and
how to use the equipment), the advisor includes weather
resources, video tips, and real pilot stories and accident case
studies to help pilots learn from others' mistakes.
Machteld Smith is an aviation technical writer for the Air
Safety Institute. She holds a commercial pilot certificate
with multiengine, instrument, and seaplane ratings.
http://www.airsafetyinstitute.org/safetyadvisors/precipandicing
http://www.aopa.org/about/aopa-partners/siriusxm-aviation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 10, Issue 4
CFI Notes and letters
In the Spotlight: ASI's New eFIRC
Energy Management Concepts—Building Good Habits
Energy Management Concepts Quiz
Safety Seminar: More Difficult Decisions—Choices and Consequences
Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI News
CFI Tips: Leadership Skills for CFIs
ASI Message: Critical Phase of Flight
There I Was... CO Poisoning—Waking Up
Standards Dissected: ACS In the Air—Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skills
Weather Wise: Cold Weather Ops Drill Down—Coping with Chilly Weather
Reality Check: Takeoff and Landing Performance—Book vs Actual Values
You Can Fly: Customer Experience Workshop
Safety Quiz: Night Ops
CFI Tools: The Basics of BasicMed
Chief's Corner: Giving Back
Ask ATC: Why Talk to ATC?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 10, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - CFI Notes and letters
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - In the Spotlight: ASI's New eFIRC
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Energy Management Concepts—Building Good Habits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Energy Management Concepts Quiz
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Safety Seminar: More Difficult Decisions—Choices and Consequences
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - CFI Tips: Leadership Skills for CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - ASI Message: Critical Phase of Flight
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - There I Was... CO Poisoning—Waking Up
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Standards Dissected: ACS In the Air—Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skills
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Weather Wise: Cold Weather Ops Drill Down—Coping with Chilly Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Reality Check: Takeoff and Landing Performance—Book vs Actual Values
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - You Can Fly: Customer Experience Workshop
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: Night Ops
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - CFI Tools: The Basics of BasicMed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 39
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: Giving Back
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 41
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - 42
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 4 - Ask ATC: Why Talk to ATC?
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