CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 3 - 14

CFI NEWS
SAFETY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
After repeated backcountry mishaps in 2020, AOPA, social media influencers, and aviation
association leaders gathered August 12 for a Backcountry Safety Summit to discuss how to
reverse the trend. Learn more.
PATTERN PRECISION
Because the traffic pattern involves nearly all piloting tasks, it is a logical choice for a
proficiency training environment. Commitment to precision and consistency in pattern
operations will yield operational safety benefits throughout the flight task spectrum. Check
out the FAASTeam FlySafe fact sheet.
PILOTS NEEDED FOR PIREP PROJECT
It's a small step for a pilot but a giant leap for in-flight weather awareness when someone
shares a pilot report-and many pilots say they might do so during high-workload flights if
there were a hands-free or speech-based technology at their disposal. Learn more.
FAA DETAILS OPTIONS FOR CESSNA 210 AD
The FAA recently issued a bulletin answering common questions and detailing alternative
methods to comply with an airworthiness directive that took effect in March requiring
inspection of many Textron Aviation Cessna 210 models for corrosion that can affect wingspar integrity. Learn more.

FAA ADDS NEW RUNWAY SAFETY ANIMATION
The FAA's Runway Safety Pilot Simulator has a new animation. "The Anatomy of
a Wrong Surface Event" is the second in a three-part series focusing on causal factors
for wrong surface events, such as incorrect runway or taxiway approaches, landings, or
departures. It highlights the importance of guarding against certain environmental factors
that contribute to wrong surface events and other runway incursions.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL REMAINS A CHALLENGE
Restrictions on non-essential international travel continue to proliferate, with many such
measures recently extended and some previous easing now being reversed. Learn more.

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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 3

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