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CFI TOOLS
How to Avoid
BY MACHTELD SMITH
Winter Weather Woes
EARLIER, YOU AND YOUR STUDENT WATCHED
THE LIGHT, SOFT SNOWFLAKES FALLING
SPORADICALLY-WHILE PRETTY, NOT WHAT
YOU'D HOPED FOR. As the snow flurries have
started coming down at a discernibly increasing
pace, slowly covering the flight school's tied down
aircraft and blanketing the airport, it's clear that
the steady precipitation is becoming heavier and
the two-hour instruction slot won't soon be used
for a flight. So, it's time for plan B: Get that cup
of coffee and hit up the vending machine for a
candy bar before you both settle in for an in-depth
ground lesson and some homework assignments.
When weather does not cooperate, being
grounded can be frustrating for students who are
eager to nail down landings or other maneuvers-
but CFIs can turn that disappointment around
by providing a golden learning opportunity. For
example, since you're grounded by winter weather,
talk about what is happening outside and what
effect this type of weather has on aircraft on the
ground and in the air.
You and your student can download the FAA's
free Aviation Weather AC_00-6b PDF. This
213-page publication provides in-depth weather
theory from air masses and fronts to space
weather, with colorful illustrations and graphs to
help explain these weather phenomena.
In addition, the AOPA Air Safety Institute (ASI)
provides free weather resources you can share
with your students. For instance, ASI's Icing and
Cold Weather Safety Center provides a onestop source where you find videos that discuss
cold weather flying-how to deal with airframe
icing and how to identify when you are picking up
ice in-flight. Other videos include lessons learned
from accident case studies and real pilot stories,
which resulted in mishaps when those pilots
encountered icing in-flight.
The safety center has three quizzes pertaining
to icing and cold weather ops, and it also includes
a link to the Weather Wise: Precipitation
and Icing Safety Spotlight. The spotlight
Watch Flying the Weather: Airframe Icing and
hear from weather expert and AOPA Pilot writer,
Tom Horne, on the dangers of flight into " known
icing " conditions and what you can do to escape
those conditions with your life.
https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/advisory_circular/ac_00-6b.pdf
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/safety-centers/icing-and-cold-weather-ops
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/safety-centers/icing-and-cold-weather-ops
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/safety-spotlights/weather-wise-precipitation-and-icing
https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/safety-spotlights/weather-wise-precipitation-and-icing
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4
CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI Notes
From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI News
CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFItoCFI Newsletter—Vol. 11, Issue 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the Editor: Your New ASI Transcript
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Lessons Learned from 2020—And How to Look on the Bright Side
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Webinars: Hone Your Skills—Be Well-Informed
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - ASI Message: Embrace New Technologies and Ideas
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tips: 5 Common Paperwork Hiccups for FAA Practical Tests
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - There I Was...: Bird Strike at Night
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chart Challenge: Radar at Your Service—TRSA Benefits
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI's Point of View: Like Students, CFIs Also Feel Frustration
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - From the ASI Archives: Single Pilot IFR
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - You Can Fly: Flight School Connector
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: VFR Fond Du Lac to Festus
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - CFI Tools: How to Avoid Winter Weather Woes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: New Year, New Ratings Resolutions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - Pilot Safety Announcement: It's a Drag
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