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aLL ToLD, onE-ThiRD oF aLL iFR TRaining acciDEnTS
wERE pREcipiTaTED whEn EnginES unExpEcTEDLy
quiT-buT moRE Than haLF oF ThoSE powER LoSSES
wERE piLoT-inFLicTED.
for student and instructor alike. While the accident risk
isn't immense-we're looking at an average of five per
year-they tend to be bad when they happen. So what can
a careful student and conscientious instructor do to stay
clear? The data suggest some first steps:
CFIIs, remember that your first obligation isn't as
instructor but safety pilot-and that means sacrificing
training objectives if it's necessary to assure separation.
If you're forced to work in crowded airspace, recognize
that watching for traffic will make your teaching less
efficient. You don't have the luxury of giving your
student's adherence to procedure the same degree of
attention you would in a simulator.
That said, nearly 90 percent of all the accidents during
advanced training (and almost 80 percent of fatals)
didn't involve other aircraft. Instead they involved
bad landings, careless fuel management, and obstacles
struck after the instrument flying was over. It's possible
a degree of complacency can creep in after the hood
comes off. The record reminds us that it's not just
tailwheel pilots who need to keep flying the aircraft all
the way back to the chocks-or at the very least, all the
way back to the ground.
David Jack Kenny is the Air Safety Institute's statistician. He is a fixed-wing ATP with private pilot privileges
for helicopters and the owner of a Piper Arrow.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 5, Issue 3
The Safest Course? Examining Accidents During Advanced Instruction
Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI Tips: Avoiding VFR into IMC - A Strategy
ASI Message: Flaps Lapse
Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC Equals Dead-End Proposition
Safety Spotlight: The Virtue of Adversity
ASI Online: Datalink Weather: From Concept to Cockpit
Safety Quiz: Cross Country Flight to Festus
CFI Tools: ASI Download Portal
Chief's Corner: Letting Go
Pilot Safety Announcement: 178 Seconds to Live
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - The Safest Course? Examining Accidents During Advanced Instruction
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 4
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 6
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Seminar: Real World Weather
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - CFI Tips: Avoiding VFR into IMC - A Strategy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - ASI Message: Flaps Lapse
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC Equals Dead-End Proposition
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Spotlight: The Virtue of Adversity
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - ASI Online: Datalink Weather: From Concept to Cockpit
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Safety Quiz: Cross Country Flight to Festus
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - CFI Tools: ASI Download Portal
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Chief's Corner: Letting Go
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 32
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 3 - Pilot Safety Announcement: 178 Seconds to Live
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