Course Addresses Radio Use In Pattern

The Popular Rotorcraft Association (PRA), working in conjunction with the FAASTeam, the FAA’s safety education program, has received approval to grant WINGS continuing education credits to pilots attending a March 1 webinar, Radio Use in the Traffic Pattern by Pilots of Light Sport Aircraft. This webinar, which starts at 1900 EST, will be of value to pilots of low-mass, high drag aircraft as well as pilots of larger, faster aircraft wanting a better understanding of what to expect when flying with these slower aircraft in the pattern.

Presenter Tim O’Connor, a Certified Flight Instructor, Advanced Ground Instructor and FAASTeam Representative Volunteer, received notice from FAA Great Lakes Region FAASTeam Program Manager Jason Forshey that PRA webinar attendees will be eligible for WINGS credit and will have the class added to their WINGS instructional record.

Radio Use in the Traffic Pattern by Pilots of Light Sport Aircraft is free. Both student pilots and seasoned pilots are invited to attend. The webinar will include basic instruction on radio use by pilots in LSA aircraft and discuss pattern operations at non-towered airports. The program's focus is on flying, and flying with, low-mass, high-drag small aircraft such as small airplanes, trikes, powered parachutes, gyroplanes and light helicopters in the traffic pattern.

The PRA, formed in 1962, remains the only US organization devoted exclusively to pilots and builders of personal rotorcraft such as gyroplanes and small helicopters. The PRA will continue to work with the FAA to improve personal rotorcraft safety, including quality, free education events.

Register for the free webinar using the link below.

FMI: Register for Radio Use in the Traffic Pattern by Pilots of Light Sport Aircraft ; www.pra.org ; www.faasafety.gov