Wed, May 04, 2011
Four-Hour Session Held In Conjunction With Bonanza Fly-In
The FAA facilitated a four-hour safety stand down on April 30th
in conjunction with a Bonanza fly-in at South Carolina's Greenville
Downtown Airport. "Pilots are not required to attend classes to
keep their certificates; but they do have to pass a flight review
every two years which consists of an oral and flight skills
evaluation," according to Dwayne Pittsenbarger, the FAA Safety
Program Manager for South Carolina. "We have safety programs
designed to educate pilots and others, like mechanics, on things
that we have learned after analyzing accident data. We try to
conduct as many programs as we can, and encourage all types of
airmen to participate."
Pittsenbarger said the FAA tries to improve aviation safety by
discovering new ways to approach safety and learning how to
identify risks and ways to reduce them. "In this type of seminar
format, we try to pass on these methods and procedures to sharpen
pilot's decision making skills and increase their situational
awareness," he said.
Participants included many experienced pilots, as well as, many
who have just begun their flight training toward their pilots
license, according to Timothy R. McConnell, a local Greenville
resident and flight instructor. "I was happy to have the chance to
participate in this event," McConnell said. "As an active pilot, I
like to use every opportunity to continually educate myself in the
field of aviation. This is an exciting time in aviation with the
new Sport Pilot rules and the addition of the new Sport Airplanes
and Technologically Advanced Airplanes (TAA)," he said.
Pittsenbarger said the goal of the stand downs is to reduce GA
accidents. "It's wonderful that people came out on a
beautiful Saturday to discuss safety; and the Greenville Downtown
Airport is a great location for our event because there is a strong
aviation community here," he said.
"Safety at the Greenville Downtown Airport is our number one
goal, as well, and we are so fortunate to have an active FAA office
to help," stated Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the Greenville
Downtown Airport.
Pittsenbarger said that the next event at Greenville
Downtown Airport is slated for June 2nd at 1800.
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