Thu, Oct 23, 2003
It's Interactive and Online, With Wings Credit
Flying alone or as the
sole pilot in instrument meteorological conditions is one of the
most challenging types of flying a pilot can do. It requires a
tremendous amount of organization and forethought.
For those pilots, the AOPA Air Safety Foundation has just
introduced Single-Pilot IFR, a free online course designed
to help pilots come to grips with the often rapid-fire decisions
involved in flying in the soup.
"Single-Pilot IFR focuses on decision-making,
organization, and cockpit resource management," said ASF Executive
Director Bruce Landsberg. "Staying 'ahead of the plane' is
even more critical when you can't see."
One of the exercises is based on an actual accident. The
exercise asks pilots to make a series of decisions about a flight
that is slowly deteriorating and presents the outcome of each in a
"decision tree" format, leading eventually to the successful or
unsuccessful conclusion of the flight. At the end of the exercise,
pilots can compare their decisions with the conclusions of the
National Transportation Safety Board investigators from the actual
accident.
The new interactive program uses true-or-false, multiple choice,
and other question formats in an entertaining atmosphere to
effectively teach a serious topic. "By the time a pilot finishes
the course, he or she will understand many of the risks and
challenges of single-pilot IFR operations," said Landsberg.
Single-Pilot IFR was made possible by the generous donations of
Mike Lazar and Lessing Stern. Completing the interactive course and
successfully passing an online quiz fulfills a pilot's seminar
attendance requirement for the FAA Wings program.
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