CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 3 - 15

CFI NEWS
TRAINING TIP: DOES AVIATION FACE A PROFICIENCY PANDEMIC?
A student pilot and flight instructor were out for a "currency flight" after a stretch
of not flying-but after a hard landing, it was unclear whose currency was the focus.
Read more.
HAVE COVID-19 QUESTIONS?
Check out the FAA's Coronavirus Information page for regulatory updates as well as
helpful guidance/resources at www.faa.gov/coronavirus.
WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL GA TOWN HALL
Did you miss the FAA's virtual General Aviation Town Hall held in June? The Town
Hall featured FAA Administrator Steve Dickson along with a host of FAA experts and
GA community leaders discussing the effects of COVID-19 on operations, aircraft,
airports, and infrastructure.
THE FAA'S HUMAN FACTORS TEAM
For decades, the FAA has been at the forefront of aviation human factors research,
development, and practical application. While not always obvious to the average
aviation consumer, this work is absolutely critical to preventing human-induced
error and improving the safety of the NAS. Learn more about the FAA's role in this
important field.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES:
FAA ORDERS AD ON AUSTRO DIESEL ENGINES
The FAA has adopted an airworthiness directive calling for the replacement of the
timing chain and fuel injectors on Austro Engine GmbH models E4 and E4P diesel
piston engines that are used on aircraft including some Diamonds. Learn more.
FAA URGED TO SCALE BACK UPDATED PIPER WING SPAN AD
The FAA should further reduce the number of Piper single-engine airplane models
subject to a proposed airworthiness directive requiring corrosion inspections of main
wing spars and modify a formula to be used to calculate aircraft time in service, AOPA
said in comments filed with the FAA July 20. Read more.
DIAMOND DA40 FUEL HOSE DETERIORATION PROMPTS AD
Owners of an estimated 737 Diamond DA40 aircraft (various models) in the U.S. registry
will need to inspect their fuel tanks for the deteriorated remains of a rubber fuel hose,
according to an airworthiness directive published July 15, effective August 4.

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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 3

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