CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 7
LUCKILY, MIDAIR COLLISIONS ARE RARE. But that's where the luck runs
out. When they happen, they are invariably fatal. They also seem to be on
the rise, with several high profile incidents this past year and just recently
between two training flights at Winter Haven, Florida (see Early Analysis:
Winterhaven Midair sidebar). The reason isn't entirely clear yet but teaching
your learners the proper mindset and techniques for collision avoidance will
keep both them-and you- safer in the sky.
THE TRICK, OF COURSE, IS TALKING ABOUT SCARY STUFF WITHOUT CAUSING FEAR.
In this four-part series we'll review best practices and introduce new ideas
for teaching proper scanning techniques, situational awareness, pattern use
and discipline, and blindspot navigation.
But first, how do you even broach this subject?
TEACHING THE FACTS WITHOUT THE FEAR
The trick, of course, is talking about scary stuff without causing fear.
Complicating this is that collision avoidance needs to be part and parcel
of every lesson right from the beginning, so good habits are established
from the get-go. But, of course, your new students, excited to start their
aviation adventure, probably never even considered the possibility that
they could run into another airplane in the sky, or that another airplane
could run into them.
One strategy is to co-introduce the fact that while the results are grim,
the number of incidents is low, and that-most importantly-mitigating
the risk of a midair is totally in the learners' control, simply by using the
toolkit of techniques that you are about to start teaching them.
Control. A good antidote to fear.
Early Analysis: Winter Haven Midair
On March 7, 2023, a Piper Warrior and a Piper J-3 Cub on floats collided over Lake
Hartridge, just east of Winter Haven Regional Airport in Winter Haven, Florida. Sadly,
all four people on board the airplanes perished in the accident. The AOPA Air Safety
Institute gives an early look into the factors surrounding the crash and addresses
notable portions of the flight and highlights areas the NTSB will likely probe.
Click on the multimedia icon to watch the video.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI Notes
From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - From the Editor: AOPA’s Free Trial Membership— Tell Your Students
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Teaching Collision Avoidance—How to Scan
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Message: Confession—My Journey to More Communal Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tips: Being Judgy—How to Teach Your Students Prudence
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - New CFI: Give the Airlines a Pass?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Checkride Checklist: DPE Answers for Students and CFIs
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Beyond Proficient: New IFR Video Series
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chart Challenge: Solar Farms and Ocular Glare
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Pilot Short Story: Ident the Detent
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - You Can Fly: AOPA Flight Training Advantage— Your Top Questions Answered
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 33
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Collision Avoidance
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Focused Flight Reviews—Better Pilots
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Training the Next Generation— Passing Along a Legacy
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 40
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - 41
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 1 - ASI Safety Tip: Hot Starts
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