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IN MEMORIAM
video series focused on improving the general aviation safety record and
expanding pilots' knowledge and skills. His approach centered on five
principles of safety: Take knowledgeable people; train them well; keep them
proficient; put them in reliable, modern equipment; and surround them in a
culture that supports good decision making.
RICHARD INTRODUCED THE THERE I WAS PODCAST AND
THE BEYOND PROFICIENT, REALITY CHECK, AND MOST
NOTABLY, EARLY ANALYSIS VIDEOS.
Inspired by his father, Richard " Dick " McSpadden Sr., McSpadden began
flying during college and went on to log more than 5,000 hours flying
a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He capped a 20-year career
with the Air Force as commander and flight leader of the prestigious
Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, leading 126 flight demonstrations
flying the No. 1 aircraft. After that, he spent more than a decade in
the information technology industry at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
McSpadden became executive director of the Air Safety Institute in 2017,
then senior vice president in 2020.
Under McSpadden's leadership, the Air Safety Institute created the
Focused Flight Review program that includes tailored lesson plans like
mountain flying, IFR proficiency, positive aircraft control, and others
that focus on specific training goals to make flight reviews more effective.
The engaging program also includes profiles for helicopter and seaplane
operations to strengthen performance in other types of aircraft. The
team also transitioned its online courses created on a platform that had
become obsolete to modern formats with a goal of meeting pilots wherever
and however they consume information. He also championed the effort
to transition the legacy Joseph T. Nall Report from printed form to an

CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4

CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4
From the Editor: Survey Results—What Does ‘Not In the Vicinity of an Airport’ Mean?
In Memoriam: AOPA’s McSpadden Lived His Passion—A Tribute to Richard McSpadden
The CFI as a Salesperson
CFI News
CFI Tips: Be Prepared BY KATHLEEN VASCONCELOS
Real Pilot Story: The Heat of the Moment
Chart Challenge: AHA—What Goes Up Must Come Down
New CFI: The CFI Logbook—Your Permanent Record
You Can Fly: Thinking About Instruction From a Different Angle
Safety Quiz: Wing Contamination
CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 4—Blind Spot Navigation and the Belly Check
Chief's Corner: New Beginnings
Ask ATC: Traffic Alerts
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - From the Editor: Survey Results—What Does ‘Not In the Vicinity of an Airport’ Mean?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - In Memoriam: AOPA’s McSpadden Lived His Passion—A Tribute to Richard McSpadden
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - The CFI as a Salesperson
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - CFI News
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - CFI Tips: Be Prepared BY KATHLEEN VASCONCELOS
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - Real Pilot Story: The Heat of the Moment
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - Chart Challenge: AHA—What Goes Up Must Come Down
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - New CFI: The CFI Logbook—Your Permanent Record
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - You Can Fly: Thinking About Instruction From a Different Angle
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - Safety Quiz: Wing Contamination
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - CFI Tools: Teaching Collision Avoidance Part 4—Blind Spot Navigation and the Belly Check
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - Chief's Corner: New Beginnings
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 14 Issue 4 - Ask ATC: Traffic Alerts
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