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Airport surface accidents and incidents may happen because of a single miscalculation or a host of
slip-ups coming together at the wrong time: Communication mistakes, unfamiliarity with an airport
layout or its operations, poor weather, and pilot
inattentiveness—to name a few culprits—can wreak
terrifying havoc, often leading to mangled aircraft,
possibly injuries, even death.
How can we improve our and our students’ chances
of avoiding such calamities? Are we teaching safety
by setting a good example? For instance, a simple
process that calls for sterile cockpit procedures and
completing checklists before moving on the airport
surface area pays dividends in better situational
awareness during taxi, takeoff, and landing. But
safe runway operations also require improved com-
munication between pilots, air traffic control, and
ground vehicle crews.
Especially at unfamiliar airports, help your students understand that it is important to be extra
vigilant about proper communication and visually
clearing the area, be it during approach, takeoff, or
taxi. And, as much as electronic airport diagrams
help you navigate unfamiliar taxiways at larger
airports it also means you and your students may
be heads down for a prolonged time watching your
aircraft move along the cockpit display, oblivious to
what’s going on outside the cockpit window.
Be honest and evaluate your own behavior and that
of your students. Have you ever had a close call while
taxiing or inadvertently crossed the hold-short line
while fiddling with the radios or trying to program the
GPS? When was the last time you and your students
attended a runway safety training program? There is
a host of free airport safety education available from
the Air Safety Institute all pulled together in ASI’s
Runway Safety Spotlight (airsafetyinstitute.org/
runwaysafetyspotlight). Curb runway incursions
with ASI’s Runway Safety online course produced
with the support of the FAA’s Office of Runway Safety,
runway safety flash cards, Ask ATC videos, and safety
quizzes, including one on airport signs and markings.
Machteld Smith is a senior aviation technical writer
for the Air Safety Institute. She holds a commercial
pilot certificate with multiengine, instrument, and
seaplane ratings.
http://airsafetyinstitute.org/runwaysafetyspotlight
http://airsafetyinstitute.org/runwaysafetyspotlight
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1
Professionalism
Safety Quiz: Are You Ready to Fly Rogue?
ASI Online: Heads Up! Improving Runway Safety
CFI Tips: The Power of Questions
ASI Message: Airline of One
ASI Note: ASI's Flight Assist Commendations
Did You Know? AOPA Fying Club Network
Chart Challenge—Live Safety Seminar
Safety Spotlight: Four's a Crowd
Real Pilot Story: Underwater Escape
CFI Tools: ASI at Your Service
Chief’s Corner: Save a Life
Ask ATC: Flight Following & Airspace
Pilot Safety Announcement: Would You Fly This Airline?
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Professionalism
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: Are You Ready to Fly Rogue?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Heads Up! Improving Runway Safety
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - CFI Tips: The Power of Questions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - ASI Message: Airline of One
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - ASI Note: ASI's Flight Assist Commendations
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Did You Know? AOPA Fying Club Network
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Chart Challenge—Live Safety Seminar
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Safety Spotlight: Four's a Crowd
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 21
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Real Pilot Story: Underwater Escape
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - CFI Tools: ASI at Your Service
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Chief’s Corner: Save a Life
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - Pilot Safety Announcement: Would You Fly This Airline?
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