CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1 - 21
Safety Spotlight
on november 11, 2010, A piper pA-44-180
Seminole lAnded At weSt pAlm beAch,
floridA, to cleAr cuStomS After A
dAy trip to the bAhAmAS.
The airplane, part of Florida Tech’s training fleet, was
returning to its home base in Melbourne. All four on
board were either students or employees of FIT’s aviation program: a 300-hour commercial pilot and current student in the left front seat and a staff instructor
in the right, with another instructor and the
student’s brother (who also worked for the
program) in back. The instructor claimed
nearly 500 hours of multiengine time; the
student had about 50, but hadn’t flown a twin
in nearly a year.
to report an engine failure, adding, “We
would like to turn around and land, please.”
The controller cleared them to land on any
runway and the Seminole began a slow turn
to the left. It continued rolling left until it hit
the ground and exploded, killing all four.
Thirteen seconds after receiving their takeoff
clearance, as the Seminole climbed through
perhaps 100 feet, the CFI radioed the tower
While the wreckage was severely damaged,
investigators were able to determine that
the left engine’s fuel selector was in the
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 1
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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
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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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