Wed.Mar 13, 2024

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Video Tip: Convective outlook charts

Flight Training Central

Convective hazards remain a top consideration for pilots when making the go/no-go decision. The week’s tip looks at the Convective Outlook chart, which provides both short and long-term planning guidance for determining the location and intensity of thunderstorm activity.

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Learning to Fly With Francis: Maintaining Currency

Airline Reporter

I’m still convinced that KBFI has the best runway view in the US. Photo by Adam Kephart This is a continuation of my multi-part series on learning to fly. You can read the whole Fly With Francis series here. It’s been a good while since I’ve done a Learning to Fly post. Since the last time, I’ve completed my first biennial flight review, which is a mandatory mini-checkride done every two years with a flight instructor, that’s designed to verify that a pilot has prop

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ACONE honors McSpadden with evening of safety

AOPA

Former NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg, who previously led AOPA's Air Safety Institute, will join AOPA President Mark Baker for a long-running general aviation safety event renamed to honor AOPA's longtime chief safety officer, Richard McSpadden.