During the live workshop on Zoom and YouTube, pilots, flight instructors, and air traffic controllers will discuss common phraseology mistakes, and ways that pilots and controllers can work together to ensure clear and effective communication for safe takeoff and landing, according to FAA officials.
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GAALive! broadcast slated
The broadcast, which features presentations from the 2025 national flight instructor, aviation technician, and FAASTeam rep of the year, qualifies for WINGS and AMT credits.
New Redbird flight sim scenarios qualify for WINGS credit
After completing a scenario, a CFI can validate the training immediately by going to ezwings.net — provided by the WINGS Industry Network — selecting the option to give credit, and choosing Redbird Flight from the list of approved organizations.
New Human Factors courses available for general aviation pilots
The courses, which are eligible for WINGS credit, focus on safety culture, human performance, communication, teamwork, situational awareness, decision-making, threat and error management, human information processing, and design and automation.
Have questions about sharing costs with passengers?
A new WINGS course, “Cost Sharing, Time Building, and Posting on Social Media,” has launched, designed to cover the information pilots and aircraft owners need to know about safely — and legally — flying passengers.
Students to host WINGS program during K-State Salina open house
Flight Fest will feature an FAA WINGS safety seminar about Controlled Flight into Terrain, or CFIT, on the K-State ramp at the Salina Regional Airport (KSLN).
Get ready for flying season with free webinars
The Experimental Aircraft Association has a slate of free webinars in February and March designed to get general aviation pilots ready for flying season.
Safety advocate Paul Burger retires
After an aircraft accident that claimed the lives of friends, Paul Burger made a commitment to help others avoid the same tragedy. Since then he’s donated almost $1 million and countless hours to general aviation safety.
Flying safely in our golden years
There are more than 160,000 general aviation pilots aged 60 and older still flying, so it’s incumbent on those pilots to maintain proficiency, recognize cognitive and physiological deficiencies as they arise, reevaluate personal minimums, and adjust their flying to accommodate the inevitable changes that occur with aging. The flight instructing community is essential to these efforts.