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Monthly Archives: February 2018

Aircraft Systems: Pressurized Aircraft

February 20, 2018 – 10:47 am

Aircraft are flown at high altitudes for two reasons. First, an aircraft flown at high altitude consumes less fuel for a given airspeed than it does for the same speed at a lower altitude because the aircraft is more efficient at a high altitude. Second, bad weather and turbulence may be avoided by flying in […]

By ASA | Posted in Aircraft Systems, Ground School | Comments (1)

CFI Brief: February 2018 Test Roll

February 15, 2018 – 8:53 am

The FAA February test cycle resulted in few changes or updates to the FAA Airman Knowledge Tests. The FAA Aviation Exam Board continues to work to align questions within the context of a specific Area of Operation/Task as outlined in the various Airman Certification Standards publications. The goal of this boarding process is to ensure […]

By CFI | Posted in CFI Briefing, Regulations | Comments (0)

Procedures and Airport Operations: Short-Field Approach and Landing

February 12, 2018 – 2:39 pm

Short-field approaches and landings require the use of procedures for approaches and landings at fields with a relatively short landing area or where an approach is made over obstacles that limit the available landing area.  Short-field operations require the pilot fly the airplane at one of its crucial performance capabilities while close to the ground […]

By ASA | Posted in Ground School, Procedures and Airport Operations | Comments (0)

Procedures and Airport Operations: Night Flight Approaches and Landings

February 6, 2018 – 8:08 am

The mechanical operation of an airplane at night is no different than operating the same airplane during the day. The pilot, however, is affected by various aspects of night operations and must take them into consideration during night flight operations. Some are actual physical limitations affecting all pilots while others, such as equipment requirements, procedures, […]

By ASA | Posted in Ground School, Human Factors, Procedures and Airport Operations | Comments (0)

CFI Brief: Aviation Weather Services (AC 00-45H) – UPDATE

February 1, 2018 – 10:54 am

The FAA has issued a Change 1 to Advisory Circular AC 00-45H effective January 8th 2018. AC 00-45, more commonly referred as Aviation Weather Services, is the go-to resource for U.S. aviation weather products and services. This document is organized using the FAA’s three distinct types of aviation weather information: observations, analyses, and forecasts. This […]

By CFI | Posted in CFI Briefing, Ground School, Weather Services | Comments (0)
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