8 | December 2016-January 2017 | Powered Sport Flying Light Sport Aircraft Support Our Advertisers Updated Airplane Flying Handbook from the FAA asa is now offering the faa’s latest edition of the Airplane Flying Handbook in print. The faa’s Airplane Flying Handbook has been required reading for all pilots for over 40 years, and introduces the basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting airplanes. It benefits student pilots just beginning their aviation endeavors, as well as pilots preparing for additional certificates and ratings or who want to improve their flying proficiency, and flight instructors engaged in teaching pilots of all skill levels. This handbook provides information and guidance on the procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification. Chapters are dedicated to ground operations, basic flight maneuvers, slow flight, stalls, spins, takeoff and departure climbs, performance and ground reference maneuvers, airport traffic patterns, approaches and landings, night operations, emergency procedures, and transitions to different types of aircraft including complex, multi-engine, tailwheel, turboprop and jets. The latest edition expands and updates the material that is a key reference in faa testing and Airman Certification Standards (acs), and it incorporates new areas of safety concerns and technical information such as loss-of-control upset prevention and recovery training, and transitioning to light sport airplanes (lsa). The Airplane Flying Handbook is the official faa source for learning to fly and for many of the test questions in the faa Knowledge Exams for pilots. The publication comes complete with chapter summaries and the 352-page book is illustrated throughout with detailed, full-color drawings and photographs. It also includes a glossary and index. The Airplane Flying Handbook is now available in print as well as an eBook and eBundle from asa. Visit asa at www.asa2fly.com. You can also download a free pdf version of the document from www.faa.gov. Fatal Accident Total is one of Lowest in the History of FAA Record Keeping Fatal accidents in experimental category aircraft continued their decline in the 12-month period ending September 30, as focused programs and efforts by the Experimental Aircraft Association (eaa) and others continue to enhance safety. The totals, which include fatal accidents during the 2016 federal fiscal year (October 2015 through September 2016), showed that fatal accidents in amateur-built aircraft in the Federal Aviation Administration’s experimental category fell 17 percent from the previous 12-month period. The specific totals indicate 33 fatal accidents in those aircraft during the period, compared to 40 during the prior year and 51 for the 2014 federal fiscal year. In addition, fatal accidents for the experimental category overall, including racing aircraft, those used for exhibition only, research-and-development, and some types of light sport aircraft, also fell. Those fatal accidents fell from 61 to 49 during the 12-month measurement period. The fiscal year 2016 totals also bettered the faa “not-to-exceed” goal of 60 for that period. It also marks one of the lowest single-year fatal accident totals since the faa began keeping records. “This is tremendous news and this multiple-year trend is a credit to all aviators who are focusing on safety,” said Sean Elliott, eaa’s vice president of advocacy and safety. “The fatal accident numbers again remain lower than other types of popular recreational pursuits, such as paddle sports, horseback riding, and driving all-terrain vehicles. While we can never rest in pursuit of safety, these lower numbers – even with a rising number of flight hours in recent years – show that eaa’s programs, outreach and advocacy is making a difference.”
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