• ASA Presents: Author Talks "AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FLYING" by Barry Schiff
    Oct 19 2023

    This is the audio version of an ASA Presents LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.asapresents.net/flying_illustrated.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit.

    After listening to the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=1071

    During this episode of ASA Author Talks, BARRY SCHIFF and his son BRIAN SCHIFF present a fun and informative Illustrated Guide into the wonderful world of Flying.

    The Schiff's combined experience in a very wide variety of aircraft provides an outstanding foundation for stories, events, facts and figures that will entertain you while enhancing your knowledge of aviation.

    Find the book at your favorite aviation retailer, FBO, or here, https://asa2fly.com/an-illustrated-guide-to-flying/

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • ASA Presents: Author Talks "LESSON PLANS - TO TRAIN LIKE YOU FLY" by Arlynn McMahon
    Aug 22 2023

    This is the audio version of an ASA Presents LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.asapresents.net/lessonplans.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit.

    After listening to the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=969

    During this episode of ASA Author Talks, Arlynn McMahon highlights differences between training like you fly versus training to a testing standard. We’ll look at lesson plans that pilots at all levels can use to improve pilot skills and to Train Like you Fly.

    This guide for certificated flight instructors - CFIs (and all learners) presents lesson plans in the form of scenario-based maneuver briefings. A rich resource for active instructors, these lesson plans are also helpful to CFI applicants preparing their own materials. This fourth edition incorporates critical information previously published in Train Like You Fly: A Flight Instructor’s Guide to Scenario-Based Training, current best practices, and tried and true advice for teaching both visual and instrument flight.

    This book is designed to work in complement with any syllabus and the FAA Test Standards. It explains how to teach each maneuver, making the flight instructor’s favorite syllabus even more effective and enjoyable for clients.

    Find the book at your favorite aviation retailer, FBO, or here, https://asa2fly.com/lesson-plans-to-train-like-you-fly-fourth-edition/

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    54 mins
  • ASA Presents: Author Talks "PILOTS IN COMMAND" by Kristofer Pierson
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an ASA Presents LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.asapresents.net/pierson.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS Credit.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=958

    During this episode of ASA Author Talks Airline pilot and author Capt. Kristofer Pierson discusses new regulatory requirements for Pilot Professional Development, and resources from his book "Pilots In Command: Your Best Trip, Every Trip” that aid pilots in becoming higher level professionals, leaders, and mentors.

    “Pilots In Command: Your Best Trip, Every Trip” goes beyond what is required by flight training curricula, into what is both a rarity and a necessity: solid advice to student and professional aviators about how to be transformational leaders.

    This third edition offers new insights into the airline training process, common experiences, and practices new pilots face when entering the airline industry; expands the previous edition’s discussions on culture, professionalism, pilot schedules and bidding, and safety for today’s airline operations; and includes new tips on maintaining professional excellence and optimizing your quality of life as an airline pilot. A new chapter on preparing for and completing the initial qualifications course, encompassing aircraft systems training, flight deck procedures training, maneuvers training, line oriented flight training (LOFT), and the line oriented evaluation.

    Find the book here - https://asa2fly.com/pilots-in-command-your-best-trip-every-trip-third-edition/


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Avoiding the DANGER ZONE - FAA Safety Briefing LIVE! - November/December2022
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an FAA Safety Briefing LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.FAASafetyBriefing.com/November-December2022.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS and/or AMT Credits.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS / AMT credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=908

    This issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on the tips and best practices that help pilots find ways to avoid the “danger zones” where accidents can occur. 

    Articles highlight system safety and risk management in the context of persistent accident factors during preflight; taxi; takeoff and departure; maneuvering flight; and approach and landing. 

    NOTE: While many of the ideas covered in the quiz are included in the presentation, you may need to download a copy of the magazine from: https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/ to complete this course.

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    1 hr
  • FAA Flight Program Operations - FAA Safety Briefing LIVE! - September/October 2022
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an FAA Safety Briefing LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.FAASafetyBriefing.com/September-October2022.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS and/or AMT Credits.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS / AMT credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=898

    This issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on the FAA’s Flight Program Operations team and the critical role they play in assuring safety in the National Airspace System. 

    Feature articles cover the team’s various missions and how to operate safely when you hear the “Flight Check” call sign on the radio. We also look at the various partnerships Flight Program Operations has with other agencies, provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the fleet, and make a pitch for potential career opportunities with this dynamic group of aviation professionals.

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    54 mins
  • All About Airshows - FAA Safety Briefing LIVE! - July/August 2022 Issue
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an FAA Safety Briefing LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.FAASafetyBriefing.com/July-August2022.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS and/or AMT Credits.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS / AMT credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=834

    This issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on the FAA’s role at air shows and aviation events. Feature articles take you behind the scenes to meet some of the many safety professionals from different areas of the FAA whose hard work helps keep air shows both entertaining and extremely safe. We also explore several ways you can sharpen your skills when attending an air show/event and provide some important arrival and departure safety tips.

    NOTE: While many of the ideas covered in the quiz are included in the presentation, you may need to download a copy of the magazine from: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-safety-briefing-magazine to complete this course.

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    53 mins
  • Tools & Technology - FAA Safety Briefing LIVE! - May/June 2022 Issue
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an FAA Safety Briefing LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.FAASafetyBriefing.com/May-June2022.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS and/or AMT Credits.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS / AMT credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=822

    This issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on the variety of tools and technology aviators can use to avoid and/or safely mitigate weather risks.

    Feature articles cover some of the FAA’s latest weather research work and programs, including more effective ways to steer clear of turbulence and interpret weather products and resources. We also explore some tips to improve your preflight self-briefings.

    NOTE: While many of the ideas covered in the quiz are included in the presentation, you may need to download a copy of the magazine from: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-04/MayJun2022.pdf to complete this course.

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    53 mins
  • Aviation Maintenance Technicians - FAA Safety Briefing LIVE! - March/April 2022 Issue
    Apr 29 2023

    This is the audio version of an FAA Safety Briefing LiveVideo Broadcast.

    The original LiveVideo broadcast can be accessed at https://www.FAASafetyBriefing.com/March-April2022.html and qualifies for FAA WINGS and/or AMT Credits.

    After the podcast click on this link to take the quiz to earn immediate WINGS / AMT credit - https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?enrolled=true&cID=795

    This issue of the FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on he important role aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) play in keeping our skies safe and highlights some of the programs that recognize their achievements and provide ongoing education for these unsung heroes of aviation safety.

    Feature articles included:

    • Your Airframe & Powerplant Superheroes - A Celebration of Outstanding    Certificated Aircraft Mechanics
    • Not Just Your Average Mechanic - AMTs Have the Most Important Job in Aviation
    • Frankenstein’s Airplane - The Sometimes-Tricky Business of Modifying Aircraft
    • Keeping the CAP Fleet Fit - How the CAP Maintains Its Airplanes
    • Why Do Good People Violate Procedures? - A Common Sense Look at Why Some Mechanics are Prone to Bend the Rules
    • Roll of Honor - 2021’s Master Pilot & Master Mechanic Award Winners
    • Plus all of our regular department articles!
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    56 mins