ABSWeb November 2022
IFR: Fly Like a Pro
Webinar date: November 8, 2022
Time: 1900 Central Time/0100Z November 9
About this Presentation
A trained and practicing air crash accident investigator, as well as a practicing flight instructor in high performance aircraft used extensively for single-pilot IFR (SPIFR), Jeff Edwards reviews case studies to reveal techniques for flying SPIFR safely.
Topics include:
•Currency, recency and proficiency
•Preflight weather planning
•IFR flight execution and risk management
•Answers to live viewer questions
Viewers will be able to type in their questions to be answered during the event. We’ll explain how to do so at the beginning of the webinar. This program is recognized for ABS AVIATOR and FAA WINGS credit.
Although this American Bonanza Society program is oriented toward pilots of Beech Bonanzas, Debonairs, Barons and Travel Airs, the discussion, techniques and procedures described are valuable to the pilot of any airplane.
Presenter
Jeff Edwards served in the United States Navy as bombardier/navigator flying A-6 Intruders and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. He was an aircraft accident investigator with the U.S. Naval Safety Center and later for McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, where he investigated military and civil aircraft accidents around the world. He continues to consult on aviation accidents at www.avsafe.com. He has a Ph.D. in Aviation and has researched and written on many general aviation safety issues.
Jeff holds an ATP certificate and is a former FAA DPE. He has 10,000 flight hours including over 2,000 hours in Beech aircraft. For many years he was a BPPP instructor. Jeff currently serves as a subject matter expert for the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee.
Sponsor
This ABSWeb presentation is generously sponsored by VREF, premier provider of aircraft valuation, appraisal and purchase assistance services. www.vref.com.
American Bonanza Society
The American Bonanza Society serves Beechcraft enthusiasts by sharing valuable safety, technical and educational resources, and by promoting interaction among and advocacy on behalf of its members.
ABS is the premier association for Bonanza, Baron, Debonair, and Travel Air enthusiasts, with 10,000 members who own, fly, or have a sincere interest in these Beechcraft models. Learn more at www.bonanza.org
Course overview
During this presentation we covered:
1.Techniques for self-evaluation of fitness for SPIFR flight
2.The SPIFR flight planning process
3.Hazards and risk mitigation
4.Safely executing SPIFR flight
5.Answers to viewer questions