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AvWeb Letter of the Week
Hendershot Honored
Master Instructors Article
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FAA Safety Briefing
Safebook by IMC Clubs
Master Instructors
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November 8, 2010

Mission: To create a safer aviation environment through enhanced education. SAFE provides aviation educators with mentoring, support, and professional accreditation. By providing quality educational materials and other resources, we seek a reduction in aviation accidents, increased professionalism among aviation educators, and lifelong learning by everyone involved in aviation.
* * * SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT * * *
Important Press Conference on November 11th

Members are invited to a press conference where SAFE will officially announce that it will chair the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium in 2011. Several stakeholders who share similar concerns about the future of general aviation will join SAFE at the press conference.

Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010

Time: 3:00pm PDT

Location: Atlantic A Room, Courtyard Long Beach Downtown, 500 East First Street, Long Beach, CA 90802 (four blocks from the Long Beach Convention Center)

Countdown to Summit
See You in Long Beach
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If you are attending Summit, be sure to set some time aside to:
  • Attend the many seminars featuring fellow SAFE members as speakers
  • Stop by the press conference at the nearby Courtyard by Marriott on Thursday, November 11th at 3:00pm in the Atlantic A Room (see Special Announcement above)
  • Participate in the SAFE gathering on Friday, November 12th at 1:30pm in the Hyatt Regency Pacific Room
  • Come to the SAFE meetup on Saturday, November 13th at 1:40pm in the AOPA Meetup Area
If you can't make it to Summit, watch AOPA Live on the SAFE website home page (this capability will be available starting on the opening day).
AvWeb Publishes Letter from SAFE Chair
Safety Bill Provision Creates "Illusion of Safety"

A letter submitted by SAFE Chair Doug Stewart was published by AvWeb as its Letter of the Week on October 25, 2010. The letter expressed concerns over the new 1,500 hour requirement for commercial airline copilots, stressing that quality of flight time is more important to safety than quantity.
Tom Hendershot Inducted into Hall of Fame
SAFE Member Honored on October 23, 2010

Tom Hendershot was recently inducted into the Colorado Aviation Historical Society's Hall of Fame. Hendershot currently serves as the Executive Director of the AMT Society.
Inside the Master Instructor Community
GANews Article Based on Survey of Masters

SAFE benefits provider General Aviation News recently published an article about the Master Instructor Community and the important contributions Master Instructors have made to aviation safety and education.
Flying Magazine Update
Member Benefit is "In the Mail"

Flying Magazine StickerA subscription to Flying magazine is one of the instant benefits of membership in SAFE. Although it has taken a while to coordinate the logistics, the word from Flying is that SAFE members should be receiving their first issues any day now.
Nov/Dec FAA Safety Briefing
Now Available on the FAA Website

According to the FAA release, "This issue focuses on a subject fundamental to pilot safety: abnormal and emergency situations. Articles stress the delicate art of planning for the 'unplanned' and outline tools and resources pilots can use to handle emergencies. Included are tips on unusual attitude recovery, partial-power takeoffs, and knowing what to do when your aircraft's electrical system fails."
IMC Clubs Releases Social Network
Free Service to Make Instrument-rated Pilots Safer

SAFE partner IMC Clubs recently announced its new Safebook program. Safebook is a free service that "allows pilots to create a unique profile that reflects their aviation experience as well as the qualifications of the safety pilot or instructor they are looking for." Pilots can search using criteria such as flight experience, licenses and ratings, and geographical location.
Recent Master Instructor Designations
Congratulations to These SAFE Members

Paul Jurgens, Williamsburg, OH -- 3-time MCFI & MGI
Brian Robbins, Columbus, NJ -- 3-time MCFI & MGI
Donna Stevens, Chesterton, IN -- 5-time MCFI
Todd Underwood, Prescott, AZ -- Initial MCFI

All recently earned their designations through SAFE benefits provider Master Instructors LLC.
Excerpt from the SAFE Library
Resources Available to Members

From Spatial Disorientation - A System Anomaly by Dr. Parvez Dara, MCFI:

Consider the phrase "graveyard spiral." It's a concept so scary that your mind wants you to look elsewhere, maybe the ads on the next page. We will see how it starts but let's first see how it will terminate. Given the right circumstances (discussed below) the g-forces gather in a fury and exceed the structural integrity of the airframe causing disintegration or, as NASA would call it, a "system anomaly." A 1954 study by the Air Safety Foundation revealed 19 of the 20 pilots who inadvertently entered a graveyard spiral in IMC lost control of their aircraft and died. The average time between encountering IMC and entering into a spiral was 178 seconds.

To access this member-only resource, log onto the SAFE website and follow Members Only > Library > Enter > Member Contributed > Medical.
Member Benefits
Meet Some of SAFE's Benefits Providers

Although the following logos are linked, members should use the links, contact info, and promo codes available on the SAFE website under Members Only > Member Benefits when ordering from our benefits providers:

Virtual Accounting Services
Web Design & Hosting too, free one-hour consult,
10% off hourly rate thereafter

Bose Headsets
10% off purchases plus a referral program

Surecheck
15% off all merchandise

BMC Subscriptions
$10 Gourmet Coffee Gift Card plus 30% donation to SAFE
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Doug Stewart, Chair
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators