My Flying Life

I participate in the FAA Safety Team seminar program (aka WINGS). In addition to these FAA Safety Seminars, which are open to the public, I have  also developed and presented Skills Clinics for members of West Valley Flying Club, and have presented safety related material at the Club's internal flight instructor meetings.

FAA Safety Seminars

• Night Operations
  November 22, 2011

• Safe Operating Practices at Non-Towered Airports
  March 16, 2011
  

• Reducing Risk in Flying
  October 21, 2009
  
  
• Flying the Bay Tour
  July 15, 2009
  April 18, 2007
  May 17, 2006
  June 16, 2004
  
  
• Saving Time & Money in Flight Training
  August 19, 2009
  July 20, 2005
  
  
• Aeronautical Decision Making
  May 18, 2011
  August 16, 2006
  June 21, 2006

WVFC Skills Clinics

• Flying with Canine Companions
  
• Night Currency Clinic
  
• Night Landing Clinic
• SFO Procedures Clinic

WVFC Internal Presentations

• Engine Failure Procedures
• Flight School Security Awareness Training

Articles

Fly-In Camping: Sleeping with your airplane in the great outdoors, by Greg Laslo, EAA Sport Aviation April 2010

Abort Planning: Furball Twelve o'Clock, West Valley Flyer, June 2009

The Belly Rub, West Valley Flyer, October 2005

Instrument Checkride, West Valley Flyer, December 2003

Airshow, West Valley Flyer, November 2002

Cool Destinations, West Valley Flyer, March 2002

What is a Skills Clinic?

A Skills Clinic is a practical group training session, involving both knowledge & flight components, which has a narrow, intensive focus on a particular skill area. 

Skills Clinics  are generally developed for the Private Pilot level and above, although Student Pilots are also welcome to participate under the guidance of their instructors.

A Night Landing Clinic, for example, might take place on a moonless evening after the time changes in the Fall. It would begin with a detailed refresher of knowledge areas related to night flight, then the group would move out to the ramp for take-off and landing practice in dark night conditions.

The knowledge portion of Skills Clinics are generally free of charge.