MentorLIVE: Weather or Not to Fly
November 18 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Weather or Not to Fly
Presenter: Jeff Arnold
Host: Aaron Dabney
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Description
Is weather your weakness? Modern pilots have an extraordinarily wide variety of channels to obtain weather information, but our track record when it comes to using this information to make decisions continues to leave room for improvement.
This presentation will examine select weather decision points, best practices, common missteps, high-level briefing processes, and how to keep from joining accident statistics.
After participating in this seminar, you will be a better flight instructor because you’ll be able to:
- Teach students how to effectively use the features and services offered by Flight Service.
- Teach and model sound weather decision-making at key decision points.
- Help students approach weather briefings and decision-making as a systematic process, rather than a checklist of memorized data points.
- Build safer pilots by equipping students with the tools, judgment, and repeatable processes they need to make sound weather decisions when flying in the NAS independently.
Presenter Bio
Jeff Arnold is an Oklahoma State University graduate, has held flight instructor certificates (All) for 19+ years, previously served as a Meteorology & Ground school adjunct instructor at Tarrant County College’s flight program, Program Manager for two large Flight Academies, and is a former Flight Service Weather Briefer & Air Operations Manager.
Jeff currently serves as the Director of Innovation & Outreach for Leidos Flight Service.
Presenter Bio
Aaron Dabney is a lecturer and Chief of Flight Safety at the Baylor University Institute for Aviation Sciences. Outside of his university position, he is active as an independent consultant and educator serving flight instructors and as the owner of a small flight school. An active flight instructor since 2009, he has provided more than 5,000 hours of instruction in more than 30 aircraft types.
Aaron’s first airplane ride was in the family Piper Cub at 3 months old; he eventually completed his first solo in that same airplane, and he and his wife Alisa are now the third generation of his family to serve as its caretakers.
Aaron is a 7-time NAFI Master Flight Instructor and has served on the Board of Directors since 2022. He also coordinates the MentorLIVE program.
Sponsor
This MentorLIVE presentation is sponsored by Avemco.
