Bill,

We all benefit from more training. If I had to make a list of recommendations to the group on how they could improve their flying skills and reduce their risk of having an accident it would be this:

1. Upgrade your pilot certificate. If you have a private pilot certificate get a commercial certificate. If you have a commercial certificate get an ATP. You already have the most expensive part of flight training sitting in your hangar. Put it to good use! The training to upgrade exposes you to so much more. You don't have to have aspirations of flying heavy metal to benefit from this upgrade training. 

2. Get a new rating or certificate in something totally different. It will broaden you flying skills in ways you cannot imagine. I got a seaplane rating a couple of years ago. Recently I added a glider certificate. I land "engine out" every time in a glider. No sweat!

3. Sign up for the FAA FAAST program. Take the online courses. Great new training material. Structured program. And it is free! See www.faa.safety.gov

4. Take a flight review once a year with an instructor who specializes in your aircraft type. Take an IPC every six months if you fly IFR.

5. Enroll the services of a Master CFI. They are the country's best flight instructors. see http://www.nafinet.org/mastercfi/master_lookup.html   Do more than the minimum required by the FAR's. Stretch your wings & have fun!

Jeff Edwards
MCFI (I)




-----Original Message-----
From: marv@lancair.net
To: lml
Sent: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 9:19 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: Training