Mon, Apr 12, 2004
AOPA Flight Instructor
Refreshers Open To ALL
Pilots taking advantage of a new program allowing
non-instructors to attend AOPA Air Safety Foundation weekend Flight
Instructor Refresher Clinics (FIRCs) are calling them "the greatest
safety seminars on earth."
The "FIRCs for Everyone" program debuted last year, allowing
regular pilots to rub elbows with some of the nation's most
experienced certificated flight instructors (CFIs) for a weekend
and absorb the latest valuable aviation safety information.
A special tuition of just $99 applies for non-CFIs.
"The seminar presenters were just fantastic!" exclaimed Jackie
Forsting (below, right), an active southern California pilot who
attended the ASF "FIRCs for Everyone" in Ontario, California,
recently.
"I could see plenty of surprised looks when instructors all
around me had their misconceptions punctured about logging PIC time
and when a medical is and isn't required. The ASF presenters really
brought in the human side of aviation," she said.
Air Safety Foundation
FIRCs have traditionally been the avenue of choice for flight
instructors to renew their FAA teaching certificates every two
years.
The two-day sessions — now open to all pilots — help
bring CFIs up to date on the latest in regulations, airspace
issues, aerodynamics, navigation, teaching techniques, and other
aviation matters.
"I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it worthwhile!" said
Forsting.
"Thanks for the opportunity for non-CFIs to participate —
and when I do become that licensed CFI, rest assured that ASF
seminars will be highlighted with my students."
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