Monday, July 22, 2019 PDC Presentation Detail

10:00AM - 11:15AM  Not All Loss of Control Accidents Are Spins presented by Ed Wischmeyer ATP/CFII, Ph.D  Flight test data, NTSB dockets and online videos show that many “spin” accidents probably weren’t — some may have been low speed spirals that are low AOA events but can easily lose 600 feet in a hurry. Also little understood are loss of control events with very steep banks. This variety of loss of control events suggest new kinds of training for primary students, flight reviews, and CFI initial training. Click here for event information and to share with friends!

  • Ed Wischmeyer, ATP/CFII, got his Ph.D. from MIT. In his 46 years flying, he has flown well over 150 makes and models of aircraft and published over 100 pilot reports.

11:30AM - 12:45PM  Turning Sour Weather Into Lemonade. You presented by Dwight Roberts  What do you do when the weather forces the flight lesson planned for the day to be grounded?  Do you call the student to cancel the lesson?  What if the student calls to cancel the appointment for that day?  A bad weather day can still be a great opportunity to do some ground training, especially if the ground training involves the current weather conditions.  Using two to three scenarios, and input from the audience, we will explore how to make lemonade from that sour weather that grounded us for the day! Click here for event information and to share with friends!

  • Dwight Roberts is a private pilot and holds an instrument rating.  He is currenlty working toward his commercial and flight instructor rating.  He is also a licensed aircraft dispatcher with over 3 years of airline experience and holds Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor Ratings.  Dwight knows all too well the impact bad weather days  have on flight training and encourages instructors to make the most of a "sour" day.

1:00PM - 2:15PM  General Aviation's Accident Culture presented by Ted Sanders, CFI, CFII, MEI, NAFI Board Member This presentation will be a group discussion covering the ongoing challenge with General Aviation's (GA)issues regarding seriously reducing the accident rate. In spite all the efforts of the FAA and the GA community, including Flight Instructors efforts, we only nibble at the number of yearly accidents.  It is a culture that needs to be changed. Click here for event information and to share with friends!

  • Ted Sanders is a commercial Pilot with ASEL, ASES, AMEL and, Glider. He also is a CFI, CFII, MEI, CFI-G, Gold Seal Instructor,a 3X  NAFI Master Instructor and FAAST team Representative. For three years, Sanders flew freight for Northeast Aviation as a Captain and Training Airman. Sanders has logged in excess of 6500+ hrs. Previously, Ted served as a sergeant in the US Marine Corp as a Helicopter Crew Chief and after retiring worked for 20 years as a police officer in a Chicago Suburb.  Ted is a member of the NAFI board of directors where he serves on several committees and working groups.