Description »
Cold weather hazards are the primary meteorological cause of aviation incidents and accidents worldwide. Learn how to keep your aircraft, crew and passengers safe with FlightSafety's updated Winter Operations Course. This is the most comprehensive online training course on cold weather hazards for flight department personnel and has been updated for the 2008-09 winter season.
NEW!! This course reflects the FAA's 2008/09 Holdover Time Tables and includes an explanation of cold temperature altitude corrections, along with a new featured accident.
Course Objectives »
Cold Weather Operations 2008/09 provides flight department personnel with knowledge of the concepts, procedures, and guidelines that govern safe operations within a cold weather environment. It includes summaries of aviation accidents attributed to inadequate pre-takeoff inspections, inadequate de-icing and anti-icing procedures, and insufficient awareness of in-flight icing hazards. Cold Weather Operations 2008/09 includes the following topics:
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Ground Icing
- Deicing, Including use of the 2008/09 Holdover Time Tables
- Anti-Icing, Including use of the 2008/09 Holdover Time Tables
- In-flight-Icing
- Cold Weather Operational Takeoff
- Cold Weather Operational Approach and Landing
- Runway Visibility, Contamination and Related Considerations
- Post-Course Assessment (Exam)
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Features and Benefits »
- Learn how to operate safely in cold weather conditions
- Interactive, engaging, self-paced course
- Developed by a qualified aviation meteorologist in collaboration with experienced pilots and flight instructors
- Meets American, European, and Canadian Requirements
- Available anytime and anywhere via the internet
- Employs an operationally-oriented, scenario-based approach that reflects FlightSafety's experience with winter training operations
- A library of resource documents, including the 2008/09 holdover time guidelines, available for download
- Course provides extra features such as a search engine, glossary, bookmarks, notepad and more
- Obtain a FlightSafety Certificate of Completion
Additional Information »
- Price: $250 USD
- Target Audience: Pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, and line personnel who need familiarity with winter operations
- Regulatory Requirements: American, European and Canadian Requirements.
- Duration: 2.0 hours
- Delivery: 100% web-delivered and self-paced.
- Credit: Once you have completed the course and successfully passed the test, you are awarded a FlightSafety International certificate of completion.
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