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Message: [IAC] FW: FAA issues "Immediate" Safety of Flight Bulletin for GeneralAviation
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From: Lisa Wegener <lwegener at eaa.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:58:46 UTC
> -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Hansen > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:39 PM > To: Scott Spangler > Cc: Ron Wagner; Ric Reynolds; Sue Cummings EAA; Brenda Anderson; Earl > Lawrence; Charlie Becker; Sean Elliott; Lisa Wegener > Subject: FAA issues "Immediate" Safety of Flight Bulletin for General > Aviation > > Hi - for immediate release in all EAA magazine's, the web, and Chapter > E-Gram. > > For the NDPER's in the Bcc section, I'm mailing a hard copy of the > bulletin to you. > > FAA issues "Immediate" Safety of Flight Bulletin for General Aviation > > In an immediate Safety of Flight Bulletin for General Aviation, # FSGA > 00-06 - "Increased Surveillance and Testing of Surface Movement > Operations", the FAA has instructed that all pilot's receiving evaluations > from FAA Inspectors or FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE's) will be > tested on safe airport surface movements. Pilot evaluations to receive > this testing include, but are not limited to, initial certification, > additional category & ratings, flight reviews, instrument competency > checks, high altitude checks, tail dragger transitions, seaplane > transitions, type ratings, all written tests, etc. > > The safe airport surface movement guidelines will be placed in future > updates to the FAA Inspector Handbooks (# 8700.1 and # 8400.10), the > Practical Test Standards (PTS) books, the Aeronautical Information Manual > (AIM), and a new FAA Advisory Circular (AC). > > The new runway incursion prevention and testing program will include the > following key "best practices": > 1. The need to read back all runway crossing and/or hold short > instructions; > 2. The need to review airport layouts as part of preflight planning and > before descending to land, and while taxiing as needed; > 3. The need to know airport signage; > 4. The need to review Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for information on > runway/taxiway closures and construction areas; > 5. The need to not hesitate to request progressive taxi instructions > from ATC when unsure of the taxi route; > 6. The need to check for traffic before crossing any runway or entering > a taxiway; > 7. The need to turn on aircraft lights and rotating beacon or strobe > lights while taxing; > 8. The need when landing to clear the active runway as quickly as > possible then wait for taxi instructions before further movement; > 9. The need to study and use proper radio phraseology as describe in the > Aeronautical Information Manual in order to respond to and > understand ground control instructions; and > 10. The need to write down complex taxi instructions at unfamiliar > airports. > > > > Randy Hansen > EAA Government and Industry Relations > 920-426-6522 > Fax: 920-426-6560 > 800-564-6322, ext. 6522 >
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