Workshop Topics

The Workshop-what we'll cover

Basics of Flight

a powerless aircraft glides wonderfully!
Preflighting and checklists,
Navigating to the destination,
Cabin pressurization,
how aircraft are separated by Air Traffic Control,
System redundancy,
Common passenger questions:
- turbulence (little cause for anxiety,
  - how aircraft design enhances stability
  - how pilots can sometimes anticipate and avoid or minimize the "bumps"
- handling bad weather e.g. thunderstorms, low visibility, icing etc,
- aircraft reliability,
- avoiding mid-air collisions,
- avoiding terrain in mountainous regions,
Very rarely something goes awry-what we learn,
Pilot training, recurrency and health requirements
Media Frenzy and the need to distinguish mishaps in general aviation from those in airline industry.

Fear of Flying