http://preparetotest.com/blog Flying, flight training and related things. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:25:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The FAA's WINGS program has undergone some significant changes in recent months, one of which is the extensive use of the faasafety.gov website to manage your WINGS credits. While there are a great deal of new features available on their new site, one important task is being able to get ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/08/07/how-to-validate-your-wings-credits-on-faasafetygov/ Was That For Us? To help address the problem of runway incursions the FAA co-produced a DVD in conjunction with the Airline Pilots Association and United Airlines. This video is reproduced below and focuses on runway safety best practices for commercial operations at towered and non-towered airports. Even though its focus is ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/03/20/faa-runway-incursion-video/ The latest edition of the FAA Aviation Safety newsletter just came out and it has some nice articles in it. This is well worth subscribing to if you don't already have a subscription.http://www.faa.gov/news/aviation_news/2008/media/MarApr2008.pdf You can find more information on FAA Aviation News, links to their past editions and info on how ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/03/05/faa-aviation-news-march-edition/ Courtesy of AOPA's ePilot Training Tips email newsletter that I receive each month (this is an AOPA member benefit but hopefully many of you are already members of AOPA, if not please have a look and consider joining) I found out that Rod Machado has just started an email newsletter. ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/02/29/flying-smart-newsletter-from-rod-machado/ Just a quick note to thank Bob Comperini (fly-ul.com) and Aliseo Flying Boats (flying-boat.com) for their links in to PrepareToTest.com. PrepareToTest is one of the few places that provide online practice for the Sport Pilot exam and its been great to see how the number of Sport Pilot subscriptions has ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/01/16/sport-pilot-links-from-bob-comperini-and-aliseo/ I just came across FlightAware, a live flight tracking site that you can use to follow the usual commercial airline flights but also any flight under IFR. This could be a useful tool for individuals watching their loved ones en route or instructors/FBOs wishing to follow their IFR flights out ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2008/01/06/flightaware-live-commercial-and-ga-ifr-flight-tracking-site/ If you are ever passing through Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport with some time to spare, they have an excellent second hand bookstore with a great section on aviation. On a recent trip I stopped by and was casually browsing when Barbara Cushman Rowell's "Flying South" came to my attention. ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2007/01/11/flying-south-by-barbara-cushman-rowel/ As part of my regular review of the FAA's Airman Knowledge Test Question page for PrepareToTest.com I noticed something new today. The FAA has released the computer testing supplements that contain all the figures for the various pilot and AMT knowledge tests. These contain all the supplemental material that are ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2006/10/19/faa-releases-computer-testing-supplements/ With an acknowledged weakness for books, particularly books related to flying and especially ones with great photography, it wasn't a struggle deciding to purchase Jim Wark's 'America Flying High' when I came across a second hand copy in my local bookstore. The inscription on the inside front cover caught my eye ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2006/08/29/america-flying-high/ Propellers - most of us use them in one form or another and we study the basic theory as part of the various FAA written exams. The various prop manufacturers have some great additional resources to learn more about these critical components of our aircraft and how to approach the ... http://preparetotest.com/blog/2006/05/22/propeller-info-and-saftey-tips-from-hartzell-and-mccauley/