NBAA Flight Plan Podcasts
Summary: NBAA Flight Plan is a regular podcast featuring business aviation news and information for people on the go. Each issue provides an overview of important developments affecting NBAA Members, and the Association’s work to advocate for their interests. Listen to NBAA Flight Plan to hear the latest operational, regulatory and legislative news, and what it means for companies of all sizes, all across the U.S., that rely on business aviation to succeed. Subscribe to the NBAA Flight Plan podcast via iTunes or listen to past issues on NBAA.org.
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Dr. Quay Snyder, president and CEO of Aviation Medical Service, advises pilots considering Lasik to use only a board-certified ophthalmologist with plenty of experience. As a rough minimum, Snyder suggested those who have conducted at least 5,000 procedures. He also strongly suggested following the doctor's post-surgical advice to the letter.
The Contact Congress button on NBAA's website home page leads to an online resource where anyone - not just NBAA Members - can locate their congressional representatives either through Twitter or email, and tell them they want to see the government shutdown end.
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen is asking Members to tell lawmakers their concerns about the shutdown of the FAA's Aircraft Registry. Without the registry, no one can buy or sell an airplane, and aviation companies, and "aircraft transactions are the lifeblood of general aviation," Bolen noted.
Advocacy groups like NBAA have resources available to help Members support their local airports. "For instance, in the case of a runway extension, we can explain that such a project can help grow the economy by adding jobs and bringing in new business," said NBAA Northeast Regional Representative Dean Saucier. "We can back that up with facts, figures and historical examples of how such expansion has helped elsewhere."
The next meeting of the Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather takes place on Oct. 24 at 3:15 p.m., the last day of NBAA2013. Representatives from NBAA, FAA, the National Weather Service, the National Transportation Safety Board and other organizations will talk about the most effective ways to deliver critical aviation weather data to general aviation users nationwide. This week's NBAA Flight Plan podcast has more on this issue.
When a coalition of businesses and aviation organizations formed to address visa problem in India, the group also worked to explain the importance of business aviation to government officials, and how it could help the country's economy grow.
One of the most effective ways to combat behavioral drift, according to NBAA Safety Committee member Bill Grimes, is to establish a performance management system, which looks at the policies and procedures an organization has in place and how they are being followed at a snapshot in time.
Attorney Alan Farkas, with the Chicago law firm SmithAmundsen, said he and congressional backers of the Pilot's Bill of Rights are now formulating possible revisions to the measure, hoping to clear up some of its ambiguities and further its protections beyond the cockpit. Listen to this week's NBAA Flight Plan podcast for more on this issue.
When U.S. interests are threatened by a tropical weather event, the FAA begins two-a-day teleconferences. With this information, NBAA's Air Traffic Services will build a hurricane-specific page on the Association's website, said NBAA Air Traffic Services Specialist John Kosak
Robert Creek was one of the first half-dozen business pilots approved to use Apple's iPad in the cockpit, and he was so convinced of the benefits that technology presents that he became an aviation app developer himself. His company, CockpitApps.com, is now marketing two pilot apps for Apple iOS devices. Creek, who will present a session titled "A Pilot's Guide to Using iPads in the Cockpit" at NBAA's Business Aviation Regional Forum at Chicago/Waukegan Airport in Illinois on Sept. 12, advocates the notion of a "sterile iPad" in the same sense that safety experts promote a "sterile cockpit," where there is nothing to distract the flightcrew from the tasks at hand.
Middle Tennessee State University student Brian Simmons spent the summer flying around the country as part of the Cessna Discover Flying Challenge. He was able to go to events and talk about the thrill of aviation, as well as work with charities such as the Red Cross in Moore, OK following a destructive tornado that caused severe damage to the town and surrounding area.
Former airport operations manager John Dorcey remembered a Citation X pilot who, in driving snow, taxied off the edge of the runway while preparing for departure late one winter's night. "I got a couple of my guys and an end loader, hooked it up to their tow bar and pulled the Citation back onto the runway," Dorcey said. "We wouldn't have gotten near that airplane if it wasn't someone we knew."
Did you know that Brazil is known for its high quality of beef, or that Russian passengers will expect the Zakuska, a buffet-style apero (pre-dinner service) immediately after take-off? When flying internationally it's important to know what your passengers expect.
The CAM Study Guide is not just for aviation managers, said NBAA Project Manager for Professional Development Sarah Wolf. "Anybody working in a flight department will find the CAM Study Guide extremely useful. You'll find information on noise abatement and how to develop job descriptions. It's everyday material, as well as a great study guide for the CAM exam," she said.
NBAA Air Traffic Services' new FileSmart initiative provides an online tool for operators to help them file flight plans as early as possible in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) system. This gives the FAA a more accurate snapshot of the information controllers need for planning purposes.
