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Safety Briefing

November/December 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Winter Flying Safety

The November/December 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on winter operations. Articles cover some of the exciting opportunities that the winter flying season offers as well as provide a review of several important cold weather safety strategies. ...

September/October 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Aspiring Aviators

The September/October 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on aspiring aviators and airmen-in-training. Feature articles provide an update on the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), explore the important role of the FAA’s Compliance Program, and offer a...

July/August 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Flying Companions

The July/August 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine focuses on flying companions. Building on our previous companion-based editions, this issue is designed for the friends and loved ones who join us in the air or might have an interest in doing so. Feature articles...

May/June 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Creating a Safe Space

The May/June 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores the FAA’s role in the exciting and rapidly growing world of commercial space. Feature articles take us behind the scenes with the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation and its critical...

March/April 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Possible Assistance Needed: Preventing Pan-Pan Problems

The March/April 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores a few urgent aeronautical situations pilots may find themselves in, and which may require the use of the lesser-known, but equally important distress call — pan-pan. We...

January/February 2023 FAA Safety Briefing

Leading By Example: How Modeling and Mentoring Can Elevate Aviation Safety

The January/February 2023 issue of FAA Safety Briefing explores mindset, skillset, and toolset items that can help you be a better aviation citizen. Articles highlight the importance of mentoring, modeling, and...

CFIT and Plan Continuation Bias

Research conducted by the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee’s (GAJSC) Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) work group report suggests that human bias – particularly plan continuation bias – may be a significant factor in CFIT accidents. It’s important for pilots to know how these human...

FAA Safety Briefing: September/October 2022

Fly FAA: Practicing What We Preach | September/October 2022

The September/October 2022 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the FAA’s Flight Program Operations team and the critical role they play in assuring safety in the National Airspace System. Feature articles cover the team’s...

FAA Safety Briefing: July/August 2022

The July/August 2022 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the FAA’s role at air shows and aviation events. Feature articles take you behind the scenes to meet some of the many safety professionals from different areas of the FAA whose hard work helps keep air shows both entertaining and...