Savannah Aviation Newsletter

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Monthly Newsletter - December 2020

Greetings!

December is now upon us and as we come to the end of an amazing year, we at Savannah Aviation wish to thank all our clients for making 2020 a year to remember.

Our company has continued to grow and evolve with the singular purpose of providing the absolute best flight instruction and aircraft maintenance that coastal Georgia has to offer. Thanks to our loyal customer base, Savannah Aviation was voted "Best Flight School" by Savannah Magazine's 2020 readers poll. Further, Savannah Aviation became a certified Cirrus Training Center offering expert flight instruction in general aviation's most comfortable, technologically advanced, and sought after aircraft, the SR-20/22. We also branched out our flight training into the classroom by partnering up with Savannah Technical College to offer the areas only private pilot ground school taught in an academic environment graduating over 30 students in preparation for the FAA written test. We also became an accredited FAA Part 141 training facility expanding our capability to providing flight training for our active duty military and veterans by opening the door to financial aid.

It is our pleasure to be the regions best flight training and aircraft maintenance facility and we look forward with anticipation to what 2021 has in store for us.

Happy Holidays and we'll see ya around the airport!

Congratulations to all our successful November 2020

Student Pilot Achievements!

NAME / RATING

Alex Dorsey................................CFI

Simon Reed..............................Solo

Wyatt DuCharme........................CFI

Chris Lee....................................CFI

Gregory Spencer.......................Solo

Barry Reynolds.....................Private

News you can use...

Advice from Brian Mooney

Flight Instructor, Savannah Aviation (KSSI)

“As a flight instructor, I emphasize to my students the importance of avoiding flying into Instrument Meteorological Conditions and how flight training has evolved over the years to incorporate more basic instrument skills so that following an error in judgement, VFR pilots have the skills necessary to make a 180 turn out of the clouds. Click the button to learn more about the dangers of flying into IMC as a VFR pilot."

VFR into IMC

This month in Aviation History...

...Orville and Wilbur Wright demonstrate sustained flight on December 17th, 1903 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted just 12 seconds and 120 feet. On the fourth and final flight of the day, Wilbur traveled 852 feet, remaining airborne for 59 seconds. From these humble beginnings, modern aviation has evolved into commercial airliners carrying hundreds of passengers and fighter jets flying faster than the speed of sound. Click the button to learn more about the Wright Flyer, the aircraft that started it all!

Wright Flyer

What your Designated Pilot Examiner Wants you to know..

Recently, Savannah Aviation Flight Instructors gathered for a unique Q&A session with a local Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) to learn more about expectations when evaluating student pilots for their FAA practical test. As flight instructors, it is important to know not only the test standards setforth by the FAA, but what each DPE's "pet peeve's" are which can vary greatly from examiner to examiner so we can better prepare our students to achieve their aviation goals. Click the button to learn more about the expectations of DPE's when preparing for the practical test.

Preparing for a Checkride

Do you know what it takes to make your aircraft "airworthy"?

The vast majority of student pilots who begin their aviation journey do so by renting aircraft that are serviced by professional maintenance technicians. However, part of pilot training is knowing the aircraft maintenance and airworthiness rules because when it comes to owning your own aircraft, YOU are now responsible for ensuring your prized possession is ready to fly. Click the button to learn more about what it takes to ensure aircraft airworthiness.

Guide to Aircraft Airworthiness

How a small mistake can lead to catastrophic consequences..

Every pilot understands the need to tune their radio to communicate with ATC or other aircraft, but with the large volume of airports, it is easy to mistake one frequency for another, especially if that frequency recently changed. Tuning an incorrect frequency will give you the false idea that the airspace is clear when in reality there could be other traffic in the area making the potential for a collision very real. Click the link to read an accident case study where tuning a wrong frequency and failing to "see and avoid" led to a catastrophic accident.