Post on 18-Dec-2015
Presented to: PilotsBy: The FAA Safety TeamDate: FY13
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Pilot Proficiency Program
What it Is
and
How it Works
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Is the WINGS Program Easy or Hard?
• It is as easy as 1-2-3; let me show you
1. Create an account on FAASafety.gov
2. Go to your account on FAASafety.gov
3. Click on the Quick WINGS Link
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Presentation Outline
• What is the WINGS Program?• Why does the FAA offer the WINGS
Program?• Why should you participate?• Is WINGS Effective?• How does it work for Pilots• How does it work for Instructors• Summary / Conclusion / Q&A
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Section 1
• What is the WINGS Program?
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What is the WINGS Program?
• Pilots who maintain currency and proficiency in the basics of flight will enjoy a safe and stress-free flying experience
• Requirements for each aircraft category and class include subjects and flight maneuvers specific to that category and class– To ensure pilots receive a well-rounded learning
experience, only certain flight activities fulfill specific flight credit requirements
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What is the WINGS Program?• The objective is to address primary accident
causal factors – Especially those that continue to plague the general
aviation community year after year
• By focusing on this objective, we expect to reduce the number of accidents we see each year
• It is not a simple “Award” program, but is a true proficiency program– designed to help improve our skills and knowledge
as pilots
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Why?
• 30 ft. of airplane is now just 3 ft!
• What would lead a VFR pilot into IMC conditions?
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Procedural Errors
• Slips, lapses, and mistakes in the execution of procedures– Skipping items on a
checklist– A distraction that
causes the pilot to fail to extend the landing gear, or not to extend it in this case• Pre-established habits?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucmWr55cgw
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General Aviation Accidents• The reasons pilots have accidents have
remained largely unchanged over the years– Human error remains
the greatest factor in aircraft accidents and incidents
– These mistakes are made by all types and
experience levels
of pilots,• Including Instructors
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Why Land Off Airport?
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Section 2
• Why does the FAA have a WINGS Program?• Does the WINGS Program Really Work?
– Will I be a safer pilot if I participate?
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Accident Rates
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Fatal Accident Rates
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3-Year Accident Data
Accident Type
Part 91Accidents Reported
Part 91 Accidents
used in Analysis
Percent of Part 91
Accidents used in Analysis
Part 103
Part 133
Part 137
Part 141
Fatal 800 712 89.0% 2 6 15 2
Non-Fatal 3,291 2,942 89.4% 4 13 184 38
Total 4,091 3,654 89.3% 6 19 199 40
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Pilots who have earned a Basic Phase in the WINGS Program
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 41271 -
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
444
2,881
5,290
8,914
12,599
16,136
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Phases of WINGS Earned
Calendar Year
Basic Level Phases Ever
Earned
Phases “Current” at End of Year
Total Phases Ever Earned (Basic,
Advanced, Master)
2008 2,881 2,563 4,811
2009 5,290 3,118 8,884
2010 8,914 5,072 14,235
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WINGS Pilots with Accidents
Calendar Year Number of Part 91
Accidents
Number of Pilots who earned a
Phase of WINGS before the accident
Percentage of Pilots who earned a
Phase of WINGS before the accident
2008 1,289 5 0.39%
2009 1,173 7 0.60%
2010 1,192 13 1.09%
Total 3,654 25 0.68%
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WINGS Pilots Who Had an Accident
At the End of the Calendar
Year
Pilots who Earned a
Basic Level Phase Ever
Number of Pilots who earned a
Phase of WINGS and Had an Accident
Percentage of Pilots who earned a
Phase of WINGS and Had an accident
2008 2,881 5 0.17%
2009 5,290 12 0.23%
2010 8,914 25 0.28%
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WINGS Pilots with Accidents
Calendar Year
Number of Part 91
Accidents
Number of Pilots who had an
accident who had a “Current” Phase of WINGS before
the accident
Percentage of Pilots who had an accident who had
a “Current” Phase of WINGS
before the accident
Percentage of Pilots who earned
a Phase of WINGS
before the accident
2008 1,289 5 0.39% 0.39%
2009 1,173 4 0.34% 0.60%
2010 1,192 3 0.25% 1.09%
Total 3,654 12 0.33% 0.68%
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WINGS Pilots Who Had a Fatal Accident
Calendar Year
Number of Fatal Part
91 Accidents
Number of Pilots who earned a Phase of
WINGS before the accident
Percentage of Pilots who earned a Phase of WINGS
before the accident
Number of Pilots who
had a “Current” Phase of WINGS
before the accident
Percentage of Pilots who
had a “Current” Phase of WINGS
before the accident
2008 239 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
2009 238 2 0.84% 1 0.42%
2010 235 2 0.85% 0 0.00%
Total 712 4 0.56% 1 0.14%
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WINGS Accident Summary• Loss of Control – 10
– On Landing – 4• 3 tail wheel
– Water Landing - 3– Takeoff – 2– At night in pattern - 1
• Engine Failure – 5– Fuel Exhaustion – 3– Carb Icing – 1– Water in fuel – 1
• Other– Helicopter Loss of
Control – 2– VFR into IMC – 2– Hit Deer – 1– Landed long at night –
too fast – 1– Pipe Line Patrol – 1– Glider takeoff – 1– Forgot landing gear – 1– Heavy/High density
altitude takeoff - 1
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Summary• We encourage flight and ground instructors
to give more attention in two major areas1. Proper preflight planning, with an emphasis on
performance and limitations, and
2. Transition training
• In addition, designated pilot examiners should test the 1st area more thoroughly– which will further emphasize that topic’s importance
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Summary
• Do pilots who participate in the WINGS Program have better safety records because of the additional training they receive?
• Is their safety record a result of their intrinsic interest in aviation safety?– Their subsequent participation in the WINGS
Program is then a natural result of that interest
• Does the WINGS Program help make already safe pilots safer?
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Summary
• Pilots who participate in the WINGS Program are, as a group, involved in substantially fewer accidents than their peers
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Section 3
• How is the WINGS Program structured?
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Levels and Phases
• There are three Levels– Basic, Advanced, and Master
• A Phase within a Level consists of six tasks or activities– Three Knowledge Activities, and– Three Flight Activities
• A pilot may earn as many phases in each level as he or she desires– Each phase requires the completion of an additional
six tasks or activities
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Basic Level• A recurrent training program
– Provides pilots a higher level of proficiency than merely preparing for a typical Flight Review
• Because the Basic Level addresses primary accident causal factors, every pilot is required to complete a phase at the Basic Level at least once every 12 calendar months– This ensures pilots are aware of current accident
causal factors and possible mitigation strategies
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Basic Level Standards• The Basic Level requires use of the Private
Pilot Practical Test Standards (PTS) – or the PTS for the pilot certificate held, whichever is
lower• This includes Sport and Recreational Pilot Certificates
• Pilots in the WINGS Program must demonstrate proficiency to the same standards required at the certification level
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Accident Causal Factors• Aeronautical Decision Making
– Including Runway Safety Issues
• Performance and Limitations– Including Loss of Control Issues
• Preflight Planning, Risk Management, and Fuel Management
• Takeoffs and Landings• Positive Aircraft Control
– Including Loss of Control Issues
• Basic Flying Skills
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Seminar Topics• ADM and Risk
Management• Single-Pilot Resource
Management• Human Factors• Basic Flying Skills• Takeoffs, Launches,
Landings, & Go-Arounds
• Weather, including VFR into IMC
• Aerial Application• Aeromedical Factors• Aviation Security• Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)• Checklist Usage• Collision Avoidance• Cross Country Flight Planning, including Pilotage,
Dead Reckoning, Navigation Systems, or Charts• Density Altitude Operations• Emergency Training, including Egress Training and
Land & Water Survival• Exchange of Flight Controls• High Altitude Operations• Land and Hold Short Operations• Maintenance and/or Airworthiness Related Issues• Positive Aircraft Control• Regulations• Runway Incursion Avoidance• Special Use Airspace• Stall/Spin Awareness• Temporary Flight Restrictions• Wake Turbulence Avoidance• Wire Strike Avoidance• Other Aviation Safety-Related Subjects, with
approval
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Advanced and Master Levels• For pilots who want a training and
proficiency program that take them a step above the Basic Level– Higher proficiency standards are required
• These Levels afford the pilot an opportunity, in concert with an instructor, to tailor the training to fit more specific needs– To complete a phase of WINGS at the Advanced or
Master levels, a pilot must simultaneously complete or already hold the level just below
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Advanced Level Standards
• The Advanced level requires using the Commercial PTS – or the Private PTS when there is not a
Commercial PTS, – or if the pilot completed the Basic level by using
the Sport or Recreational PTS, then the Private PTS is used for this level.
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Master Level Standards
• The Master level requires using the Commercial and Instrument Rating PTS or the ATP PTS– if one is available for the category and class of
aircraft used
• In addition, some activities refer to tasks from the Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) PTS
• A Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) cannot be used at this level
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How Are WINGS Credits Assigned?• Professional judgment is used in determining
whether an activity meets the requirements for WINGS Credit, and– a few straightforward requirements are indispensable
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How Are WINGS Credits Assigned?• The major topic of the activity must
normally fall into one of the topics we discussed above– They cover primary accident causal factors
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Accident Causal Factors• Aeronautical Decision Making
– Including Runway Safety Issues
• Performance and Limitations– Including Loss of Control Issues
• Preflight Planning, Risk Management, and Fuel Management
• Takeoffs and Landings• Positive Aircraft Control
– Including Loss of Control Issues
• Basic Flying Skills
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Seminar Topics• ADM and Risk
Management• Single-Pilot Resource
Management• Human Factors• Basic Flying Skills• Takeoffs, Launches,
Landings, & Go-Arounds
• Weather, including VFR into IMC
• Aerial Application• Aeromedical Factors• Aviation Security• Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)• Checklist Usage• Collision Avoidance• Cross Country Flight Planning, including Pilotage,
Dead Reckoning, Navigation Systems, or Charts• Density Altitude Operations• Emergency Training, including Egress Training and
Land & Water Survival• Exchange of Flight Controls• High Altitude Operations• Land and Hold Short Operations• Maintenance and/or Airworthiness Related Issues• Positive Aircraft Control• Regulations• Runway Incursion Avoidance• Special Use Airspace• Stall/Spin Awareness• Temporary Flight Restrictions• Wake Turbulence Avoidance• Wire Strike Avoidance• Other Aviation Safety-Related Subjects, with
approval
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How Are WINGS Credits Assigned?• The major topic of the activity must normally fall into one of
the topics discussed above– inasmuch as they cover primary accident causal factors
• The length of the presentation or activity will be considered– generally, an activity consisting of at least 60 minutes of instruction earns one
credit
• Educational value, such as accuracy and the depth of discussion or demonstration, will be reviewed– Generally, material must be presented to a level of understanding consistent
with that of at least a Private Pilot (or Recreational or Sport Pilot, as appropriate for the intended audience), and
• The activity or presentation must cover the material in sufficient detail – so that by incorporating a renewed understanding of the subject matter into
their flying habits, or using a reacquired aeronautical skill, pilots can be assumed to have lessened the possibility of a potential accident
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How Are WINGS Credits Assigned?
• Pilots who demonstrate a specified level of knowledge and/or proficiency
• Incorporate such skills and knowledge into their flying habits
• Will mitigate these topics as accident causal factors
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Section 4
• What are the benefits of participation?
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Benefits of Participation• Completion of any Phase of WINGS
satisfies the requirement for a flight review– 14 CFR 61.56(e)
• Some insurance companies offer a premium discount for participation– As much as a 10% discount
• Participating pilots really are safer pilots– As demonstrated by a study comparing
accidents by WINGS pilots vs. non-WINGS pilots
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Certificates and Transcript
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Flight Review Expiration Date
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WINGS Pins
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Why do pilots participate?• Safety oriented
– Because you want to be a safe as possible
• New– To maintain your skills
• Experienced– To refresh your skills
• You want to join the ranks of the knowledgeable and proficient pilots!– How many pilots participate?
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Why Should You Participate?• Every pilot must participate in some kind of
recurrent training program– Especially General Aviation Pilots!
• Feel more confident• Increase your safety margins• Develop an ongoing relationship with a CFI
or training facility• Increase safety margins
– Prevent the cost of aircraft repairs, medical costs, increased insurance premiums, and personal embarrassment following an aircraft accident
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Can All Pilots Participate?
• All pilots with a US-issued certificate• Student Pilots• Pilots with US certificates based on Foreign
certificates– They have to fly with a US-certificated CFI
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Take a Break!
• Be back in 15 minutes• We will be demonstrating how the program
works after the break
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Section 5
• How Does the WINGS Program Work– For Pilots– For Instructors
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The Role of the CFI in the WINGS Program?
• Instructors play a vital role– Teaching– Confirming correct knowledge– Demonstrating flight maneuvers– Validating WINGS credits
• Benefits for Instructors– Renewing your CFI certificate based on WINGS
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The Log In and Preferences Portal• Not Logged In
– Email Changed– Forgot Password– Create an Account– About the FAASTeam
• Logged In– My Preferences and
Profile– Change Email
Address or Password– FAQs
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How Does the WINGS Program Work for Pilots?
• Introduction to www.FAASafety.gov– Account Creation– Account Management
• Email Address• Password• Security Questions• WINGS Profile
– Home Page
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Create an Account
• Go to www.FAASafety.gov
• In the log in Portal, click on the link, Create an Account
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Create an Account
• Enter the email address you will use for the WINGS Program
• Enter it Again!• Click on the
“Yes” button• If you hold a
pilot certificate
• Click “Continue”
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Create an Account
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Registration SummaryGo to
www.FAASafety.govClick on the Create
an Account linkEnter you email address: twice!
Select “Yes” if you have an airman
certificate
Enter your Last Name &
Certificate Number
Select and Answer your
Security Questions
Go to your email box and retrieve your
temporary password
Go back to www.FAASafety.gov
Log in and Change your password
Go to your Home Page
Click on Quick WINGS
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User Account Status
Name
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Account Status Update
• On your My Preferences page, click on the Airman Registry tab to change your account status from “User” to “Airman”
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WINGS Made Easy!
• Click on the link that says, “Click here to return to Preferences” if you want to make other changes, or
• At the top of the page, click on the link to the Home page
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Quick WINGS
• WINGS Portal with the Quick WINGS link
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Quick WINGSUser Not Logged In User Logged In
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WINGS Made Easy!
• Print the checklist and discuss the WINGS requirements with your instructor
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Activity Selection
• Activities are pre-selected for you• Sometimes, the system makes a wrong
choice• You can use the Search feature to make a
different choice of activity.
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Some “Rules” of the WINGS Program
• Three Knowledge credits– Online Courses –
• Review any time, but only once every 90 days for credit
– Seminars– 3rd Party Activities , Seminars, and Webinars
• Three Flight credits– Not necessarily three flights– Not necessarily three hours
• All credits must be earned within a 12 calendar month period
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Some “Rules” of the WINGS Program
• What does Current mean?– A phase earned within the previous 12 calendar
months
• Credits only fill certain slots– For example, a Knowledge Topic 1 credit cannot fill a
Knowledge Topic 2 credit requirement
• Plan to get your WINGS and keep them for your entire pilot career– This is ongoing - not just a one time event like a
certificate or rating
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WINGS Profile
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Is a Medical Certificate Required?
• No medical certificate is required– Unless the instructor with whom you are flying
cannot act as PIC
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How to Get WINGS Credits• Online Courses give automatic credit• Seminars give credit when the presenter
“Closes” the event• 3rd Party activities are also automated• Flight Activities get credit in one of several
ways– Immediate credit by CFI– Credit validated by another Instructor– The pilot requests credit and a “Validator” validates
that credit request
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How to Get WINGS Credits• Flight Activities get
credit in one of several ways– Immediate credit by
CFI– Credit validated by
another Instructor– The pilot requests
credit and a “Validator” validates that credit request
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How to Get WINGS Credits
• Flight Activities get credit in one of several ways– Immediate credit by CFI– Credit validated by another Instructor– The pilot requests credit and a “Validator” validates
that credit request
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How to Get WINGS Credits• Flight Activities get credit in one of several
ways– Immediate credit by CFI– Credit validated by another Instructor– The pilot requests credit and a “Validator” validates
that credit request
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How to Get WINGS Credits
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Summary
• Quick WINGS is the key for pilots who want the simplest solution to WINGS participation.– Meets the needs of over 95% of WINGS users
• User suggestions for improvement are welcome!– Email suggestions to Airmen@FAASafety.gov
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Section 6• How does the WINGS Program work for
CFIs?• Instructors play a vital role
– Teaching– Confirming correct knowledge– Demonstrating flight maneuvers– Validating WINGS credits
• Benefits for Instructors– Renewing your CFI certificate based on WINGS– Limiting your liability by using the FAA Practical Test
Standards to accomplish the Flight Review requirement!
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How Does the WINGS Program Work for CFIs?
• Several levels of CFI participation– Don’t Give credit– Give Immediate Credit
• Logged In or Not logged in to your account
– Validate a Credit Request from a pilot
• You can print a pilot’s Checklist– All you need is their WINGS email address
• Renew your CFI Certificate– by participating in the WINGS Program
• both as a pilot and as an instructor
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The WINGS Checklist
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Give Immediate Credit
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WINGS Checklist for Instructors
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Checkpoint
• Any questions?
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CFI Renewal Based on WINGS1. Hold a flight instructor certificate that has not expired,
2. Hold a current phase of WINGS (at any level) at the time of application,
3. Have evaluated at least 15 WINGS-accredited flight activities (any level) during which the CFI evaluates at least five different pilots, and make appropriate endorsements in the logbook of each pilot for each activity,
4. Present a record to an aviation safety inspector (ASI) showing that the CFI has met the requirements of subparagraph 6e(3) above within the preceding 24 calendar-months before the month of application for renewal of his or her flight instructor certificate, and
5. Present a completed FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application Supplemental Information and Instructions, to an authorized person for renewal of his or her flight instructor certificate
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CFI Renewal Based on WINGS• Go to your account on FAASafety.gov• In the Instructor Portal
– Click on Enter Instructor Portal
• On the Instructor Tools tab– Click on List of Credits Validated
• The default report shows your activity as a flight instructor in the WINGS program– Just export that to PDF using the icon provided and
print the report• Note that if there are “Yes/No” boxes shown for an entry,
you have to check the appropriate choice before presenting the report to the FSDO
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CFI Renewal Based on WINGS
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Summary
• What is WINGS?• Why does the FAA offer WINGS?• Is WINGS Effective?• How a pilot uses WINGS on FAASafety.gov• How a CFI uses WINGS on FAASafety.gov• You are cordially invited to participate in the
WINGS – Pilot Proficiency Program!
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WINGS Made Easy!
• If you do not already have an account at www.FAASafety.gov, create one now!
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Q&A
• What questions do you have?
• If you have a question later, send an email to Support@FAASafety.gov