Flight Planning Best Practices and Why Structural Icing is so Dangerous

We have added the weather series IFR Weather, Planning & Tactics to our training library and this workshop is the third of four that will be focused on weather and weather decision making.

Bob Nardiello walks you through his process for planning an IFR trip, starting 36-48 hours before the flight. Monitoring the weather forecast will allow you to plan your route in advance and develop a window for departure on the day of the flight. He also explains the value of performing a "pre" pre-flight on your airplane a day or two before the flight.

In Flight Planning Best Practices-Part Two Bob explains how he updates the weather picture in the 24 hours leading up to the flight, including departure, points en route, intermediate stops and destination. He refines his route, plans fuel stops and selects optimum altitudes for each leg of the flight. Finally, he'll tell you how terrain considerations and day versus night should be factored into your planning.

In addition to Flight Planning Best Practices Bob will begin to explore why ice is so dangerous and explain structural icing and its' impact on on our aircraft.

The real value to Red's Morning is the diverse background and experience of the pilots that attend the workshop. As we do with each workshop we will take advantage of this experience as we expand on the information presented through group participation and the practical experience of attendees.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, April 26 at 0900. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Michael Phillips at 831-375-2359 or e-mail to michael@montereybayaviation.com .

Monterey Bay Aviation

General Aviation Headquarters on the Monterey Airport