FLYING COMPANION SEMINAR

Presented by the Ninety-Nines

International Organization of Women Pilots

Alaska and Mat-Su Valley Chapters

LOCATION:

When:                  Either a Saturday in May or October

(exact dates to be announced)
A full day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

 

Where:    October Seminar is held in Anchorage and/or Fairbanks

                         May Seminar is held in the Mat-Su Valley                   

          

Course fee:   $ 99 includes continental breakfast, lunch, aircraft
simulator exercise, radio exercise, and all supplies

 

Presented by the Mat-Su Valley Chapter and Alaska Chapter 99s

This seminar is designed for the spouse, friend, or frequent passenger who would like to learn more about flying to make them a more relaxed, helpful passenger, especially in an emergency situation.  Men, women and mature teenagers are welcome to attend.

 

Participants will receive instruction in the following areas:  basic navigation and navigation instruments, basic flight controls, use of aircraft radios and terminology, emergency procedures and survival.  In addition participants will receive hands-on experience with a flight simulator and hand-held radios.

 

All instructors are licensed local women pilots with both instructional and flying experience.  A Certificate of Completion will be presented at the end of the course.  Proceeds from the seminar help fund scholarships for women pilots in Alaska.

Classes can be accomodated to meet special needs and clients including the State of Alaska, DNR, US Forest Service, or other state or federal agencies that routinely use and travel by small aircraft throughout Alaska.

 

*** PLEASE send in the slip below and you will be contacted

when the date is finalized***

***  Seating is limited to 30 participants  ***

 

Fill this out now or mail your slip to:

Alaska 99s, PO Box 91962, Anchorage, AK 99509

For more information call:   

Lani Kile:  (907) 696-5453 (Anchorage phone number)

Patty Livingston - (907) 746-2919 (Wasilla phone number)

 

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Mail Registration AND check (payable to Alaska Chapter 99s) to:        

Alaska Chapter 99s

PO Box 91962

Anchorage, AK 99509-1962

(checks are not cashed until after the seminar)

For more information call:

Lani Kile:  (907) 696-5453 (Anchorage phone number)

Patty Livingston - (907) 746-2919 (Wasilla phone number)

A skilled Flying Companion will know:

• Basic aircraft controls and how to use them.
• The location of the emergency transmitter and survival equipment.
• How to prepare for and exit an airplane during an emergency.
• How to use the radio.
• How to read a Sectional Chart.
• GPS basics.
• Basic first aid.
• Survival strategies.
• To be helpful or to keep quiet during an emergency.  The pilot needs to focus.

Pilots expect passengers to:

• Accept the nature of VFR flight and the possibilities of flight delay or cancellation of the trip.
• Follow pilot’s instructions without question in the case of emergency.
• To dress suitably in case of crash or emergency landing in route.
• Comply with their directions as to loading the aircraft.
• Not to pressure a pilot to fly during adverse conditions. 
• Remember these conditions may exist at the destination or enroute rather than where you are.
• Not to compel the pilot to fly beyond his/her skill level.