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FAA Safety Briefing 🛩️ Profile picture
@FAASafetyBrief
Mar 29, 2022 • 5 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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From flying for the @usairforce to local communities, @CivilAirPatrol accumulates over 92,000 hrs of flight time per year, taking quite the toll on their aircraft. What does it take to maintain the fleet for missions?
👉 bit.ly/37FecLs
#GeneralAviation #CivilAirPatrol Image
#CivilAirPatrol fleet (2/22): 190 Cessna 172s, 300 Cessna 182s, 3 Cessna 185Fs, 39 Cessna 206s, 16 GA8 Airvans, 3 Maules, 2 hot air balloons, 54 gliders, 938 FAA-registered drones for operational missions, & 1,391 FAA-registered drones for STEM education. medium.com/faa/keeping-th… Image
Keeping 551 single-engine piston airplanes on the line and ready for flight is centrally managed by a small team of employees at #CivilAirPatrol’s National Headquarters and aircraft maintenance officer (AMO) volunteers around the country.
🛩️ medium.com/faa/keeping-th… Image
Check out some proactive measures taken to safeguard and protect #CivilAirPatrol's aircraft at medium.com/faa/keeping-th….
🔧 #GoFlyCAP 🛩️ #GeneralAviation 👩‍✈️ #pilotlife 👨‍✈️ #avgeek Image
#CivilAirPatrol aircraft are purchased and maintained through appropriated funds, and a consolidated maintenance program further safeguards federal dollars from misuse. Now there are funds to also perform refurbishment and avionics upgrades.
Read more: medium.com/faa/keeping-th… Image

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As general aviation activity is on the rise in many areas of the country, now is the perfect time for #pilots to brush up on their flying skills — particularly if it’s been some time since your last flight. Here are our Top 10 tips for summer flying: medium.com/faa/safe-summe…
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A staple of summer weather, thunderstorms are a powerful force of nature that pilots must thoroughly understand and aim to avoid. Read more of our top 10: medium.com/faa/safe-summe…
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