Description
Cold weather hazards are the primary
meteorological cause of aviation incidents
and accidents worldwide. Learn how to keep
your aircraft, crew and passengers safe with
FlightSafety’s updated Winter Operations
Course. This is the most comprehensive online
training course on cold weather hazards for
flight department personnel and has been
updated for the 2009/10 winter season.
NEW!! This course reflects the FAA’s 2009/10
Holdover Time Tables, covers the new polished
frost rules, includes an explanation of cold
temperature altitude corrections, and reviews a
new accident scenario.
Features and Benefits
• Learn how to operate safely in cold weather
conditions
• Interactive, engaging, self-paced course
• Available anytime and anywhere via the
internet
• Counts two hours towards the Inspection
Authorization (IA) renewal
• A library of resource documents, including
the 2009/10 holdover time guidelines,
available for download
• Many user friendly enhancements including
a search engine, glossary, bookmarks,
notepad and more
Course Objectives
Cold Weather Operations 2009/10 provides
flight department personnel with knowledge of
the concepts, procedures, and guidelines that
govern safe operations within a cold weather
environment. It includes summaries of aviation
accidents attributed to inadequate pre-takeoff
inspections, inadequate de-icing and anti-icing
procedures, and insufficient awareness of in-
flight icing hazards. Cold Weather Operations
2009/10 includes the following topics:
• Introduction and Course Overview
• Ground Icing
• Deicing, Including use of the 2009/10
Holdover Time Tables
• Anti-Icing, Including use of the 2009/10
Holdover Time Tables
• In-flight-Icing
• Cold Weather Operational Takeoff
• Cold Weather Operational Approach and
Landing
• Runway Visibility, Contamination and Related
Considerations
• Post-Course Assessment (Exam)
Target Audience
Pilots, flight attendants, maintenance
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