Public Benefit Flying

Online Course

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You love to fly, and you like the idea of using your passion to help others. Public benefit flying makes that possible through the rewarding experience of patient and non-emergency medical and animal transport, disaster relief, educational flights, and environmental support. But it also demands a professional, safety-minded approach. This course helps you understand the additional flight planning considerations required beyond those for a regular cross-country flight. Explore and get involved.

What you will learn:

An overview of public benefit flying categories
Volunteer pilot groups’ recommended preflight considerations
Personal minimums, currency, and proficiency strategies
How to combat self-induced pressure
Recognizing and managing risks unique to volunteer flying
How to anticipating passengers’ special needs
Fuel and weather contingency planning in volunteer flying
Best practices in volunteer flying decision making

	Tablet: Compatible
	Length: 30 mins
	Topic: Training & Proficiency, Decision Making
	FAA WINGS: Eligible*
	Accident Forgiveness: Eligible*

*WINGS credits are submitted to the FAA automatically when added to your ASI transcript and will appear on your FAA transcript shortly after. Remember the email address used for your AOPA web account—the one that you will use to earn your ASI completion certificate for credit—MUST MATCH YOUR FAA WINGS ACCOUNT email address, or you will not receive WINGS credit. Thank you.

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Public Benefit Flying