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Registration for Pilot Plus One is open for all four AOPA Regional Fly-Ins across the country. These weekends will be a perfect opportunity to load up the Mooney, fly someplace swell get some good education and then take advantage of a fly-out from there. For example with Camarillo, CA Pilot Plus One on Friday April 28th Regular free seminars and exhibits on Saturday April 29th Later in the day on Saturday fly to one of the arranged fly-outs: Oceano Airport [Movie night], Kern Valley, Catalina. Space is limited so register today: https://www.aopa.org/community/events/aopa-fly-ins/2017-aopa-fly-ins You can also register for Gronton, CT Norman, OK or Tampa FL as well. Thank you for the support and share with your friends. Jolie Lucas Pilot Plus One Promo.pdf

The good news is, probably no one reading this thread. There’s a study almost ready for publication that looks at the safety records of pilots who participate in type club activities, forums, additional training etc. against pilots in the same type of aircraft that don’t. It should come as no surprise that pilots who are part of type clubs and type club activities are far safer, both in overall accidents and fatalities. This makes perfect sense. One of the major pillars of well-established and highly successful aviation safety management systems (SMS) is learning through sharing and having a proactive feedback loop that allows questions to be answered before a dangerous situation is encountered. In GA there isn’t a universal SMS that pilots can use and type clubs have stepped in to fill this gap. Two of the leaders in this area are the American Bonanza Society and Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association. The Mooney community is a bit more fragmented. That’s not to say Mooney pilots don’t have resources but it’s not as well organized as it might be. We have MOA, MAPA, Mooneyflier, and of course MooneySpace. Each one of these organizations is doing good work, but there’s no single point repository for Safety and Educational information. To help in this regard I asked the MooneySpace administrator to build a place for Safety and Technique so members can post articles or links to video’s that specifically discuss Mooney safety related topics and techniques for safe flying. If you have Safety related information that you’d like to share, please down load your articles into the Safety and Technique folder and help the Mooney community share information and be safer.

MooneySpacer's As many of you may know, I recently was brought in to lead AOPA's Air Safety Institute. I typically do not use the forum to discuss AOPA stuff but since I fly Mooney's I wanted you all to have a special “sneak peek” at what ASI is getting ready to launch. Below is a summary of the program and a link to take a look at what we're up to. LEARN & EARN YOUR WAY TO BECOMING A BETTER PILOT AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE OFFERS VALUABLE REWARDS WITH THE FUN OF LEARNING FREDERICK, Md. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Foundation’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) today launched the “Earn & Learn Safety Challenge,” an innovative new program that enters those who take aviation safety courses into a quarterly drawing for valuable aviation gear. A new prize will be awarded each quarter, beginning with a Stratus 2 ADS-B receiver – an $899 value -- courtesy of Sporty’s Pilot Shop. The first prize winner will be selected in a March 31st drawing. ASI’s safety courses are available to both AOPA members and non-members. Participants will automatically receive a prize entry for each completed free online safety course, Real Pilot Story or Accident Case Study. The more courses completed, the more chances each individual will have to win. Pilots who are new to ASI courses can start with an easy, interactive safety challenge that will match them with a course tailored specifically to their experience level and flying style. Visitors can take the challenge as many times as they like, or they can just go to the ASI website to view their online transcript to identify other interesting courses that will enter them in the prize drawing. Courses listed in the transcript with a gray star are eligible for the Learn & Earn drawing, while a gold star will depict courses that have been completed. The Air Safety Institute’s “Learn & Earn Safety Challenge” will run throughout 2015, with four separate winners announced in March, June, September, and December. Visit Learn & Earn for complete rules and additional details. Safe pilots are always learning. It is ASI’s continuing goal to improve general aviation safety by providing pilots a wealth of free information and educational resources. The Air Safety Institute’s programs are funded solely through donations from pilots dedicated to that same mission. Pilots can show their support by donating to the AOPA Foundation.