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134 How to Avoid CFIT, Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents + GA News

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Summary134 Max talks about several CFIT accidents, including a recent crash of a SR22 near Las Vegas. He also talks about why you might still hit terrain when getting ATC vectors during VFR flight. He also talks about relative terrain tools available in the cockpit and in EFB apps such as ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot, and how they can help keep you safe.

News Stories

• Almost 80,000 GA aircraft ADS-B equipped
• Test your ADS-B compliance
• ADS-B Privacy Now Available
• Owners Seek Battery ADS-B in Nonelectric Aircraft
• Change to Process for Taking FAA Written Exams
• FAA to decommission HIWAS in January
• Flight Service debuts new mobile-friendly site for iPhone and Android
• OpenAirplane, FlyOtto Shut Down Operations
• FAA Issues Important Charter Guidance to Pilots and Passengers
• ForeFlight adds cloud top forecasts and new IFR features
• Applications now open for more than $100,000 in scholarships
• Nitrogen Line Explodes at Wichita Beechcraft Plant
• Teen steals plane and crashes it into building at Fresno airport
• Dog rescue flies in to KGMU

Mentioned in the ShowSedona YouTube Video on Fly with the Guys ChannelProposal VideoFAA's website to request a Public ADS-B Performance Report