[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 189 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 58591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21738]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


General Aviation Training Materials

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: With this notice, the FAA's General Aviation and Commercial 
Division (AFS-800) announces the availability of three new educational 
resources for pilots and flight instructors. These are the first in a 
series of new web-based training materials tailored to the operational 
needs of the general aviation (GA) community.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Brown, Certification and Flight 
Training Branch, AFS-840, FAA, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 
DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7653; fax (202) 267-5094; or e-mail 
[email protected].
    Background: In an effort to improve general aviation safety, the 
FAA continues to focus its attention on the flight training community. 
Specifically, AFS-800 has been tasked via the Administrator's Flight 
Plan 2004-2008 with improving flight training while maintaining or 
lowering costs. To that end, the FAA is moving forward by developing 
educational and flight training materials to help improve the quality 
of flight instruction.
    The first resource, titled Flight Instructor Training Module Volume 
1: FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS), is designed to achieve two 
objectives. First, it will familiarize flight instructors with the FITS 
program, including its history, objectives, methods, and future goals. 
Second and perhaps most important, this training module will provide 
instructors with the guidance needed to develop their own FITS-based 
training curricula.
    The second and third resources, titled System Safety Course 
Developers' Guide (parts 1 and 2), will familiarize flight instructors 
with the concepts, principles, and techniques central to system safety. 
In addition, these modules will provide instructors with the tools 
necessary to integrate system safety concepts into their current 
instructional programs.
    While the FAA created these resources for the flight instructor 
community, all pilots are encouraged to review these materials as part 
of their initial or recurrent training efforts. Both documents, along 
with other flight training resources, may be downloaded at http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/FITS/training.cfm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2004.
Robert A. Wright,
Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 04-21738 Filed 9-29-04; 8:45 am]
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