Two weeks after it was officially launched during the\nSun-n-Fun aviation show in Lakeland, FL, the new Pilot Proficiency Network,\ncreated to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety, opened its 22nd\nlocation at the Norwood Memorial Airport in Norwood, Massachusetts. The Norwood\nChapter is organized by a group of pilots involved with the original IMC Club\nprogram over a decade ago. Norwood Memorial Airport is the birthplace of the\nIMC Club. Radek Wyrzykowski, who founded IMC Club in 2010, has launched the\nPilot Proficiency Network (PPN), designed to expose all pilots to IFR flying, improve\ntheir proficiency, and serve as a universal hub for aviation proficiency\ninitiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilots gathered at Flight Level Aviation in Norwood, MA, on\nWednesday, April 20, to hear a presentation about the Pilot Proficiency Network\nobjectives and for the official inaugural meeting of the new Norwood Chapter.\nThe meeting was in a hybrid online and in-person format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Wherever we find strong communities in aviation, we\nare also likely to find more committed and engaged pilots. There is no reason\nwhy the entire pilot population could not become just that one strong\ncommunity.” \u2013 said Radek Wyrzykowski. “Unfortunately, all proficiency\nprograms (as IMC Club) are always ending up like one page among many pages in\nthis “large book,” if you will, of other initiatives and programs,\nand they don’t get the attention and support they deserve. I believe the main\ncause of aviation accidents and fatalities in GA is the lack of proficiency.\nThe intent of this organization is to be dedicated solely to aviation\nproficiency. We are not going to be stopping with one program or resource only.\nAnd will not be distracted by anything that does not fulfill our mission of\nexposing pilots to instrument flying. Whether you are or are not instrument\nrated.” \u2013 he continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The monthly PPN meetings will follow a format of discussing\nflying scenarios based on ClimaDrive-created weather. First, participants will\nreview a ClimaDrive-generated weather scenario, including a comprehensive\npreflight aviation weather briefing. Next, a group will have to make a go\/no-go\ndecision about the trip anticipated in the scenario. Then they will have to\ndiscuss the impending unexpected situation or failure included in the\npresentation in the realm of the realistic meteorological environment. The\nClimaDrive system captures the real-world dynamic weather situation, instead of\njust a static set of weather conditions, to make this decision-making more\nlifelike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone can become a PPN member. PPN accounts for all\neconomic situations, with its membership plan appropriate to everyone’s\npocketbooks. The network permits everyone to determine how much they want to\ncontribute, with membership fees from a dollar per year and up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information: www.radeks.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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