PowerPoint Presentations
This is a listing of the PowerPoint presentations that I have downloaded from the FAA, NASA, the NTSB, and various other sources.
In the Notes column I have indicated whether the presentation has an accompanying narrative (or at least some additional information) besides the text and graphics shown on the slides. You will find that presentations that have an accompanying narrative are much more useful than those that do not.
To make it a bit easier to find what you want, I've divided the presentations into those for Pilots, Instructors, Maintainers, and Other.
Pilots |
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Title |
Author |
Summary |
Notes |
Slides |
| FAA | Aeronautical decision making, directly from AC 60-22. | Yes | 49 | |
| FAA | Extensive review of GA accidents, with lots of statistics (1930 - 2001) and pictures of recent accidents. Unfortunately the lack of accompanying narrative limits the usefulness of this presentation. | No | 101 | |
| ADM 2007 | Unknown | Extensive info on two accidents, with analysis of ADM elements associated with the accidents. Interesting. | No | 99 |
| ADM intro | Steve Reisser | ADM, physiology, etc. Sort of an intro to the concepts for student pilots. | No | 51 |
| ADM Notre Dame | University of Notre Dame | Created by pilots at Notre Dame Univ. Covers ADM, DECIDE, etc. usual descriptions. | Yes | 26 |
| ADM-CFI-WS-2004 | Pan Am Flight Academy | Hazardous Attitudes. DECIDE. Suggests a few ADM scenarios, but no detail. | Yes | 15 |
| FAA | Aeronautical decision making, CRM orientation, somewhat broader content than the Dallas FSDO version. | No | 42 | |
| Aircraft-Upset-High Altitude Operations | FAA | Transport or biz jet oriented. Lots of detail on how and why of jet upset at high altitude. | Yes | 53 |
| FAA | Gives an overview of the Airplane Flying Handbooks published by the FAA. | Yes | 31 | |
| FAA | Discussion Leader's Guide for the Airport Signs & Markings lecture. Includes the test and answers. Really the Leader's Guide (PDF document) scanned into a powerpoint format. (FAA-P-8740-6) | No | 13 | |
| Applying Human Factors | University of Central Missouri | Emphasis on Aeronautical Decision Making. Nice presentation. |
No | 29 |
| FAA | Causes of A&L accidents, risk awareness | No | 19 | |
| Aviation weather hazards | Embry-Riddle University | Weather hazards. Very detailed with lots of good info. | No | 94 |
| FAA | Extensive discussion of causes of accidents during landing, with suggested remedies. | Yes | 50 | |
| Basic Aerodynamics – Aircraft Stability | Harry Whitehead | Extensive discussion of the characteristics of an airplane in flight that causes it to return to a condition of equilibrium, or steady flight, after it is disturbed. | No, but each slide has extensive text. | 58 |
| Basic Aerodynamics – The Atmosphere | Harry Whitehead | Extensive discussion of the atmosphere as it relates to aircraft aerodynamics. | No, but each slide has extensive text. | 129 |
| FAA | Discusses factors contributing to survival following a crash in a cold climate. | No | 29 | |
| FAA | Avoiding mid-air collisions among GA aircraft (including gliders). | Yes | 31 | |
| FAA | Communications problems between pilots and mechanics | Yes- extensive | 61 | |
| FAA | General presentation on CRM, including attitudes, communications, stress, etc. | No | 32 | |
| FAA | Crew resource management principles, accidents. | Yes | 79 | |
| CRM Personality and Attitudes | Unknown | Pilot personality, and hazardous attitudes. | Yes | 20 |
| CRM Refresher2002 | US Coast Guard | Mainly CRM (crew) oriented. | Yes | 51 |
| Decision Making | Unknown | ADM & PAVE. Usual content. | No | 43 |
| Decision-making and Risk Management | Soaring Safety Foundation | Cursory overview of ADM and SRM. | No | 18 |
| Declaring an emergency | FAA | A few general comments on when and how to declare an emergency. | No | 9 |
| Ditching and water survival | US Coast Guard | Presentation from USCG on water survival - includes extensive guidance on preparing and executing ditching, and then surviving afterwards. | No | 110 |
| FAA | FAA Industry Training Standards (FITS). Briefing covers major concepts & components of FITS. Status of various major FITS partners in implementing FITS. | No | 30 | |
| FAA | Discussion of pilot error, judgment, and various tools to improve decision making. | No | 47 | |
| Fuel Monitoring and Management | FAA | Discussion of fuel exhaustion as a major cause of accidents. Several fuel totalizing and monitoring devices available to help in management. | Yes | 11 |
| Gliding Human Factors | Dragonflight Aviation | Covers a lot of human factors issues, in context of gliding. | No | 54 |
| Going Beyond the Preflight Inspection | FAA | The presentation uses photos and worksheets to “perform” a preflight inspection. After the “Preflight” there is a discussion of additional items not on the factory checklist. | Yes | 92 |
| Ground School – Private Pilot Airplane | Kathryn Maycock | Everything from basic aerodynamics to ADM, weather, and flight planning. | No | 116 |
| Hazardous Attitudes | CAA New Zealand | Lots of detail on attitudes. | No | 35 |
| FAA | Detailed analysis of the crash of an EMS helicopter in Bluefield, WV. | No | 16 | |
| Helo Human Factors | FSI | Risk management, ADM, hazardous attitudes, etc. | Yes | 57 |
| FAA | Avoiding a gear-up landing - causes and cures. | No | 59 | |
| How to Survive a Ramp Check | FAA | Some inspectors were asked, “If you have 10 minutes to look at an airplane, what do you check? A list was developed from their answers that is discussed in this presentation. | Yes | 36 |
| Human Performance | Cranfield University | Apparently the slides for a complete course on Human Performance issues in aviation. Lots of information across multiple domains/topics. | Yes | 148 |
| IFR-Refresher | FAA | Tampa FAAST presentation | No | 62 |
| FAA | Very brief overview of the Instrument Procedures Handbook (FAA-H-8261-1) | No | 4 | |
| Intro to SMS | FAA | Intro to Safety Management Systems. Extensive coverage, | Yes | 167 |
| Judgement | FAA | Part 135 ADM, and safety management. | Yes | 69 |
| Limits of Expertise | NASA | Human error and aviation. Oriented toward air carriers, but general enough for GA. Extensive notes with each slide. Very detailed. | Yes - extensive | 33 |
| Loss of Control – Transitioning to Complex Aircraft | FAA | Discusses the need to obtain adequate instruction re: how to operate this new Advanced Avionics Systems … when to use them, how these tools affect the pilot and the way the pilot flies, and as always a consideration of related Human Factors | Yes | 24 |
| Loss of Control – Transitioning to multi-engine aircraft | FAA | Discusses issues that need to be addressed in transitioning to a multi-engine aircraft. | Yes | 34 |
| Loss Of Control | FAA | Loss of control events during various phases of flight. Causes and remedies. | Yes | 42 |
| FAA | Very detailed explanation of METAR and TAF. Lots of accompanying narrative notes. | Yes | 104 | |
| FAA | Detailed introduction to METAR and TAF | Yes | 59 | |
| Multi Tasking and Memory Failures | NASA | Multi-tasking, memory failure and human error. | No | 25 |
| FAA | Fairly extensive presentation on aerodynamics of multiengine aircraft (i.e., light twins). Unfortunately, the lack of accompanying narrative makes it of limited value. | No | 58 | |
| FAA | The risks of operating at non-towered airports. | No | 43 | |
| FAA | Review of Part 61 and Part 91 requirements for pilots (certificates, medicals, recency, etc.) | No | 63 | |
| Plane Sense | FAA | This program has been developed by the FAA Safety Team to review the requirements that an aircraft operator must know to make an informed decision about the airworthiness of an aircraft. | Yes | 65 |
| FAA | Formulas, terms, mnemonics, and trivia used in aviation. | Yes | 61 | |
| FAA | Runway safety - statistics & causes of runway incursions. | No | 24 | |
| FAA | Single pilot CRM. | No | 26 | |
| Situation Awareness | University of West Florida | Situational Awareness. General description. | No | 31 |
| Situation Awareness B | FSF | Situational awareness. Good detail. | Yes | 31 |
| FAA | Sensory systems involved in spatial disorientation. | Yes | 28 | |
| Stall-Spin-Awareness-Avoidance | FAA | Discussion of how to reduce the Risk of Stall / Spins Related Accidents due to Improper Takeoffs, Landings and Loss of Aircraft Control. | Yes | 82 |
| Stress Fatigue and Flying-FAFI Clinic | FAA | Effects of stress and fatigue on flying. | Yes | 20 |
| FAA | This lesson covers: Operating from a part-time towered airport. Understanding the airport diagram. Review of signs markings and lighting. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) roles and useful publications. Understanding the Airport/Facility Directory (AFD) | Yes | 93 | |
| FAA | This lesson covers: Operating at a Non-Towered Airport. Using the Airport/Facility Directory (AFD ). Utilizing AFSS, ARTCC, ASOS and ATIS. Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) | Yes | 63 | |
| FAA | This lesson covers: Operating at a busy 24 hour towered commercial airport. Using the AFD. Understanding the airport diagram. Utilizing AFSS, ARTCC, ASOS and ATIS. Communicating with the tower | Yes | 79 | |
| FAA | This lesson covers: Anatomy of a close call. Conclusions. | Yes | 39 | |
| FAA | Very brief tips on winter flying issues. | No | 17 | |
| Top 10 Causes of General Aviation Accidents | FAA | Presents the top 10 causes of general aviation accidents, and gives an example of an accident associated with each cause. Limited value because there are no accompanying notes. | No | 33 |
| Weather considerations for pilots | FAA | Uses the PAVE checklist to help pilots establish suitable weather minimums. | Yes | 20 |
| Weather and GA Accidents | National Weather Service | Presentation based on data taken from AOPA Nall Report. | No | 24 |
| Winter Operations | FAA | Slides list various items to consider during winter operations. These include aircraft (battery, oil), the environment (ice, snow on runway), and the pilot. Since there are no notes, and not a lot of text on the slides, this may be of limited value. | No | 38 |
Instructors |
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Title |
Author |
Summary |
Notes |
Slides |
| FAA | Description of the Flight instructor special emphasis program; review of accidents from around Orlando circa 2004 | No | 42 | |
| ADM Lesson Plan | Unknown | Understanding and teaching ADM. For instructors. Fair detail. | Yes | 25 |
| Airworthiness Limitations – CFI Workshop | FAA | Discussion of how limitations are taught and how to motivate pilots to consider them seriously, not only in training but throughout their flying careers | Yes | 65 |
| FAAST Module 1 | FAA | FAA Inspectors and FAAST Managers Training- Module 1. Topics covered in the first module: scenario-based training (SBT), single-pilot resource management (SRM), and learner-centered grading (LCG). | Yes | 25 |
| FAAST Module 2 | FAA | FAA Inspectors and FAAST Managers Training- Module 2. This is an FAA presentation. It has annotated notes. This module covers the difference between maneuver-based and scenario-based training as well as the advantage of using SBT |
Yes | 31 |
| FAAST Module 3 | FAA | FAA Inspectors and FAAST Managers Training - Module 3. This covers single-pilot resource management including ADM, RM, AM, TM, SA, and CFIT avoidance. It also includes the 5Ps (plan, plane, pilot, passengers, and programming) and how to use them to increase or regain SA | Yes | 31 |
| FAAST Module 4 | FAA | FAA Inspectors and FAAST Managers Training - Module 4. This covers how learner-centered grading promotes learning and how to use maneuver and SRM grading scales and appropriately grade pilot maneuvers and SRM performance | Yes | 29 |
| FAA | Short discussion of characteristics of a professional flight instructor | No | 18 | |
| Flight Review | FAA | Presentation at Lakeland Sun 'n Fun, 2012. | Yes | 28 |
| Go Around - CFI Workshop | FAA | Slides intended to accompany a workshop with instructors on the subject of planning and executing go-arounds. | Yes | 37 |
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FAA | Brief overview of GPS | No | 25 |
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FAA | GPS - what flight instructors need to teach their students. | No | 25 |
| FAA | Methods and principles of flight instruction | No | 27 | |
| FAA | Topics, tips, techniques and tricks for flight instruction | No | 63 | |
| Instructor Effectiveness – CFI Workshop | FAA | Discussion of the key elements that contribute to effective teaching. Includes Building blocks of flight, needs, stress, learning styles, etc. | Yes | 41 |
| Instructor Professionalism – CFI Workshop | FAA | This is a guided discussion opening with an establishing quote and words from the NTSB Top Ten list regarding an erosion of professionalism. | Yes | 24 |
| Instructor Professionalism | FAA | Discussion of training and FAA activities in Florida, along with a lot of statistics on accidents. However, last half of the presentation covers ADM and related topics, with fairly good accompanying notes. | Yes | 73 |
| Maneuvering at low altitudes – spins – CFI Workshop | FAA | This is a guided discussion opening with a “typical” stall/spin accident that occurred during a flight review | Yes | 26 |
| FAA | All about pilot examiners -- duties, responsibilities, regulations. | Yes | 55 | |
| Pilot Deviations Including Runway Incursions – CFI Workshop | FAA | Educate your students to recognize the potential for Pilot Deviations during all Areas of Operation. Emphasis on runway incursions. | Yes | 40 |
| Risk Management CFIs Part-1 | FAA | Risk management for pilots and flight instructors. | Yes | 54 |
| Risk Management CFIs Part-2 | FAA | Risk Management for pilots and instructors. | Yes | 23 |
| Risk Management for Flight Instructors – CFI workshop | FAA | Presentation focuses on how to teach risk management. | Yes | 54 |
| Safe landings | FAA | Intended for Instructors. Discusses ways to improve the teaching of landings. | Yes | 31 |
| Safety trends in General Aviation – CFI Workshop | FAA | Highlights major causes of accidents in general aviation as of October 2011. | Yes | 41 |
| Special Use and Restricted Airspace – CFI Workshop | FAA | CFIs need to ensure that their students have a good understanding of the National Airspace and the importance of being able to identify Restricted/Special Use Airspace. | Yes | 37 |
| Sport Pilot Flight Instruction – CFI Workshop | FAA | Presentation will familiarize Flight Instructors with Light Sport Aircraft and Light Sport Pilots | Yes | 50 |
| Sport Pilot – CFI Workshop | FAA | This presentation will familiarize Flight Instructors with Light Sport Aircraft and Light Sport Pilots. | Yes | 46 |
| SRM Instructors | FAA | Single Pilot Resource Management. From a FITS Instructors Seminar. | No | 22 |
| Take Offs and Landings – CFI Workshop | FAA | Discussion of technical issues (g-loads, bank angle, coordinated turns), along with ADM in contributing to takeoff and landing accidents. | Yes | 51 |
| Takeoff and Initial Climb – CFI Workshop | FAA | Discussion of the importance of teaching students proper takeoff and climb procedures. Most dangerous flight segment. | Yes | 28 | FAA | Guidance for flight instructors in teaching aeronautical decision making to students. | Yes | 38 |
| Teaching stall awareness and recovery – CFI Workshop | FAA | Fatal accidents that come as a result of a stall are high on the list of “top ten fatal accident causes” | Yes | 15 |
| FAA | Regulations regarding the flight review, issues to be addressed during and after the review. | No | 49 | |
| The flight review – CFI Workshop | FAA | Discussion of the Flight Review specified in 14 CFR 61.56. Review of the basic requirements, and recommendations for conducting an effective Flight Review. | Yes | 26 |
Maintainers |
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Title |
Author |
Summary |
Notes |
Slides |
| FAA | Acceptable methods, techniques and practices for aircraft inspection and repair. Objective is to familiarize IA and A&P with new Advisory Circular AC43.13-1B (circa 1998) | No | 44 | |
| FAA | Maintenance technician and inspection authorization inspection task. | No | 83 | |
| FAA | Guidance for FAA inspectors to use in the certification of amateur-built aircraft. Probably very useful if you are building an aircraft. | Yes | 92 | |
| FAA | Information for individuals building their own aircraft. | No | 23 | |
| FAA | Aircraft maintenance and preventative maintenance information for pilots. | Yes | 57 | |
| FAA | Human error in maintenance. Types of human error, why people commit errors, how errors impact AMT, types of error prevention. | Yes | 38 | |
| FAA | Examines the role of maintenance personnel in the chain of events that lead to an aviation occurrence. | No | 59 | |
| FAA | Maintenance issues for aging GA aircraft. | Yes | 38 | |
| FAA | Records required for aircraft, forms used, FAA Part covering the forms, etc. | No | 51 | |
| FAA | Maintenance requirements for Part 135 air carriers. | No | 30 | |
Other |
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Title |
Author |
Summary |
Notes |
Slides |
| FAA | Human factors issues for cabin crew. | No | 18 | |
Dave Fennell ExxonMobil |
Presentation package on Risk Tolerance developed to communicate the results of an ExxonMobil Working Group and the ExxonMobil Human Factors Centre of Excellence based on the concepts of Risk Perception and Risk Tolerance. Excellent illustration of the application of these concepts outside aviation. | Yes | 44 | |
| Dave Fennell ExxonMobil | Slightly different presentation on the same topic as above. Make special note of the 10 factors that influence risk perception. | No | 29 | |
| CDM Firefighting | Plano Fire Department | Application of aviation concepts (ADM, etc.) to firefighters. Interesting change in point of view. | Yes | 51 |