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Aviation Safety Institute
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Aviation Safety Institute
Safety education, free for every pilot.
Accident analysis, scenario-based courses, and FAA WINGS credit — built by TPC's credentialed instructors and informed by real ATC experience.
2024 General Aviation Safety Review
TPC's annual analysis of accident trends, risk factors, and prevention lessons for the GA community.
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Resources
Everything a safety-conscious pilot needs
From accident case studies to preflight tools, our library covers every phase of flight — and every stage of a pilot's career.
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Accident Case Studies
Structured analysis of real events — root cause, contributing factors, and the prevention lesson. Learn before the scenario has a chance to repeat.
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Online Safety Courses
Self-paced, scenario-based courses covering weather decisions, airspace operations, night flying, and more. WINGS credit available for qualifying courses.
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Aeronautical Decision Making
Get-there-itis, plan continuation bias, scud running — our ADM modules teach pilots to recognize cognitive traps before they become fatal mistakes.
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Weather Decision Making
Weather remains the leading factor in fatal GA accidents. This module series covers convective risk, IMC encounters, and the go/no-go decision framework.
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Flight Review Prep
Structured review materials aligned to the FAA flight review requirement — covering regulations, aeronautical knowledge, and proficiency areas your CFI will assess.
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Preflight Risk Tools
Downloadable risk matrix guides and personal minimums worksheets used by TPC flight school students before every cross-country flight.
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Learn from what actually happened
NTSB-based accident analysis and scenario breakdowns covering root cause, contributing factors, and the prevention lesson for every pilot.
TPC Case Study · Weather / Performance
The Power of Density Altitude
High elevation, high temperature, high humidity — and a runway that isn't long enough anymore. Density altitude is one of the most underestimated performance killers in general aviation. This TPC case study breaks down how it turns a routine departure into an unrecoverable situation, and what pilots consistently get wrong in the preflight planning phase.
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Find what you're looking for
Every major safety category, organized so you can get to the right material quickly — whether you're prepping for a flight review or just staying sharp.
⛅ Weather & METARs
🗺 Cross-country planning
🛫 Takeoff & departure
🛬 Approach & landing
⚠️ Emergency procedures
🧭 Navigation & airspace
🏔 Mountain & terrain
🌙 Night operations
🛩 Aerodynamics
🔧 Aircraft systems
📻 ATC communications
🧠 Human factors
⛽ Fuel management
🌫 IMC & instrument
📄 Regulations & FARs
💊 Aeromedical factors
FAA WINGS Program
Earn WINGS credit
TPC hosts FAA Safety Team seminars that qualify for WINGS credit.
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Create a FAASafety.gov account
Register with the FAA's safety portal to track your WINGS activity and phase completion.
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Attend a TPC FAA Safety Team seminar
Register for an upcoming seminar — attendance is logged and submitted for WINGS credit on your behalf.
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Get credit applied to your phase
TPC's FAASTeam Representative verifies and submits credit on your behalf. No paperwork needed.
FAA Safety Team seminars
TPC hosts FAA Safety Team seminars — webinars and in-person events — covering scenario-based topics, regulatory updates, and guest presentations from working pilots and controllers.
All seminars are free and open to the flying public.
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Every flight is a chance to be a safer pilot.
Whether you're working toward your PPL, maintaining currency, or building hours toward a career — TPC's safety resources grow with you. Free. Always.