Pilot safety seminar at BBCC

The Washington Flying Farmers and Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is sponsoring a Pilot’s Safety Seminar on Saturday, Feb. 2.

The seminar is free and will be held at BBCC Flight Training Center Building 3000 at Grant County International Airport.

The seminar is open to all pilots or anyone interested in flying. It will qualify for three credits for the Wings Program and the flying farmer’s ground school portion of the APT Program.

Topics to be covered will include: annual proficiency training, TFR’s, special use airspace, changes to the AIM, sport pilot and light sport aircraft, TSA and general aviation runway safety, FAA pilot proficiency program and cold weather operations, along with the changes in aviation which have taken place in the last year. Participants are asked to bring a current sectional chart.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at BBCC. Refreshments will be available. The seminar begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 3:30 p.m. with a break for lunch at noon. Students are welcome to bring a sack lunch or eat downtown.

Participants are encouraged to register online at http://www.faasafety.gov. For more information, call 509-765-9735.