Announcing New FAA Safety Briefing Weather Issue

The July/August 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on aviation weather and its critical effect on safe general aviation (GA) flying. Articles address obtaining and interpreting weather data, developing strategies for avoiding marginal or hazardous weather, and what services air traffic control can and cannot provide in adverse conditions.

The link to the online edition is: www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing.

FAA Safety Briefing is the safety policy voice for the non-commercial general aviation community. The magazine's objective is to improve safety by:

• making the community aware of FAA resources

• helping readers understand safety and regulatory issues, and

• encouraging continued training