Canada – SmartPilot.ca – Progress Report After 4 Months Live

Canada – SmartPilot.ca – Progress Report After 4 Months Live

1-Oct-2013 Source: SmartPilot.ca

Canada’s single source web portal for all things related to flying safely has now been live for four months and is taking flight! The site is a one-stop source for information, interactive courses and content rich videos – all focussed on helping pilots stay fresh and current about flight operations. And as our registered users have found, the site is open and free to all. The material is apllicable to all levels of pilots from student through to senior.

Since launching on the 1st of May 2013, we already have 528 registered users of the portal. While registration is not mandatory, it does allow online access to some features and also includes updates on new materials. In total since launching, we had just over 6,000 visits to the SmartPilot.ca web portal, of which 3,052 were unique visitors. This has resulted in 27,172 pages views or an average of 4.3 pages per visitor. These numbers illustrate the need and interest from Canada’s aviation community for flight safety material and self-improvement.

New materials continue to be developed for SmartPilot.ca. To date, SmartPilot.ca has created and posted 5 unique new video segments. These are in addition to the vast array of older, yet still pertinent materials posted. The new, purpose developed films cover:

In English
Mountain Flying
– Mountain Flying Intro
– Navigation
– Density Altitude
– Weather
– The 180° Turn
– Tips
– Lessons Learned

Aircraft Egress
– Aircraft Egress
– Aircraft Egress Tips
– Preparing for an Emergency Water Landing

Uncontrolled Aerodromes
– Uncontrolled Aerodromes Introduction
– Departing a MF Aerodrome
– Landing at a MF Aerodrome
– Departing an ATF Aerodrome
– Landing at an ATF Aerodrome

Other new materials include Float Planes, detailing both the Preflight and Passenger Briefing and one on Winter Survival that provides information on a variety of aspects related to Winter Survival when something goes wrong.

French versions of the materials have also been developed and posted thus far for Aircraft Egress, Uncontrolled Aerodromes, Float Planes and Winter Survival.

Looking down the pipeline, project lead Ted Rankin states, “In final production and due for release soon is a much anticipated and requested series on Upset Training. Numbering 5 videos in total, our plans currently are to have these posted by late October 2013. Additionally the French variant on Mountain Flying should be up shortly as well.”

Rankin also observes that “In addition to the web portal, SmartPilot.ca has put social media to work in promoting safe flight awarenss and education. Both Facebook and Twitter accounts have been created and garned a good folowing. On these pages, we post several times a week with links to videos, articles and training materials from the site. Collectively, this is getting the message out and noticed, and is helping to achieve the project goal of promoting safe and consitent aviation operations in many aspects of general aviation flying. Our associates and codevelopers are as thrilled as I am with the response so far. Pilots of all skill levels are getting a lot out of this effort we hear – and best of all, its all free!”

About SmartPilot.ca
Sponsored by CASARA (Canadian Avaition Search and Rescue Association) with the financal support of the Gorvernment of Canada, under the auspecious of the Search and Rescue New Intitiative Fund (SAR NIF), SmartPilot.ca encompasses a wide variety of materials covering a multitude of subjects related to flying. Examples of the site content include Airmanship, Human Factors, Flight Training, Specialty Aircraft (inclussive of Float Flying and Ultralights), Avionics, Maintenance, Weather, Navigation, Search & Rescue – and much more.

The on-going development and support of the project includes co-operative input and guidence from many leading sources and associations including Transport Canada, The Transportation Safety Board, Canadian Avaition Search and Rescue Association and a Board of Advisors comprised of recognized avaition communty leaders. The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) and the American Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) are also helping develop and create new material. This collective effort ensures that SmartPilot.ca has great content and ease of use so pilots. Users may quickly access and particpate in various study materials – including the AOPA Safety Institute courses – and some new materials being created in concert with COPA.

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