Using humor as an effective teaching tool isn't exactly a new approach, but we've got to hand it to the AOPA for coming up with this one. They've recently launched a couple of web based PSA's, poking fun at general aviation's fuel mismanagement problems. The video's are pretty good, and I've got to say I wasn't aware that fuel mismanagement resulted in 3 GA aircraft crashes/week. Their aim is to reach the pilot's that otherwise might not take the time to attend the traditional safety seminars or classes where this type of issue might be discussed. I'm not sure that the web will reach those pilots either, but I applaud the effort.

Bruce Landsberg, the new director of the Air Safety Foundation (ASF), also offered what almost sounded like a disclaimer at the bottom of the page. He suggests that some folks might have a problem with the ASF representing a serious problem like this in such a humorous light. He even goes so far as to suggest that this might be "airing dirty laundry" for the aviation community. If that's in fact the case then, as a community, we need to get some thicker skin...