Standard phraseology is essential to ensure effective crew communication, particularly in today's operating environment, which increasingly features Two-crewmember operation and, International / worldwide contexts involving crewmembers with different native languages…. Continue Reading →
Precision-RNAV (P-RNAV) is the natural progression from Basic RNAV (B-RNAV) which became mandatory in European Airspace in April 1998 for en-route operations. Initial application is in the Terminal Area and P-RNAV track keeping equates to cross track accuracy of RNP 1 ( or – 1NM). P-RNAV procedures are designed to a common set of design…… Continue Reading →
The International Civil Aviation Organization and other authorities recommend backup inertial-reference systems, ground-based navaids, and radar surveillance and vectoring to mitigate interference — unintentional and intentional — with navigation signals from space. Improved satellites and augmentation systems will help to lessen risks under instrument flight rules…. Continue Reading →
Ice accretions that have formed inside gas turbine engines as a result of flight in clouds of high concentrations of ice crystals in the atmosphere have recently been identified as an aviation safety hazard. NASA’s Aviation Safety Program (AvSP) has made plans to conduct research in this area to address the hazard. This paper gives…… Continue Reading →
This presentation is intended to enhance pilots’awareness of ice crystal icing conditions where engine events have occurred… Continue Reading →
Understanding the weather conditions that have been linked to ice-crystal icing can help pilots avoid situations that may put airplane engines at risk for power loss and damage… Continue Reading →
Lightning is the personal signature of thunderstorm. It is beautiful,inspiring, spectacular and…lethal… Continue Reading →
A reminder of Impact on the Fuel System and Dispatch… Continue Reading →
Crew members who regularly fly at high cruise altitudes receive higher levels of ionizing radiation than the general population. The increased risk appears to be slight, but greater attention is being focused on monitoring of, and education about, ionizing radiation…. Continue Reading →
This Airbus document deals with cosmic radiations coping with myths and realities of cosmic radiation. It has published in 2003 during the 12th Performance & Operations conference in Rome…. Continue Reading →
High-altitude ice crystals in convective weather are now recognized as a cause of engine damage and engine power loss that affects multiple models of commercial airplanes and engines. These events typically have occurred in conditions that appear benign to pilots, including an absence of airframe icing and only light turbulence. The engines in all events…… Continue Reading →
A turbulence encounter is a play featuring three characters: the atmosphere, the aircraft and the pilot (whether a human pilot or an auto-pilot). The purpose of the Airbus article is to review the respective role and contribution of these three actors, through the main aspects associated with flying in severe turbulence at altitude…. Continue Reading →
The NASA Twin Otter Icing Research Aircraft experienced a prolonged exposure to "classical" Freezing Rain that formed extensive ice formations including ridges and nodules on the wing and tail, and resulted in a substantial performance penalty. Although the case study provides only a singular FZRA event with one aircraft type, it is clear that classical…… Continue Reading →
The purpose of this document is to provide Airbus operators with an understanding of Airbus aircraft operations in cold weather conditions, and address such aspects as aircraft contamination, performance on contaminated runways, fuel freezing limitations and altimeter corrections. This brochure summarizes information contained in several Airbus Industrie documents and provides related recommendations…. Continue Reading →
Airbus procedures in hot weather and sandy conditions…. Continue Reading →