Go-Around – Failure to Mitigate
Studying the psychology of decision making during unstable approaches and why go-around policies are ineffective…. Continue Reading →
Fuel Conservation Strategies : Descent and Approach
Pilots are often forced to deal with shorter-term restraints that may require them to temporarily abandon their cruise strategy one or more times during a flight…. Continue Reading →
Go-Around Review
Most air transport pilots lack adequate training in how to perform the most common go-arounds — those with both engines operating in the high-pressure environment of a missed approach, according to a study by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA)…. Continue Reading →
Go-Around – Strategies & Recommendations
The very respected Flight Safety Foundation has published a list of recommendations about how to combat the psychology of non-compliance with GA policies and procedures… Continue Reading →
Go-Around Risks
Relative-safety factors influence flight crews to perform far fewer missed approaches than predicted by the incidence of unstabilized approaches. The timing of the decision can be critical to the maneuver’s outcome…. Continue Reading →
How to Make Go-Arounds Safer
A lack of go around decision is the leading factor in the majority of approach and landing accidents. One in ten go around reports records a potentially hazardous go-around outcome. This article gives some hints on how to make it more efficient and safer…. Continue Reading →
Go-Around Study
The Flight Safety Foundation analyzed 16 years of aircraft accident data and found that the most common type of accident is the runway excursion. They noted that the almost complete (97 percent) failure to call go-arounds as a preventive mitigation of the risk of continuing to fly unstable approaches constituted the no. 1 cause of…… Continue Reading →
Landing on Contaminated Runways
Landing on Contaminated Runways involves increased levels of risk related to deceleration and directional control. Aircraft Landing Performance data takes account of the deceleration issues in scheduling the Landing Distance Required (LDR), and the Aircraft Limitations specified in the AFM can be expected to impose a reduced maximum crosswind limitation. Operator Procedures may further restrict…… Continue Reading →
Performing Safe Go-Around Maneuvers
A go-around maneuver may be performed in a number of situations, including when requested by air traffic control (ATC) or when an airplane is making an unstabilized approach. Once a go-around decision has been made, flight crews must focus on ensuring that the maneuver is flown correctly by being aware of the difficulties that can…… Continue Reading →
Overweight Landing What to Consider
An overweight landing is defined as a landing made at a gross weight in excess of the maximum design (i.e., structural) landing weight for a particular model. A pilot may consider making an overweight landing when a situation arises that requires the airplane to return to the takeoff airport or divert to another airport soon…… Continue Reading →
Preventing Tail Strikes
Tail strikes can cause significant damage and cost operators millions of dollars in repairs and lost revenue. In the most extreme scenario, a tail strike can cause pressure bulkhead failure, which can ultimately lead to structural failure; however, long shallow scratches that are not repaired correctly can also result in increased risks. Yet tail strikes…… Continue Reading →
Reducing the Risk of Runway Excursions
At the request of several international aviation organizations in late 2006, the Flight Safety Foundation initiated a project entitled Runway Safety Initiative (RSI) to address the challenge of runway safety. This was an international effort with participants representing the full spectrum of stakeholders from the aviation community. The effort initially reviewed the three areas of…… Continue Reading →
Reducing Runway Landing Overruns
Working with industry, Boeing is implementing a combination of procedural improvements, flight crew knowledge, and flight deck enhancements to mitigate runway overrun excursions during landing…. Continue Reading →
Tailwind Operations
Tailwind Operations in fixed wing aircraft are considered to be takeoffs or landings with a performance diminishing wind component – that is, a tailwind…. Continue Reading →
Stall Review and Recovery Procedures
This very interesting document makes the operational community aware of the review of the traditional methods of "Stall" and "Approach to Stall" recovery techniques… Continue Reading →