Birdstrike Threat Awareness
Experience shows that birdstrike events are common. Pilots may expect to encounter from two to five birdstrikes during their career…. Continue Reading →
Bracing The Last Line Of Defense against Midair Collisions
Recent accidents have prompted the International Civil Aviation Organization to clarify that pilots must comply immediately with airborne collision avoidance system resolution advisories, even when contradictory instructions are issued by air traffic control…. Continue Reading →
CFIT Business Jet Operations
Loss of control was the second leading cause of fatal business jet accidents worldwide from 1991 through 2002. Inadequate crew coordination and monitoring were cited in the majority of business jet incidents… Continue Reading →
CFIT Check list
The Flight Safety Foundation CFIT Checklist helps pilots and aircraft operators assess the CFIT risk for specific flights…. Continue Reading →
CFIT Digest
Flight Safety Foundation task force presents facts about approach-and-landing and Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain (CFIT) accidents…. Continue Reading →
Cabin Safety Effects of PEDs
Social media pressures and expanded use of portable electronic devices disrupt conventional cabin safety…. Continue Reading →
Cabin Decompressions Awareness
The objectives of this briefing is to review the different types of decompression and enhance cabin and flight crew awareness of the importance of rapidly taking appropriate actions to successfully manage decompression…. Continue Reading →
Can They Talk The Talk
Just because pilots claim English as a native language, that doesn’t mean their aviation English is up to par…. Continue Reading →
Charts raise Pilot Awareness Of Minimum Vectoring Altitudes
At least 158 paper charts published by 34 civil aviation authorities currently provide advisory information about minimum vectoring altitudes to pilots. Newly released data for 374 U.S. MVA charts should encourage development of electronic versions that will help to prevent controlled flight into terrain…. Continue Reading →
Cockpit and Cabin Smoke Procedures
The objective of this presentation is to review the latest Airbus developments on the topic, recall the Cockpit/Cabin Smoke Procedure Philosophy, outline the recommendations of the Airbus « Smoke » Working Group, and how they will be incorporated in the smoke procedures…. Continue Reading →
Cosmic Radiation
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 →
Culture Counts
The importance of establishing and maintaining a positive safety culture and climate in any aviation organization is now beyond debate. But little attention has been paid to measuring an organization’s safety environment, an omission that is important because, as business schools preach, you can’t manage what you can’t measure…. Continue Reading →
Danger of Falling Overhead Baggage
Minimal traumatic brain injury is one serious consequence of injury caused by baggage falling from overhead compartments. Between 20 percent and 60 percent of such patients have symptoms three months after being injured…. Continue Reading →
Darkness Increases Risks of Flight
Human perceptual limitations are blamed for specific types of accidents that are more likely to occur in darkness than in daylight. Special hazards associated with night flying continue to cause accidents despite efforts to inform pilots of the risks…. Continue Reading →
Emergency Evacuation On Ground
New procedures presented by Airbus…. Continue Reading →