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| 09.01.2008 |
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Training: Safety Watch
Pilot Responsibility — Where Has it Gone? Where is the FAA? That’s the question we all ask following an aircraft mishap. But the question that really should be asked is, where is pilot responsibility in general aviation these days? We all rely on...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Anatomy of an Investigation
PRODUCTS | You are relaxing in the pilot lounge waiting for passengers to arrive when you see on TV "Breaking News" — an aircraft has crashed. You see overhead pictures from news helicopters, the FAA or NTSB investigators on the way to the...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Safety Watch: Aviation Maintenance—Is My Aircraft Safe?
The question of whether your aircraft is safe must be answered before every flight. Do you really know if it is airworthy and if not, what do you do about it? Maintenance has been in the public spotlight recently, and not for laudable reasons. Back in...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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Safety Watch: A Good Safety Program’s Key
SAFETY Risk management and accident prevention are buzz words familiar to most pilots and safety managers. But what do they really mean and how do we ensure we adhere to the practices and policies that assist us in reducing accidents and injuries? At least...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: VFR vs. IFR — No Way Out?
WHEN DO WE MAKE THAT CALL? We all have been there before — running late, weather worse than expected and an urgency to get off the ground. Many of us have committed the same unsafe acts that cause mishaps, but had luck on our side. Not all pilots do...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: A Personal Encounter With IMC
IN THE LAST COLUMN, I REVIEWED the lessons I learned from my accident in an emergency medical service helicopter and shared how I regained my confidence and returned to the cockpit in a paying job ("The Hidden Cost of an Accident," August 2007, page...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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Safety Watch: The Hidden Cost of an Accident
I’M AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL service pilot in the Central United States. I have been flying for more than 12 years and have over 3,800 hr of flight time, all but about 80 of them in helicopters. But this is not about my resumé It’s about the...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Safety watch
On the morning of August 7, 1998, near Uvalde, Texas, a Hughes 269B helicopter was substantially damaged during a hard landing. According to the NTSB, after flying about 30 min. herding cattle, the pilot located three cattle that were in a gated adjoining...
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| 07.01.2004 |
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Safety Watch
Bad Vibes When a critical component in a helicopter’s main rotor system fails in flight, the resulting accident is almost always fatal. How much warning, if any, does a pilot get with these kinds of failures? Unfortunately, helicopters typically do not...
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| 06.01.2004 |
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OPENING Night
Improved sensors and integrated night vision systems show helicopter crews a clearer, bigger picture after dark From the 24-hr. battlefield to tense homeland security missions, helicopter night vision systems are essential warfighting and surveillance tools...
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| 03.01.2004 |
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Good Judgment, Right Decisions
At night on October 15, 2002 a Schweizer 269C experienced an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion and was substantially damaged during the ensuing hard landing. The CFI pilot was providing night VFR cross-country instruction to a student. They had...
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| 01.01.2004 |
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Safety Watch:
The Most Demanding Flying On a March day this year, a certificated flight instructor (CFI) had his student practice hover taxiing before concluding the last of three flights in a Bell 47D–a model known for its docile flight characteristics and...
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| 11.01.2003 |
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Safety Watch:
Nighttime Awareness On July 24, 2000 in Sumner, Georgia, an AS350B Astar collided with the ground in a heavily wooded area during a clear dark night. According to the NTSB, no pre-existing airframe or engine malfunctions were identified during the...
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| 09.01.2003 |
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Safety Watch: Managing Risk
How much does personality contribute to accidents? One pilot’s final radio transmission was, “Watch this.” Risk. It permeates every aspect of life. Yet, all too often we give little thought to effective risk management. For aviation, it is...
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