Loss of control
Aircraft loss of control is the major cause of fatal accident. Avoiding the condition leading to an event is capital.
Category Archives: Safety
EMAS: modern flight safety
An update ( * * *) Safety: the word on every professional lips of the industry. With reason, we pilots have known better than anyone else: we are the last line of defence when all this system around us flies right through the James Reason cheese model. It must be recognized that we have been… Read more »
New aircrew fatigue rules for Canada
Canadian Minister of Transport issues new flight duty rules for the country.
3 speeds you have never flown
What a drag: the airspeeds are nowhere close to reality. Here 3 speeds you need to understand.
Risk management
Flying safely in the 21st century requires more effort than « those » glorious years gone by. Flying, certainly the best way to live and the best leisure activity one can imagine. It should not be undertaken like grabbing one’s golf bag and running out of the house, free for a few hours. Ignoring science and good… Read more »
Pilot fatigue and rest
The incident investigation report of a Sunwing B-737 in Belfast (EGAA, 2017) brings once again a perennial problem ever so neglected by Canadian authorities. The flight was operated by a Canadian crew. Soon, I will discuss the reported aspect and procedures for take-offs using reduced thrust. What strikes my mind this morning when reading the… Read more »
Lion Air Accident
The recent accident of a B-737 Max taking off Jakarta brings once again the perspective of technology into the human factors alley. We always, as humans, wish to point the blaming finger at one cause for an accident. This makes things simple and well set in a neat compartment of our mind. Now, Boeing a… Read more »