AeroSafety World March 2012

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Entire Issue
 

AeroSafety World March 2012 68 pages.

Some accidents have occurred because pilots became so fixated on a puzzling event that they lost normal situational awareness. In the March AeroSafety World, Chris Nutter and Thomas Anthony argue that those abbreviations symbolize the optimal way for a pilot team to manage anomalous events in flight … while maintaining control of the flight.

Have you flown with a toxic captain? If you have, chances are it’s a painful memory. Robert I. Baron discusses the rare but all-too-real phenomenon of captains whose aggression and lack of self-control become safety issues, and how operators can deal with them.

Let’s face it: Safety data presented as raw numbers or two-dimensional graphs can be hard to understand. But computer graphics now enable analysts and investigators to visualize accident “scripts” with realistic terrain and multiple variables simultaneously. Wayne Rosenkrans shows how it’s done.

The latest ASW includes those and other important articles for everyone with responsibility for aviation safety. [Download PDF 7.2M]

Features
 

Spiral Dive (Text only)

An overwater departure on a dark, stormy night ends in the Mediterranean. Investigators determined that the captain likely experienced spatial disorientation and lost control of the Boeing 737-800. [Download PDF 5 pages. 423K]

Fatigue Awareness (Text only)

Report urges awareness, education and data-gathering to combat fatigue among aviation maintenance personnel. [Download PDF 3 pages. 212K]

The IHTAR Model (Text only)

The IHTAR (“I have the aircraft and radios; you have everything else”) model is a process for managing anomalous events and preventing them from becoming anomalous emergencies. [Download PDF 6 pages. 434K]

Extraterrestrial Debris (Text only)

The remote possibility that an uncontrolled re-entry of orbital debris, also called space debris, could endanger civil airspace falls far outside normal experience. [Download PDF 2 pages. 448K]

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Now I See (Text only)

Turning numbers into pictures often happens at a late stage, or as an afterthought, within aviation safety processes, say several specialists involved in U.S. government-industry system safety efforts and accident investigation. [Download PDF 6 pages. 819K]

Joining In (Text only)

A new law sets a timetable for incorporating unmanned aircraft into U.S. airspace. [Download PDF 5 pages. 361K]

The Toxic Captain (Text Only)

A captain who makes the cockpit environment acrimonious can be a safety risk. Sometimes a captain with a personality of this type is paired with a first officer who lacks the ability and/or experience to voice concerns related to the captain’s decisions and actions. [Download PDF 4 pages. 361K]

Voluntary Revelations Second of Two Parts (Text Only)

The Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP) in the United States has generated a far higher volume of voluntary safety reports from air traffic controllers compared with this work group’s historic reporting, new data show. [Download PDF 2 pages. 301K]

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Heading for Home (Text only)

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has cited the pilot’s decision to fly into instrument meteorological conditions as the probable cause of two fatal crashes in late 2009 and early 2010 of emergency medical services helicopters. [Download PDF 4 pages. 383K]

Departments
 

Executive’s Message Message | Value Proposition (Text only)

Later this year, the Foundation will roll out a new membership structure and “value proposition” for each category of membership. [Download PDF 1 page. 112K]

Editorial Page | The Rare Go-Around (Text only)

Go-arounds are inconvenient. They make you late, burn more gas, complicate air traffic situations and often scare the heck out of your passengers, who probably think you did something wrong. Inconvenient, yes, but essential to safe flying. [Download PDF 1 page. 102K]

Safety Calendar | Industry Events (Text only)

A listing of aviation safety-related conferences, seminars and meetings. [Download PDF 1 page. 64K]

In Brief | Safety News (Text only)

Pilots hired as first officers for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines would be required to have 1,500 flight hours under a proposal outlined by the Federal Aviation Administration. [Download PDF 3 pages. 190K]

Data Link | Drawing the Line (Text only)

A line operations safety audit at IranAir pinpoints safety issues and leads to solutions. [Download PDF 3 pages. 218K]

Info Scan | Harmonic Convergence (Text only)

The United States is collaborating with Europe on ATC modernization, but some industry skepticism remains. [Download PDF 4 pages. 314K]

On Record | Taxiway Takeoff (Text only)

The following information provides an awareness of problems in the hope that they can be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents. [Download PDF 8 pages. 283K]

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