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Entire Issue
AeroSafety World November 2008 68 pages. [PDF 4.8M]
Features
Managing Risks in Civil Aviation 5 pages. [PDF 422K]
Two members of the Independent Review Team, created by the U.S. Department of Transportation, review the team’s assessment of the FAA’s approach to safety.
Winter of Discontent — Part 2 — Coping 5 pages. [PDF 593K]
Anti-icing fluid issue challenges European stakeholders to look beyond competing interests.
Rescue Me 6 pages. [PDF 360K]
Sparse alternatives to self-evacuation push the ARFF community to expand lifesaving capability.
‘Glideslope Unusable’ 4 pages. [PDF 506K]
It took a moment, at a bad time, for the pilots to decipher an unexpected and unusual clearance.
Hydraulic Failings 3 pages. [PDF 213K]
The NTSB’s discovery of excessive wear in AS 350 hydraulic connectors has prompted a call for replacement of faulty components.
Can They Talk the Talk? 4 pages. [PDF 257K]
Just because pilots claim English as a native language, that doesn’t mean their aviation English is up to par.
Careful Communication 2 pages. [PDF 149K]
In the context of aviation operations, ineffective radio communications is a serious threat to safety.
Battling Level Busts 5 pages. [PDF 656K]
NATS tracks down why business jets figure prominently in altitude deviations in U.K. airspace.
IMC in the Mountains 5 pages. [PDF 246K]
Investigators say an EMS helicopter crashed into a ravine after the pilot inadvertently flew into a fog-shrouded mountain pass.
Departments
President’s Message | Persistent Efforts [PDF 87K]
Editorial Page | Troubling Retreat [PDF 70K]
Safety Calendar | Industry Events [PDF 69K]
In Brief | Safety News [PDF 162K]
Data Link | This Way Out [PDF 155K]
Info Scan | A ‘Charter’ Member of the Safety Club [PDF 166K]
On Record | Air Tanker Clips Trees [PDF 285K]