The FAA has drafted a set of guidelines that suggest more opportunities for manual flying.
Citing persistent “vulnerabilities of flight crew automation management,” the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing an advisory circular containing numerous recommendations for modifications to pilot training programs and operational procedures, all intended to improve pilots’ flight path management (FPM).
Researchers examined differences in the time for small groups of airline pilots and test pilots to react to surprises in flight.
An EASA report on its three-year plan says the pandemic showed that the aviation industry is capable of persevering through disruptive events.
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The ATSB says 10 instances of fatigue cracks occurred in Boeing 737 flap mechanisms from 2017 to 2022.
