Aviation Medicine, In-depth Feature
Linking Age and Fitness to Fly
A study of European pilots finds an association between advancing age and being grounded for medical reasons.
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Posts Categorized: In-depth Feature
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In-depth Feature, Runway Safety
False Expectations
The ATSB says expectation bias played a role in the failure of a Saab 340B’s pilots to notice another aircraft on the runway or hear its radio transmissions.
Accident/Incident Investigation, COVID-19, In-depth Feature
Erratic Flight Path
The AAIB says a go-around incident might have been a result of the flight crew’s significant time away from flying during the pandemic.
Accident Investigation, In-depth Feature
Unseen
The inability of each pilot to see and avoid the other’s airplane caused a fatal midair collision in Alaska, the NTSB says.
Accident Investigation, In-depth Feature, Runway Safety
Off Center
The pilots were so focused on trying to set up the A320 to land on the runway centerline that they failed to consider a go-around, accident investigators say.
Flight Training, In-depth Feature
Defining Resilience
Explaining the term is easy; putting the concept into practice is more challenging.
In-depth Feature, Runway Safety
An Enhanced Campaign Against Runway Excursions
An international team of aviation professionals offers nearly 100 recommendations aimed at preventing overruns and veer-offs.
In-depth Feature, News, Runway Safety
TSB of Canada Urges Action to Prevent Runway Accidents
The agency’s safety Watchlist 2020 says runway incursions are increasing while the number of overruns remains constant.
Basic Aviation Risk Standard, In-depth Feature, News
Q&A with David Anderson, Managing Director, Flight Safety Foundation’s BARS Program
David Anderson shares insights about FSF’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program, including how it has been affected by COVID-19.
Metal Fatigue Cited in Air France A380’s Uncontained Engine Failure
The final BEA report says ‘cold dwell’ fatigue phenomenon is widely misunderstood.