Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

CNN Drone Waiver Paves Path for Wider Use over People

Waiver allow CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl.

Regulations and Government

October 31, 2017

EASA Recommends TAWS in Light Turbine Airplanes

The bulletin specifically recommends that both commercial and private operators install TAWS that meets the requirements for Class B equipment.

Avionics

October 30, 2017

FAA Bulletin Clarifies Runway Status Light Procedures

Runway status lights provide a visual signal indicating when it is unsafe to enter or cross a runway and begin or continue a takeoff.

Airports

October 30, 2017

Citing Safety, Collins Zaps 10K Approaches from Navdata

Manually edited or temperature compensated “Climb To” altitudes in the databases could "command the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction."

Avionics

October 30, 2017

Videos

Challenger/A380 Encounter Occurred Amid Rising Wake-vortex Concerns

EASA scrutinizing issue as part of broader risk-reduction focus.

Accidents

October 26, 2017

NATA Appeals To FAA To Take On Illegal Charters

Speaking during the FAA GA Safety Summit, NATA's Deere also highlighted the expansion of the ACSF ASAP program to all regions in the lower 48 states.

Charter & Fractional

October 26, 2017

Episode 06: The Perils of Hypoxia

In this episode of The Human Factor, pilot George Braly recounts a flight where he lost consciousness due to a kinked oxygen hose.

Safety

October 18, 2017

Business Aviation and Addiction

The industry needs to learn from the airlines and treat addiction as a disease, not a moral failing.

Safety

October 11, 2017

Argus Launches Operational Excellence Program

Argus International is giving flight departments an opportunity to further improve in safety and other areas.

Safety

October 11, 2017

IBAC Expands, Revises Operations Initiatives at 15-Year Milestone

After a listening tour, IBAC streamlines and modernizes its process flow.

ATC

October 10, 2017

Baldwin Offers New Risk Assessment Tool

Enhanced assessments apply to all phases of flight and focus on human factors.

Accidents

October 10, 2017

UTAS Puts Newest Pitot Probe On Longitude

First business jet platform for newly advanced sensors.

Avionics

October 10, 2017

Skyvector Details New Weather Products

Skyvector's new MRMS and cloud top height layer products provide improved weather radar and high-altitude cloud data

Avionics

October 9, 2017

Duncan Aviation Offering Flat-rate LoPresti BoomBeam Installs

The installation work can be done as ADS-B and other installations are performed on customer aircraft at Duncan's satellite shops.

Aircraft

October 9, 2017

Cobham, Avionica Team on SwiftBroadband-Safety for Bizjets

System splits safety, non-critical comms over single channel,

Avionics

October 8, 2017

Industry Embraces HeliOffshore’s Constructive Safety Approach

The new association has garnered significant support for a more managed approach to improving safety in challenging environments.

Rotorcraft

October 5, 2017

Episode 05: Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 2

Dennis Murphy was forced to ditch his Cessna 402B in the Straights of Florida after an engine fire.

Accidents

October 4, 2017

Fatal Bizav Accidents Up 43% in First Nine Months

Fatal accidents of business jets and turboprops increased 42.8 percent year-over-year in the first nine months, while fatalities climbed by 43.5 percent.

Safety

October 3, 2017

Bizcraft Operators Advised To Wait on iOS 11 Upgrade

Devices on iOS 11 using Bluetooth/plug-in GPS receivers for position data can experience loss of GPS signal when carried on aircraft exceeding 300 knots.

Avionics

October 2, 2017

Torqued: Court Decisions Raise Questions about FAA Decision-making

An appeals court uses scathing language to take the agency to task for two recent FAA actions.

Safety

October 2, 2017

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

CNN Drone Waiver Paves Path for Wider Use over People

Waiver allow CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl.

EASA Recommends TAWS in Light Turbine Airplanes

The bulletin specifically recommends that both commercial and private operators install TAWS that meets the requirements for Class B equipment.

FAA Bulletin Clarifies Runway Status Light Procedures

Runway status lights provide a visual signal indicating when it is unsafe to enter or cross a runway and begin or continue a takeoff.

Citing Safety, Collins Zaps 10K Approaches from Navdata

Manually edited or temperature compensated “Climb To” altitudes in the databases could "command the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction."

Videos

More Articles

Challenger/A380 Encounter Occurred Amid Rising Wake-vortex Concerns

EASA scrutinizing issue as part of broader risk-reduction focus.

NATA Appeals To FAA To Take On Illegal Charters

Speaking during the FAA GA Safety Summit, NATA's Deere also highlighted the expansion of the ACSF ASAP program to all regions in the lower 48 states.

Episode 06: The Perils of Hypoxia

In this episode of The Human Factor, pilot George Braly recounts a flight where he lost consciousness due to a kinked oxygen hose.

Business Aviation and Addiction

The industry needs to learn from the airlines and treat addiction as a disease, not a moral failing.

Argus Launches Operational Excellence Program

Argus International is giving flight departments an opportunity to further improve in safety and other areas.

IBAC Expands, Revises Operations Initiatives at 15-Year Milestone

After a listening tour, IBAC streamlines and modernizes its process flow.

Baldwin Offers New Risk Assessment Tool

Enhanced assessments apply to all phases of flight and focus on human factors.

UTAS Puts Newest Pitot Probe On Longitude

First business jet platform for newly advanced sensors.

Skyvector Details New Weather Products

Skyvector's new MRMS and cloud top height layer products provide improved weather radar and high-altitude cloud data

Duncan Aviation Offering Flat-rate LoPresti BoomBeam Installs

The installation work can be done as ADS-B and other installations are performed on customer aircraft at Duncan's satellite shops.

Cobham, Avionica Team on SwiftBroadband-Safety for Bizjets

System splits safety, non-critical comms over single channel,

Industry Embraces HeliOffshore’s Constructive Safety Approach

The new association has garnered significant support for a more managed approach to improving safety in challenging environments.

Episode 05: Engine Fire Forces Water Landing, Part 2

Dennis Murphy was forced to ditch his Cessna 402B in the Straights of Florida after an engine fire.

Fatal Bizav Accidents Up 43% in First Nine Months

Fatal accidents of business jets and turboprops increased 42.8 percent year-over-year in the first nine months, while fatalities climbed by 43.5 percent.

Bizcraft Operators Advised To Wait on iOS 11 Upgrade

Devices on iOS 11 using Bluetooth/plug-in GPS receivers for position data can experience loss of GPS signal when carried on aircraft exceeding 300 knots.

Torqued: Court Decisions Raise Questions about FAA Decision-making

An appeals court uses scathing language to take the agency to task for two recent FAA actions.

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