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Anything to oblige
Early on a Saturday morning in November 2013, the captain of a South Korean Sikorsky S-76 helicopter came to a decision. The weather in...
Lucky Lindy
May 20th this year marks the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St...
The myths of pilot error
Since the legend of Icarus, pilots have copped the blame for not following policies (i.e. don’t fly too close to the sun) and causing...
7 February 2017—22 March 2017
BOEING 787 8 - ATA 2497 ELECTRICAL POWER WIRING - HARNESS - CHAFED WIRING. DR 611749683
During routine inspection on #2 engine during check C,...
Keep focus, keep your head
Thomas P. Turner discusses the dangers of distraction and the myth of multi-tasking
I was training the pilot of a Beech Baron 58. After time...
Kosciuszko in flames
A little-known Polish tragedy 30 years ago is an uncomfortable reminder that uncontained engine failures can turn an everyday flight into a dire emergency...
Obvious, with hindsight
Matthew Tomlinson
15 seconds. That was all it took. From the threat first being detected, to a potentially deadly situation, took just 15 seconds. This...
22 November 2016—7 February 2017
LYCOMING IO360 A1A–ATA 8500 ENGINE RECIPROCATING–PISTON ENGINE–Indication. DR 611649321
Oil annunciator panel light illuminated. Oil pressure gauge reading low pressure. Oil temperature gauge reading high...
Oh, the humanity: why smart people do dumb things
The discipline of human factors has much to offer, and much work to do, in sport and recreational aviation.
Veteran US pilot, Jay Hopkins, in...
Human after all
An overview of safety which takes a fundamentally different approach to people’s roles and talents has found some high-level corporate support.
Qantas has a deserved...
