Thu, Oct 12, 2006
Aero-Tips!
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Aero-Tips 10.12.06
According to the AOPA Air Safety Foundation over 70%
of all lightplane mishaps are the result of human factors-pilot
error. And here's what the FAA calls the "top 10" most
frequent causes of pilot-error accidents:
- Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning.
- Failure to attain and/or maintain flying speed.
- Failure to maintain direction control.
- Improper level off.
- Failure to see and avoid objects or obstructions.
- Mismanagement of fuel.
- Improper in-flight decisions or planning.
- Misjudgment of distance and speed.
- Selection of unsuitable terrain.
- Improper operation of flight controls.
In coming days we'll be looking at each of these factors in
turn... and discovering ways to avoid falling victim to the "top
10" accident causes.
Aero-tip of the day: Recognize the
high-risk flight operations that lead to mishaps, so you can avoid
repeating mishap history.
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