Sun, May 02, 2010
Flight Operations Risk Management Service (FORMS) Available For
Bizjets
Introduced in 2009, Gulfstream's
Flight Operations Risk Management Service (FORMS) resembles Flight
Monitoring/Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FDM/FOQA) programs
utilized by the commercial airline industry. Gulfstream says FORMS
increases operational safety by objectively and accurately
measuring exposure to known risks, such as unstable approaches,
system operating limits and adverse runway operations. Forty-four
Gulfstream aircraft are enrolled in the service and the company
expects more to follow.
"With FORMS, there's no guess work,
just a quantifiable assessment of the crew's performance and the
potential for risks," said Randy Gaston, vice president, Flight
Operations, Gulfstream. "We can then use that information to create
real-world training that mitigates those risks. It really is a
cutting-edge safety enhancement."
FlightSafety International is working closely with Gulfstream on
this initiative and will use the feedback from FORMS to incorporate
into training scenarios. "The information that FORMS provides
will allow us to train pilots on specific areas of improvement,"
said David Davenport, regional operations manager and Savannah
Learning Center manager, FlightSafety. "We are looking forward to
expanding our training scenarios based on the feedback we receive
from FORMS. This is a win-win situation for Gulfstream
operators."
FORMS consists of two components, a
Quick Access Recorder (QAR) to collect data and a monitoring
service provided by Austin Digital Inc. of Texas to analyze it. The
system records when defined takeoff, climb, cruise, descent,
approach and landing parameters have been exceeded. When this
occurs, the system identifies and analyzes the conditions present
during the event and provides a summary to the operator. Gulfstream
then receives consolidated fleet data with which to enhance pilot
training.
"Our in-service analysis of this system demonstrated that operators
using FORMS have fewer unstable approaches than operators not using
the system," Gaston said. "Feedback to pilots during the training
program, and directly via their own safety stand downs, ensures
adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), which greatly
improves operating safety."
The QAR captures the same information as a flight-data recorder but
comes with a removable compact flash drive that has the capability
to record hundreds of hours of data. It does not require a
technician or specialized equipment for removal.
The system is available through an aircraft service change for the
Gulfstream G550, G500, G450, G350, G400, and G300.
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