Flight Safety
If you knew that today was the day an accident would occur you probably wouldn't
even bother getting out of bed. Since this is never the case and a lapse in awareness can
be deadly, situational awareness (SA) is your best defense against unforeseen accidents.
The following is a brief discussion of what causes loss of SA and some hints to avoid
these pitfalls.
From the very first flight lesson, navigation is taught as your highest priority as a pilot.
Communication, sightseeing and all other tasks involved in flight are taught to be
subordinate to this. Keeping awareness of your current situation and anticipating what
will or could happen in the near future is a time consuming task but critical to your
survival.
Monitoring is critical to your survival and focus is an area where it is
exceptionally easy to become distracted by a single input and lose awareness of your
surroundings. Unfortunately, humans have limits to how much we can see and hear at the
same time. If we had to put our monitoring goal into one rule, it would be: Be aware of
what you need to and ignore everything else. That's very easy to say and probably
impossible to do. While it may sometime become necessary to tune out distractions and
devote your attention to a single event, you must never concentrate solely on one thing
and ignore everything else for long.
· Focus on a broad region -- keep the big picture
· Focus on a narrow region -- pay attention to detail
· Focus on the right information -- don't get sidetracked or distracted
Once you are properly focused you must properly evaluate what your senses are
telling you. Comprehension is key to evaluation, once you interpret and comprehe...
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Flight Tasks ChecklistMalfunctionsTraffic watchATC communicationsRadar monitoringStudying approach chartLooking for airportNew first officerFatigueMiscellaneous Total 22 19 16 6 12 14 3 10 10 2 169
Now that you're scared witless, here are some tips to improve your SA and make flying a
safer and more enjoyable experience.
· focus attention on details while keeping the big picture
· anticipate, stay ahead of the airplane
· consider contingencies, have a plan for the 'what if situations
· have a plan for handling distractions, especially malfunctions
· use all available resources for awareness
And by the way, have a safe flight.
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http://avstop.com/Stories/NIGHTFLYING.htm
http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/AAM-400/spatial.html
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