Past ASRS research has documented that the "hurry-up syndrome" ? any situation in which pilot performance is degraded by a perceived or actual need to rush the completion of cockpit tasks ? often results in downstream safety incidents. In practical terms, this means that omissions or oversights made during pre-flight and taxi-out often manifest themselves … Continue reading The Hurry-Up Syndrome Revisited
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Oxygen Irregularities
Both pilots and controllers are educated to recognize the effects of oxygen deprivation and hypoxia. This training can be vital in safely resolving oxygen-related pilot incapacitation. Several ASRS reports illustrate: While at FL250 on an IFR flight plan, my oxygen line became disconnected from the regulator. I could hear the oxygen escaping and thought the … Continue reading Oxygen Irregularities
Where NOT To Do a Run-Up
A general aviation pilot recently supplied ASRS with a compelling tale of "wrong way" ground navigation: I had flown into [airport] for the first time two days prior [to incident]... The Ground controller gave me excellent progressive taxi instructions to the general aviation tiedown area. [On day of incident] I was cleared to taxi to … Continue reading Where NOT To Do a Run-Up
I learned about long straight-ins from that… by Jim Sokoloff
I have been away for 3 week due to poor weather in New England and my normal CFI was on vacation for the 4th weekend. So I called another local FBO and scheduled a session of dual for Sat morning (the 4th). New instructor John is exactly that: new, just got his CFI in late … Continue reading I learned about long straight-ins from that… by Jim Sokoloff