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Eagle County Aviation Association
Local Interest Groups Facilitate Safety Later tonight I’m scheduled to lecture to the Eagle County Aviation Association about special airspace and TFR’s. Small local groups are a great way to get to know other pilots, facilitate open communication and to learn about the local flight environment. Our own Eagle County Aviation Association is a good […]
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Small Children in Small Airplanes
Advice on taking your little ones flying… In the past couple months I have been asked several times what I thought about taking small children flying. I thought I would share my thoughts on the topic for those of you parents and grand-parents itching to take little ones flying. First, let’s recognize that small children […]
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Aviation Safety Ramifications of Flight Crew Personnel Using Ketosis Diets
Fad diets impact the ability to think. Aviation Safety Ramifications of Flight Crew Personnel Using Ketosis Diets By: Loren French The last 5 years have brought about an explosion in the usage of fad diets to combat overweight bodies and obesity. Some of these diets induce a physiological condition called ketosis to accelerate weight loss. […]
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Flight Safety and the Ketosis Diet
Are ketosis diets safe for active pilots? In the past 5 years there has been explosive use of low carbohydrate, high protein and high fat nutritional approaches. Although the long term benefits of these nutritional approaches will be debated for quite some time their immediate impacts to the human body are quite clear. Diets such […]
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Flight Icing Considerations for General Aviation Aircraft
An important topic for flying in the Colorado Rockies. I figured a post on fight icing is due. Tis the season for flight icing. Today, I’m watching it snow and my flight lessons for the day have been cancelled due to inclement weather. In-flight icing represents a severe threat to the safety of general aviation […]
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Flight Icing Considerations for General Aviation Aircraft
Full Paper For many pilots the term “In-Flight Icing” conjures up thoughts of terror in the cockpit when being caught off-guard by unexpected icing. In reality, in-flight icing can be a very severe threat to any aircraft, especially general aviation aircraft. Eventually, even pilots who embark under ideal conditions each flight will eventually find themselves […]
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The Hot Stick Cowboy Pilot | B-52 Crash, Lt. Col. Holland, June 24, 1994
Human Factors Analysis of June 24, 1994 – B-52 Crash On June 24, 1994 Lt. Col. Holland was practicing maneuvers for an air show. While executing a "go-around" at 250 feet altitude, the plane stalled and fell out of the air. For the vast majority of humanity, learning, and therefore changes in behavior often only […]
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CRM is more than just being nice!
Crew Resource Management Continental Airlines Flight 1943 Continental Airlines flight 1943 illustrates a unique CRM problem unlike that of most aviation accidents. In February of 1996, the crew of a Douglass DC-9 accidentally landed gear-up in Houston, Texas. Unlike most crews involved in accidents, this crew was very friendly, they liked each other, and they […]
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Density Altitude
There are more factors than just Altitude and Temperature Most people commonly believe there are only two factors related to determining density altitude: field elevation and temperature. The belief that these are the only factors stems from the age-old use of the “density altitude chart” that every pilot encounters in textbooks, on tests, and in […]
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Communicating with Air Traffic Control
Proper Terminology and Read-Back Procedures Increases Safety and Efficiency Several days ago a new student pilot posed the question: "Why does is the communications with ATC so structured, and is it necessary that we follow that structure? Using proper terminology and read-back procedures increases safety and keeps everyone in the know as to your aircraft’s […]
