Flight Safety Foundation AeroSafety World 2006

Flight Safety Foundation’s full-color monthly magazine titled Aviation Safety World when it was launched in July 2006 was renamed AeroSafety World in January 2007.

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December 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World December 2006 [PDF 5.4M]

Features

Blast-free Fuel Tanks? 5 pages. [PDF 841K]

The FAA has a plan that it says will reduce the risk of aircraft fuel tank explosions.
Critics aren’t so sure.

Antonov Blacklist 6 pages. [PDF 314K]

Hundreds of the aircraft have been targeted for grounding until their airworthiness is assured.

Filling the Envelope 3 pages. [PDF 260K]

How risky are average weights?

Pressing the Approach 6 pages. [PDF 297K]

A NASA study of 19 recent accidents yields a new perspective on pilot error.

Auditing Human Management 2 pages. [PDF 128K]

FSF Audit team found 70 percent of the audited — had no administrative tracking of crew duty or rest deviations from flight operations manual (FOM) standards.

Break, Distort or Yield 4 pages. [PDF 274K]

Updated approach lighting system standards address risks during the 100-millisecond impact of an airplane.

Flying Blind 3 pages.[PDF 245K]

When an aircraft is engulfed in blowing dirt or snow, the onset of IMC usually is instantaneous.

Change of Plan 3 pages. [PDF 325K]

Sixth in a series focusing on approach and landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Departments

President’sMessage | Your Voice [PDF 98K]

EditorialPage | Instilling Culture [PDF 73K]

FoundationFocus | The Laura Taber Barbour Award [PDF 121K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 67K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 1.3M]

LeadersLog | Mark V. Rosenker [PDF 122K]

FoundationFocus | Membership Update [PDF 86K]

LeadersLog | James K. Coyne [PDF 390K]

DataLink | Close Calls [PDF 127K]

InfoScan | Mind in Flight [PDF 142K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 438K]

November 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World November 2006 [PDF 4.2M]

Features

If You Don’t Snooze, You Lose 5 pages. [PDF 246K]

There’s more to fighting on-the-job fatigue than simply limiting the number of hours worked.

Basic Needs 7 pages. [PDF 525K]

Sub-Saharan Africa cannot afford to delay air transport infrastructure upgrades.

Listen Up! 3 pages. [PDF 207K]

A study seeks to model — and improve — passenger attention to safety briefings.

Balancing Cargo Safety 6 pages. [PDF 385K]

The United States grapples with a relatively high accident rate in freight operations.

Rebuilding Airport Safety 4 pages. [PDF 295K]

Airport managers and pilots must take precautions so that changes in taxiway and runway configuration during construction and maintenance do not create a hazard.

Audit Management 2 pages. [PDF 147K]

An effective safety management system should be an essential ingredient in all flight departments.

Tricks of Light 2 pages. [PDF 159K]

Fifth in a series focusing on approach and landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Shutting Out the Noise 4 pages. [PDF 623K]

Technological advances have resulted in headsets that enhance communication and protect pilots’ hearing.

Cross-Control Upset 5 pages. [PDF 248K]

The Metro’s autopilot was engaged when the pilots induced a sideslip to balance fuel. When the autopilot reached its control limits and disengaged, the aircraft rolled and entered a spiral dive.

Departments

President’sMessage | An Introduction [PDF 119K]

EditorialPage | Open Minds [PDF 92K]

AirMail | Letters From Our Readers [PDF 264K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 61K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 268K]

LeadersLog | Basil J. Barimo [PDF 121K]

DataLink | Looking East [PDF 150K]

InfoScan | Airworthiness Now [PDF 183K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 427K]

October 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World October 2006 [PDF 4.5M]

Features

Laptops With Legs 5 pages. [PDF 391K]

Wireless broadband connectivity is helping maintenance technicians improve efficiency and safety, but only when they have the right device for the job.

Fatal Calculation 7 pages. [PDF 532K]

Failure of the flight crew to detect a computer programming error led to inadequate takeoff performance by their 747.

The Way 2 pages. [PDF 128K]

FSF Audit Team recommendations to correct several of the its most frequent findings.

Losing the Cabin 9 pages. [PDF 618K]

Insights on civil aircraft depressurization.

Wrong Airport 2 pages. [PDF 125K]

Fourth in a series focusing on approach and landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Automation Revisited 2 pages. [PDF 310K]

A study is seeking answers to continuing and evolving questions about the optimal human/machine interface.

Growing Pains 4 pages. [PDF 291K]

The process of creating a Europe-wide aviation regulatory authority has not been smooth; given the need, anything but success seems unthinkable.

Departments

President’sMessage | Stepping Down [PDF 81K]

EditorialPage | Lost [PDF 68K]

AirMail | Letters From Our Readers [PDF 188K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 62K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 383K]

LeadersLog | Mike Ambrose [PDF 100K]

FoundationFocus | A Change at the Top [PDF 102K]

LeadersLog | Dr. Harold Demuren [PDF 308K]

DataLink | Good on You, Mates [PDF 142K]

InfoScan | Fit to Fly? [PDF 178K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 441K]

September 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World September 2006 [PDF 6.9M]

Features

Safe With Three 6 pages. [PDF 380K]

A 747 flight of nearly 11 hours with an engine shut down has touched off an international debate and a call for clear guidance for airlines.

Smooth Ride Low Cost 6 pages. [PDF 548K]

Automated turbulence reports and enhanced turbulence radar aim to further reduce the risk of in-flight injury.

Chilling Effects 2 pages. [PDF 1,100K]

Investigative authorities on two continents seek regulatory action on 10 anti-icing safety recommendations.

Guarding the Airways 3 pages. [PDF 220K]

Protective breathing equipment reduces risk of smoke inhalation injury.

When the Bottle Meets the Throttle 5 pages. [PDF 316K]

Alcoholism among flight crewmembers is rare but does exist. Afflicted pilots can turn to programs designed to help them stop drinking and keep their jobs.

CFIT on a Dark Night Departure 5 pages. [PDF 1,000K]

The pilots of the Learjet air ambulance likely were affected by fatigue during the VFR departure; a controller failed to relay radar altitude warnings.

Delayed Pull-Up 4 pages. [PDF 292K]

Third in a series focusing on approach-and-landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Audits Discover Consistent Inconsistency 2 pages. [PDF 120K]

Most common mistakes discovered by the FSF audit team.

A Clear View at Farnborough 2 pages. [PDF 188K]

Summary of the recent Farnborough Air Show.

Departments

President’sMessage | Keeping Pace [PDF 117K]

EditorialPage | Sweating the Small Stuff [PDF 102K]

AirMail | Letters From Our Readers [PDF 180K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 66K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 227K]

LeadersLog | Robert J. Aaronson [PDF 149K]

FoundationFocus | Membership Update [PDF 153K]

DataLink | Indispensable CRM [PDF 156K]

InfoScan | When Errors ‘Make Sense’ [PDF 170K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 456K]

August 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World August 2006 [PDF 4.8M]

Features

Rethinking Overrun Protection 7 pages. [PDF 1,500K]

Midway International Airport’s December 2005 accident makes airport operators reconsider installing the latest engineered materials arresting system.

Hypoxia Training Risks 2 pages. [PDF 889K]

Training sessions are a boon to aviation safety — but only when proper safeguards are applied.

European Ramp Checks 3 pages. [PDF 236]

The rate of ‘major’ deficiency findings in 2005 was highest for aircraft based in the ICAO Western and Central African Region and the Eastern and Southern African Region.

Misidentified Fix 3 pages. [PDF 231K]

Second in a series focusing on approach and landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Walking Into Trouble 7 pages. [PDF 464K]

Accidents involving human contact with propellers and rotor blades persist, despite safety efforts to prevent them.

Missed Cues 6 pages. [PDF 276K]

During a fatal night flight over the Gulf of Mexico, the pilots of the Sikorsky S-76A failed to detect cockpit indications of their descent to the water.

Managing the Escape 3 pages. [PDF 186K]

Consider an active passenger safety briefing, plain-language commands and keeping cabin crewmembers in sight to speed an evacuation.

CFIT Checklist Goes Digital 1 page. [PDF 103K]

A free Microsoft Excel worksheet reveals risk factors and solutions without manual calculations.

C-FOQA Advances 2 pages. [PDF 121K]

FSF Corporate-Flight Operational Quality Assurance (C-FOQA) team leading the drive to get corporate operators the safety benefits airlines are reaping from FOQA programs.

Departments

President’sMessage | Changes at the Speed of Flight [PDF 102K]

EditorialPage | Not Good Enough [PDF 98K]

AirMail | Letters From Our Readers [PDF 210K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 72K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 230K]

LeadersLog | Giovanni Bisignani [PDF 166K]

FoundationFocus | Members by Region [PDF 83K]

DataLink | 2005 Commercial Jet Hull Losses, Fatalities [PDF 166K]

InfoScan | Hazard Alert! Lunch Ahead [PDF 214K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 466K]

July 2006

Entire Issue

Aviation Safety World July 2006 [PDF 3.7M]

Features

Return of the Killers 6 pages. [PDF 316K]

Historic killers made an unwelcome comeback in 2005. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and loss of control (LOC) accidents returned after a brief hiatus, and the consequences were predictable.

Making ALAR Pervasive 14 pages. [PDF 732K]

Five years of workshops have propelled the FSF Approach and Landing Accident Reduction Tool Kit into many corners of the world. That’s not enough.

Night VMC 3 pages. [PDF 202K]

First in a series focusing on approach-and-landing incidents that might have resulted in controlled flight into terrain but for timely warnings by TAWS.

Core Lock 6 pages. [PDF 308K]

Investigators consider possibility of a condition that could prevent an in-flight restart.

Blood Pressure Near Redline 5 pages. [PDF 196K]

High blood pressure grounds pilots because of the risk of sudden incapacitation, but prompt treatment can return blood pressure to normal and put pilots back in cockpits.

One Size Fits All? 2 pages. [PDF 156K]

The danger of average weights.

Departments

President’sMessage | Growing Stronger [PDF 99K]

EditorialPage | Going Forward [PDF 92K]

AirMail | Letters From Our Readers [PDF 200K]

SafetyCalendar | Industry Events [PDF 66K]

InBrief | Safety News [PDF 272K]

LeadersLog | Dr. Assad Kotaite [PDF 160K]

FoundationFocus | Membership Update [PDF 102K]

LeadersLog | Andre Auer [PDF 227K]

LeadersLog | Marion C. Blakey [PDF 112K]

DataLink | NTSB 2005 Accident Statistics [PDF 110K]

InfoScan | Resources [PDF 231K]

OnRecord | Recent Accidents and Incidents [PDF 724K]