Blogs1 - 10 of 122 recent posts for tag:"air safety"
21
Nov
2009
Cactus 1549 – The Hudson, another look.

18 hours ago by Norman

A technical reconstruction of the Hudson Bay ditching.

The Digital Aviator - thedigitalaviator.com/blog · 4 references

Pilot Fatigue

23 hours ago by George Hatcher

We passengers have a problem. We don’t want our pilots falling asleep on the job. Behind that locked cockpit door, our pilots might well be dozing off. What can we do about it? Apparently aviation authorities are taking notice. In a September 2009 speech, the Secretary General of the International C ...

George Hatcher's Air ... - airflightdisaster.com · 2 references

20
Nov
2009
PBI ATC: One Bad Apple Won’t Spoil the Bunch

2 days ago by Robert Mark

One of t he truly enjoyable parts of life – for me at least – is the chance to travel often aboard a business airplane. If I’m not in the left seat, I’m usually pretty close as I was last week on board an Embraer Lineage enroute from West Palm Beach Florida to Teterboro. In the hours before this New ...

Jetwhine - jetwhine.com · Rank: 10,254 · 63 references

18
Nov
2009
Mumbai Aviation News

3 days ago by George Hatcher

Mumbai airport experienced a 35% drop on a runway shortened due to repair work. When visibility decreased, diversions to longer runways and areas of higher visibility increased, and several flights were discontinued entirely. Dating from October 27, on every Tuesday, from 12noon to 6pm, the intersec ...

George Hatcher's Air ... - airflightdisaster.com · 2 references

Progress, of a sort

4 days ago by Chris Taylor

08403v hanno, originally uploaded by A30yoyo. Professor Karl D. Stephan, author of the Engineering Ethics Blog, shares an interesting observation while reviewing Air Accident Investigation (3rd edition, 2006) by Mr. David Owen. I was intrigued by a photo of what has to have been one of the largest b ...

Taylor & Company - taylor-company.net · Rank: 129,388 · 6 references

17
Nov
2009
Yemenia Flight 626 Detailed Meteorological Analysis

4 days ago by George Hatcher

by Tim Vasquez posted with permission Flight details Flight 626 departed Sana’a, Yemen (IATA SAH, ICAO OYSN) at 29/1830 UTC (29/2130L) on a four-hour flight destined for Moroni, Comoris Islands (Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport, also known as Hahaya Airport, IATA HAH, ICAO FMCH, WMO 67002. ...

George Hatcher's Air ... - airflightdisaster.com · 2 references

Hudson River Airspace

4 days ago by George Hatcher

Thursday FAA’s new rules for Manhattan airspace go into effect. The Hudson River air corridor will be carved into separate areas for local and long-distance traffic. Local planes and helicopters will fly at 1,000 feet or less; those passing through NYV between 1,000 feet and 1,300 feet; and schedule ...

George Hatcher's Air ... - airflightdisaster.com · 2 references

13
Nov
2009
Secure Flight

8 days ago by coriolinus

My first contact with the program triggered all my phishing alerts: an unexpected email purporting to be from a trusted source asked for personal information. I’d have rejected it out of hand, but I do expect to fly as a passenger on commercial air soon and I’d rather not be turned back at the gate ...

the corioblog - coriolinus.net · 2 references

05
Nov
2009
When the Feds Revoke Your Pilot’s Certificate

17 days ago by Robert Mark

You NEVER, EVER want to receive a letter like this one from the FAA telling you that all your months or years of hard work and effort to win your pilot’s certificate have just gone up in smoke. After flying past Minneapolis a few weeks back, the FAA pulled the certificates of both of the Air Transpo ...

Jetwhine - jetwhine.com · Rank: 10,254 · 63 references

FAA Press Release: What Pilots Need to Know About Winter Flying

17 days ago by George Hatcher

October 2009 – In the November/December 2009 issue of FAA Aviation News, the focus is on winter flying safety, including icing avoidance strategies, safe operations on icy runways, snow/frost contamination, and more. In “On Thin Ice,” Aerospace Engineer Paul Pellicano writes about ice contamination, ...

George Hatcher's Air ... - airflightdisaster.com · 2 references

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