Potential Flight Hazards

Potential Flight Hazards

 

The behavior of a flight crew is influenced by a variety of factors !!

 

A Safe Pilot Always constantly makes Good Judgment. So let’s review what’s Good Judgment to you as a Private or Commercial Pilot?

It is the ability to make an instant decision, which assures the safest possible prolongation of the flight.

But Good Judgment may frequently be a series of evaluations, made completed a period of minutes, hours, or even longer, that keeps you as a good and Safety Pilot out of danger.

Remember a Good Judgment guarantees the positive aspect of flying safe.

So, Judgment occasionally is not easily to defined, but one definition very clear is that Judgment is good, common sense, as applied to the making of decisions, particularly correct decisions, and sense relates to an intense awareness, consciousness, and understanding of all the factors which are complex in making a correct decision, this expression sense in Aviation Safety is generally applied to a person’s ability to act effectively and positively in any particular situation.

Accident Cause Factors

 

 

 

 

 

The factors in all Sectors of the Aviation Safety Triangle.

 

The 10 most frequent cause factors for general aviation accidents that involve the pilot-in-command are:

                                         

1. Inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning.

2. Failure to obtain and/or maintain flying speed.

3. Failure to maintain direction control.

4. Improper level off.

5. Failure to see and avoid objects or obstructions.

6. Mismanagement of fuel.

7. Improper inflight decisions or planning.

8. Misjudgment of distance and speed.

9. Selection of unsuitable terrain.

10. Improper operation of flight controls.

This list remains relatively stable and points out the need for continued refresher training to establish a higher level of flight proficiency for all pilots. A part of the FAA's continuing effort to promote increased aviation safety is the Aviation Safety Program. For information on Aviation Safety Program activities contact your nearest Flight Standards District Office.

 

Source: AIM / FAA

 

Safety is No Accident! Fly Safely !!!