Why you should know more about Mid Air Collisions?

Why you should know more about Mid Air Collisions?

 

 

As you read this Safety Blog, I ask you to read and pay close attention why accidents happen?

On my previous post I wrote about and How to Avoid a Mid Air Collision? So, through the many stories regarding incidents and accidents I offer look to all Pilots that seem familiar with this term, why you should know the Causes of Midair’s.

I want to share today a very interesting post, what causes in- flight collisions? Certainly, increasing traffic and higher closing speeds represent potential, so for instance a Jet and a Light Twin have a closing speed of about 760 mph. It takes a minimum of 10 seconds, says the FAA, for any Pilot to spot traffic, identify it, realize it’s a collision threat, react and have his aircraft respond, but two planes converging at 740 mph will be less than 10 seconds apart when pilots are first able to detect each other, these problems are heightened by the fact that our air traffic control and radar facilities are in some cases, overloaded and limited.

These are all casual factors, but the reason most often noted in the statistics reads (Failure of Pilot to see other aircraft) – failure of the see-and –avoid system. In most incidents and accidents, so at least one of the pilots involved could have seen the other in time to avoid contact, if he had just been using his eyes properly, so it’s really that complex, vulnerable little organ-the human eye –which is the leading cause of in-flight collision. Always take a look at how its limitations affect your flight.

Studies of the midair collision problem from certain definite warning patterns, it may be surprising to some that nearly all midair collisions occur during daylight hours and in VFR conditions.

Maybe not so surprising is that the majority happen within five miles of an airport, in the areas of greatest traffic concentration, and usually on warm weekend afternoons when more pilots are doing more flying. Not looking out at all, and /or completely blocking your peripheral vision, is an invitation to an in-flight collision.

Always consider How to Scan, Scan Patterns, The Time –Sharing Plan, the Panel Scan inside your cockpit, and use continuously the Collision Avoidance Checklist. So, Collision Avoidance involves much more than proper eyeball techniques, you can be the most conscientious scanner in the world and still have an in –flight collision if you disregard other important factors in the overall see-and avoid picture, constantly it might be helpful to use a Collision Avoidance Checklist as you do in your routine pre takeoff and landing list, so, such a Checklist might include the following nine items and be aware at all times of your flight:

1.       Check Yourself.

2.       Plan Ahead.

3.       Clean Windows.

4.       Adhere to SOPs.

5.       Avoid Crows.

6.       Compensate for Design.

7.       Equip for Safety.

8.       Talk and Listen.

9.       Scan: This is the most important part of your Checklist of course, is to keep looking where you are going and to watch for traffic, don’t forget make use of your scan constantly.

These power strategies are to help you to think safety in your flights.

There is no way to say whether the inexperienced pilot or the older, more experienced pilot is most likely to be involved in an in – flight collision. A begging pilot has so much to think about he may forget to look around, on the other hand , the older pilot,  having sat through many hours of boring flight without spotting any hazardous traffic , may grow complacent and forget to scan. No pilot is invulnerable. (Source AOPA)