Pilots, passengers need to understand the risks
I think many of us have been saying this .... Blogger Scott Spangler writes that pilots and their passengers need a better understanding of the risks related to flight. By better understanding and accepting the risks, he writes, pilots and passengers would be better equipped to prevent acc...Tags: Passenger Briefing, Safety, Risk, Low Flight, over water
Aviation Safety & Unrealistic Expectations
Has the exemplary aviation safety record become its own worst enemy because it instills unrealistic expectations of risk in the minds of those fly? As a consequence, reactions to these infrequent but unpreventable circumstances instantly climbs to a level above and beyond hyperbole. - See more...Tags: Safety, Accident, Expectation
Tags: safety, seat belt
A True Story: Landing at the Wrong Airport- [Good story, kinda funny & instructive]
I've almost done it. Spent about 2 or 3 minutes visually lining up on a military airport instead of a small rural airport about 3 miles away (hidden by low clouds). I just kept thinking damn, that airport looks BIG !!! This ain't right! Rut Roh! Landed ...Tags: Wrong airport, learning, safety
Tags: GPS, safety