| SM4 PARTNER FEATURE |
| How Supply Chain/External Vendors Can Impact Your SMS Performance
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| Vendor safety performance can directly impact your organization's safety performance, particularly if associated with critical safety functions. Monitoring your vendors to KPIs suggests you have set them appropriately. In reality, many organizations intend, yet fall short, departing or 'drifting1' away from stated objectives. The most prevalent weaknesses of an organization's quality and safety system are.... Read More |
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| NBAA Events |
| Aviation Safety Forum To Be Held at NBAA 2015
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| NBAA announced that its inaugural National Safety Forum will be conducted on the last day of the business aviation association’s annual convention, which will be held November 17 to 19 in Las Vegas. The day-long forum is tailored for aviation department managers, chief pilots, directors of maintenance, safety managers, schedulers/dispatchers, cabin crew and anyone interested in improving business aviation safety.... Read More |
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| FAA Advisory |
| SAFO 15009 Issued: Turbojet Braking Performance on Wet Runways |
| SAFO content is especially valuable to air carriers in meeting their statutory duty to provide service with the highest possible degree of safety in the public interest.The Federal Aviaton Administration recently issued SAFO 15009 to warn airplane operators and pilots that the advisory data for wet runway landings may not provide a safe stopping margin under all conditions. The SAFO can be viewed and downloaded.... Read More |
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| Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
| NAAA Launches UAV Safety Campaign |
| The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) has launched a UAV safety campaign to raise awareness and prevent accidents between UAV operators and low-altitude unmanned aircraft. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International expects agriculture to make up 80 percent of the potential market for commercial UAVs once the Federal Aviation Administration finalizes its rules regulating the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems.... Read More |
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| Pilot Training |
| Midair Collision Considerations |
| Midair collisions are rare, but when they do occur they're usually fatal. See-and-avoid techniques remain the foundation of avoiding midair collisions when flying VFR, but there are other precautions pilots in command can take to reduce the risk of tangling with other traffic in-flight. It’s important to define situations to be aware of and to watch out for.... Read More |
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FAA Notice |
| Operators Should Review New, Official Icing Holdover Times |
| Ice, snow and freezing rain may be the last thing on your mind during the hot summer months, but cold weather and icing conditions will be here before you know it. Now is a good time to prepare for safe winter flying and review the FAA's recently issued 2015-2016 Holdover Times.... Read More |
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News & Events
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| News |
MedAire, an SM4 Safety Partner, was named Canadian Business Aviation Association’s (CBAA) Industry Partner of the Month for August 2015. Learn More
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| Safety Training Events |
September 20 – 22, 2015 — Aircraft Builders Council Annual Conference — Location: The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City – Arlington, Virginia — Global Aerospace – Sponsoring and Presenting.... Learn More
October 5 – 7, 2015 — Commercial UAV Expo — Location: Las Vegas, NV — Panel: Scott Widmann, DPR Construction; Terry Miller, Transport Risk Management; Chris Proudlove, Global Aerospace; Gabriel Dobbs, Kespry.... Learn More
November 16, 2015 — NBAA 2015 Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference: an SM4 PARTNER EVENT — Panel Participant: Don Chupp, Fireside Partners Inc.
Time: 2:15pm – 3:30pm.... View Agenda
November 17 – 19, 2015 — NBAA 2015 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition — Location: Las Vegas, NV — Visit Global Aerospace at booth #C11612.... Learn More
November 16, 2015 — NBAA 2015 Single Pilot Safety Standdown "Pushing the Envelope on Loss of Control Prevention and Recovery" — Location: Las Vegas Convention Center — 9:30am – 3pm.... Learn More |
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