SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
Are you Ready for Thermal-Runaway?
Thermal runaway has been on our radar for a while, as you will surely remember the Japan Airlines B-787 that caught fire while sitting on the ramp in 2013. Thus…
Protect Your Network in the Air and on the Ground by Learning Cyber Security Basics
Cyber Security continues to be a global concern affecting every industry, including business aviation. The news is plagued with stories of companies that have had their networks compromised by criminals…
Vetting and Selecting a Supplemental Lift Provider
Most organizations that own and operate their own aviation assets are not very keen on bringing in an external lift provider. Likely, there are two principal reasons: First, they believe…
Why You Need a “Business Aircraft Use Policy”
In today’s era of IS-BAO, most flight departments have a well-defined and documented Flight Operations Manual, which clearly outlines the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft. But many companies…
The Fatigue Impact of Multi-Segment Flying
Pilots know fatigue all too well. Changing time zones, early starts, and delays have always been an inherent part of the job. But over the past few years, improving aircraft…
Love of the Game
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” –Steven Pressfield, The War of Art Remember the first…
Change Management: What is it? When Should I Use it?
We are asked quite often for a detailed explanation of how to “manage change” and why we must do so in an aviation organization. The simplest answer is that changes…
Taking on Spins & Stalls – A Brief History
More than 100 years ago, as the Wright brothers experimented with different aircraft designs, they recognized that control of a flying aircraft would be the most crucial and hardest problem…
Developing a Safety Culture Through an Internal Pilot Qualification Program
As the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) industry continues to grow rapidly, large organizations are latching on to this industry‐altering technology and creating various models to scale and implement unmanned…
