SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
Evaluating Safety When Selecting Air Charters
“When travelers arrange an on-demand charter flight, they do so believing the flight will be safe. They implicitly trust that FAA standards, the charter company Standard Operating Procedures, and the…
Implementing a Fatigue Management Program: A Human Factors Dimension to Your SMS
Chapter 11 of ISBAO centers on a Fatigue Management program. Introduced as its own chapter in 2016, the section emphasizes the need to have a Fatigue Management Plan (FMP), which…
What is the Best SMS Tool? – YOU ARE!
Do you remember the old U.S. Army recruiting posters depicting “Uncle Sam” and the slogan, “I Want You”? It might be a throwback to a challenging time when our nation…
Staying Engaged: Fighting the Three-Headed Dragon
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, when you live near one.” Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit I’d like to introduce you to KODAPPP –…
sUAS Crisis Management: Ensuring Successful Communications During Crisis Response Operations
In 2017, the United States endured many natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other forms of destruction. Throughout these national crises and incidents, the small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) industry launched…
Defeating Startle—Training You Cannot Afford to Live Without
Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) is becoming ever more widely recognized as a necessity in combating the grim statistics associated with Loss of Control Inflight (LOC-I). The International Civil…
Eliminating Confusion within your SMS – SPIs, SPTs vs KPIs
For those operators within IBAC’s IS-BAO and IS-BAH programs who are voluntarily developing and implementing a Safety Management System (SMS) to move above mere regulatory requirements, IBAC standard enhancements over…
The Need to Ensure Skill Proficiency in Oxygen Mask Use
All pilots have undergone emergency mask training in accordance with the high altitude endorsement (HAE). This training is performed in FAA-approved simulators emphasizing the importance of rapid donning of the…
Instructor Diversity: Is it Good for You?
Within the aviation community, no two pilots are alike. Each has strengths and weaknesses, good and not-so-good techniques, and their own combination of skills, experience, and instinct. Which pilot is…
