SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
Tremors
A mass casualty aviation mishap caused by a lack of professionalism has yet to strike; but it’s clear that tremors of unprofessionalism rumble just beneath the surface. From the flight…
Clearing the Air on Family Assistance, Part III: If The Unthinkable Happens, Will We Be In It Alone?
In your response plan development, you should decide whether to provide family assistance on your own, entrust assistance support to a service provider, or develop a hybrid approach. Recent mishap…
Promoting Safety Communication Within the Aviation Department
Whether it is to get the passengers to their destination on time, return an aircraft to service before its next scheduled flight or put together a complicated 5-day trip, our…
From Where I Sit…Flight Deck Automation. Have We Gone Too Far?
Our cockpits continue to be increasingly automated. Autopilots, flight directors, flight management systems and electronic flight information systems (EFIS) glass displays are designed to reduce fatigue and allow us to…
Book Review: Implementing Safety Management Systems In Aviation
By Alan J. Stolzer, Carl D. Halford and John J. Goglia Ashgate Publishing, First Edition, 430 pages; ISBN 978-1-4094-0165-0 Do you consider yourself a serious aviation safety professional? Beyond a…
Maximize Your Training Opportunities Spending the time to coordinate and customize
Cost control is a focus for many of us in the current economic environment. Initiatives to reduce fuel costs, delay capital investments and find more efficient ways to train are…
Clearing the Air on Family Assistance, Part II: Family Assistance. So What IS It?
“When it comes to working with survivors and family members, I recognize that there are resource limitations, cultural sensitivities and, quite frankly, emotional anxiety. But I will tell you three…
Does Compliance Imply Safety?
Our aviation industry is heavily regulated. At least, that’s how it appears to those of us on the inside. Governments in all corners of the globe create rules that seem…
From Where I Sit…We should never grow tired of dealing with fatigue
Fatigue: A battledress or uniform worn by military for use in combat as opposed to “display” dress or formal uniform worn at parades and functions. For ex-military pilots this definition of…
