SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
The Care of Survivors and Families
The plan for your response to survivors and their families is one of the most important parts of your program. If you make mistakes as you manage your response to…
SMS is good for everyone…So what’s in it for me?
A Safety Management System is visible proof of organizational professionalism and commitment. Many organizations are implementing SMS because they believe it has been mandated. But just as many organizations are…
Clearing the Air
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” “…and I said, ‘Mr. President, we had an accident today. It’s a disaster.’ And his first response was, ‘Where…
Eat this Fly Better
No one would argue against the statement that insufficient sleep impairs a pilot’s ability to focus and react to stressful situations. So if poor dietary choices cause many of the…
Book Review: Our Wake Up Call COMM CHECK: The Final Flight of the Shuttle Columbia
Even smart, well-intentioned people are capable of negligence. In their book, The Final Flight of the Shuttle Columbia, co-authors Michael Cabbage and William Harwood explain how NASA’s best and brightest…
Sustaining Your Safety Management System
Recently, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt stated: “The cost of SMS is far less than the cost of an accident.” Saying that you don’t have time for SMS is the functional…
A Culture Of Readiness And Responsibility
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer,German theologian In the preceding SM4 newsletter we stepped away from the written plan and examined the elements…
Minding The Gap
Your phone rings and one of your captains reports he had an altitude deviation during the JAKIE arrival procedure into teterboro. The crew was assigned a “Descend Via” clearance and…
From Where I Sit…
When Global Aerospace told me that they hoped students would participate in SM4 and use its resources, I listened closely. Students spend time in my ballpark; I’m the Director of…
