tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post5109713292366252113..comments2023-09-23T07:12:58.944-04:00Comments on Sulako's Blog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-36989771648207960852007-03-29T20:56:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:56:00.000-04:00I often think that non-pilots must think I am ghou...I often think that non-pilots must think I am ghoulish for the amount of time I spend scrutinizing accident reports. It's fascinating to see the layers peel back to find an accident cause, and to mine out the little nuggets of information that will keep me safer. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, "May you all be well and happy and safe," is about the best benediction I could receive. If I knew you in person I'd have you write it down, and I'd put it in my licence wallet.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-44439955712011323242007-03-28T16:29:00.000-04:002007-03-28T16:29:00.000-04:00Everytime I read about the awfulness of accidents ...Everytime I read about the awfulness of accidents in aircraft, I wonder if others who love pilots and want them to be safe , get the heart poundng, cold-trickle-in-the-gut feeling that I get. I know, in my head that this information sharing is a wonderful safety seminar on line. But my autonomic nervous system is saying something else. May you all be well and happy and safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-62732193923585948252007-03-27T18:09:00.000-04:002007-03-27T18:09:00.000-04:00I worked for years in aircrew training for the USA...I worked for years in aircrew training for the USAF ... which of course makes anything I say suspect ... unless you look at the overall safety stats of C-130s, C-141s, C-5s and C-17s ... and their dear departed brother the C-9. We were teaching CRM back in the early '70's before airlines called it that ... one thing I am convinced we did right.<BR/><BR/>In the USAF the flight engineer is always an enlisted technician, never a junior pilot, so the potential for not having an equal "say' in safety might seem higher.<BR/><BR/>One single phrase saved countless simulator crashes during training (and hopefully a lot of lives on the line). Each takeoff would have a standardized takeoff brief that gave the particulars of what was to be done and ended with <BR/><BR/>... _any_ crewmwmber noticing a safety of flight item prior to rotation will state the single word "Reject" and we'll stop straight ahead on the runway and investigate...<BR/><BR/>No thinking about what to say, no wondering if one is qualified to speak to the "skygod" and no ambiguity. Lives can be saved.Dave Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853160665847969116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-31535765222720183782007-03-27T12:52:00.000-04:002007-03-27T12:52:00.000-04:00"Any time anything isn't totally routine on a flig...<I>"Any time anything isn't totally routine on a flight, sit up and take notice. Double-check your procedures and double-check your checklists, because the first link in the accident chain has already been created, and your odds of crashing just went way up."</I><BR/><BR/>For private pilots, here's another good one: "Accident investigators always get to work in nice weather." (i.e. one day after a crash).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837202.post-33513943928396341242007-03-27T12:41:00.000-04:002007-03-27T12:41:00.000-04:00The PDM courses were pretty good. I am not sure if...The PDM courses were pretty good. I am not sure if they still use the opening video of the Caribou taking off with the control lock in and crashing but it definitely caught your attention. That was back in 94-5 though.<BR/><BR/>Also they handed out a questionnaire and gave scenario's such as you took off and have encountered a low ceiling and the vis is getting worse...your reaction would be...a) b.....etc<BR/><BR/>It lead up to a scale of where you are on the 5 hazardous attitudes...anti-authority, macho, resignation, invulnerability, impulsivity. Then it told you to watch out for your "bad" attitude when things were starting to go south. They should offer all those on-line with videos and tell us it's what the 55 dollars a year goes towards :)<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>Very good seminar andFlyin Dutchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647700778304563654noreply@blogger.com