Automation and the Halo effect
Randle A. Gladney
The increase in aviation technology has been outstanding over the last 15 to 20 ye…
Category: Flying Safety
Maintenance matters
Editor’s Note: The following accounts are from actual mishaps. They have been screened to prevent the release of priv…
Human factors and aircraft maintenance
Anthony Wurmstein
Human factors and aircraft maintenance, what’s a maintainer to do? If you …
Engine bearing failure: detection improved with new technology
Andy Rodwell
The modern jet engine operates at the very limits of me…
Motivation
Chris “Yeti” Perkins
What drives you? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? Why do you hit the snooze button on the …
Lack of CRM can kill
Nathan Davidson
I’ve been told the odds of having a Class A are akin to those of winning the lottery. And much…
Managing the risks of Mother Nature in winter
Darren De Roos
When someone mentions Alaska, the first thing that comes to most of ou…
Spatial Disorientation – Brief Article
Clark Davenport
When someone mentions “spatial disorientation” (SD), what do you think of? I…
Egress Systems: What’s New? – conferences
Perry Nelson
In the Air Force, there is a group of professionals whose job is to ensure a…
Napping: power or poison?
J. Lynn Caldwell
During times when aviators are working around the clock trying to meet deployment deadli…