10 strategies for avoiding fatal general aviation accidents
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10 Strategies forAvoiding Fatal General Aviation
AccidentsThomas P. Turner, M.S. Aviation Safety, MCFI
2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year2008 FAA Central Region Flight Instructor of the Year
Mastery Flight Training, Inc.www.mastery-flight-training.com
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But first…
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Philosophy Pop Quiz
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Do you think flying is…
Philosophy Pop Quiz
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Do you think flying is…
1. a generally safe activity with some element of risk
Philosophy Pop Quiz
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Do you think flying is…
1. a generally safe activity with some element of risk
2. a generally risky activity that can be conducted safely if approached correctly
Philosophy pop quiz
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Do you personally know…
1. Someone who has died in a general aviation accident?
Close to Home
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Do you personally know…
1. Someone who has died in a general aviation accident?
2. Someone who has died in an automobile accident?
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Close to Home
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“The Big Lie”
“The most dangerous part of a flight is the drive to the airport.”
John King, King Schools
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1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Fatal US GA Accidents per 100,000 Flying Hours
Source: FAA U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics
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10. Collision with terrain or an object (non-CFIT) while maneuvering during low altitude flying
9. Loss of Control in flight while maneuvering during low altitude flying
8. Loss of Control in flight during en route cruise7. Visual Flight Rules (VFR) encounter with IMC
during en route6. Aerodynamic stall or spin during initial climb
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General Aviation’s Top 10Fatal Accident Scenarios
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5. Controlled Flight into Terrain/object (CFIT) during en route cruise
4. Low altitude operation or event while maneuvering during low altitude flying
3. Aerodynamic stall or spin while maneuvering during low altitude flying
2. Loss of Control in flight during initial climb1. Loss of Control in flight while maneuvering
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General Aviation’s Top 10Fatal Accident Scenarios
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Safety…From Experience
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Strategy 1: Bust the Myth of Utility
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Strategy 2: Take your time
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Strategy 3: Be a Student of the Weather
VFR "Visual flight rules," more accurately "visual meteorological conditions (VMC)" means that cloud ceilings are greater than 3000 feet (above ground level, or AGL) and visibility is greater than 5 miles.MVFR "Marginal VFR" describes weather with ceiling 1000 to 3000 feet AGL and/or visibility 3 to 5 miles.IFR "Instrument flight rules" (IMC) denotes a ceiling 500 to (but not equaling) 1000 feet AGL and/or visibility 1 to less than 3 miles.LIFR “Low IFR" warns of a ceiling less than 500 feet AGL and/or visibility less than 1 mile.
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Strategy 4: Establish Targets and Monitor Performance
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Strategy 5: Expand the Envelope Slowly, in Controlled Conditions
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Strategy 6: Be Conservative About Fuel
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Strategy 7: Think Like the PIC, Not Like a Passenger
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Strategy 8: Be Real About Fatigue
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Strategy 9: Pursue Continuing Education
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Strategy 10: Fly the Plane You’re Flying
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Bonus Strategy: Listen to Your Conscience
con·science [kon-shuhns] noun1.The inner sense of what is right or wrong in
one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience.
2.The complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual.
3. An inhibiting sense of what is prudent.
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A life well lived….
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Flying Has Risks…choose wisely
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