A NOTAM for a NOTAM
The way pilots receive aeronautical information today is based on a system that was designed in the 1920s. There are simply too many NOTAMs and the format is outdated. Duplicating information (e.g. on the use…
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Aviation Work-As-Done
New airport information styling
During flight operations, pilots heavily rely on navigation charts. Two well-known chart providers are LIDO and Jeppesen. They gather all available aeronautical information from different sources and present them in a standardised format Recently LIDO…
Aviation
Checking the FAP/FAF which is not on the chart…
3 years after the fatal crash of an ACT Airlines Boeing 747 at Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) killing all 4 occupants, the final report mentions… …the crew’s failure to conduct the standard operational procedure which calls…
Aviation Work-As-Done
The Crew briefing sheet
Many airlines provide their crews with a so-called ‘crew briefing sheet’, a printed page containing all relevant information concerning your mission: departure and arrival times, flight numbers, number of foreseen passengers, etc. This simple page…
Aviation
Landing point
The Operations Manual (OM) describes the company procedures regarding touch-down point i.e. where pilots have to land. Touchdown should be achieved at 1000ft (300m) beyond the threshold. It couldn’t be much clearer. To help pilots…
Aviation
Upset Recovery guidance
Loss of Control In-Flight is a serious hazard and has already claimed many lives. Therefore aircraft upset recovery training (UPRT) has become mandatory worldwide. Unfortunately, the guidance provided in some company’s Computer Based Training (CBT)…
Aviation
Uncommanded climb
The A320 documentation describes the case where the aircraft may pitch up when commanding a descent. While the behaviour is documented in the Flight Crew Operations Manual (FCOM) and seems to be inherent to only…