Today we sadly have another flight missing... Why? As Pilot I have a simple answer: Preflight Weather Planning. Weather Self-Briefings, and Weather Decision Making. Teach by The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Aviation has come a long way but even after a century of flight, weather is still the factor most likely to result in accidents with fatalities. From the safe perspective of the pilot’s lounge, it is easy to second-guess an accident pilot’s decisions. Many pilots have had the experience of hearing about a weather-related accident and thinking themselves immune from a similar experience, because “I would never have tried to fly in those conditions.” Interviews with pilots who narrowly escaped aviation weather accidents indicate that many of the unfortunate pilots thought the same thing - that is, until they found themselves in weather conditions they did not expect and could not safely handle. Given the broad availability of weather information, why do general aviation pilots continue to find themselves surprised and trapped by adverse weather conditions? Ironically, the very abundance of weather information might be part of the answer: with many weather providers and weather products, it can be very difficult for pilots to screen out non-essential data, focus on key facts, and then correctly evaluate the risk resulting from a given set of circumstances. The basic steps are: --Perceive weather hazards that could adversely affect your flight. --Process this information to determine whether the hazards create risk, which is the potential impact of a hazard that is not controlled or eliminated. -- Perform by acting to eliminate the hazard or mitigate the risk.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:47:33 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015