AOPA Pilot Magazine - August 2016 - 124

NEWS & NOTES

AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE

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Don't make the same mistake twice
Reflection brings clarity, improvements
WHETHER WE QUESTION a choice that

didn't work out as hoped or analyze a mistake made during a flight, contemplating
our actions after the fact may prevent us
from making the same mistake twice.
The AOPA Air Safety Institute (ASI)
supports this notion with safety programs based on lessons learned, such
as Accident Case Studies and Real Pilot
Stories. ASI's accident analysis also plays
a critical role in the examination of specific general aviation accidents that the
GA industry aims to reduce. Meanwhile
the industry spurs improvements by trying new things.
For example, AOPA, the FAA, and the
National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) recently partnered to present a
seminar intended to reduce GA mishaps
resulting from loss of control (LOC). LOC
accidents are often fatal, accounting for
about 40 percent of GA fatalities, according to the NTSB.

ASI Senior Vice President George Perry
updated seminar attendees on two safety
initiatives in development: a high-quality,
targeted flight review and a study of the
benefits of adopting a circular airport traffic
pattern as an alternative to the traditional
box-shaped pattern. These initiatives are
joint industry efforts. The first is a coalition
between AOPA, the Experimental Aircraft
Association, the National Association of
Flight Instructors, the Society of Aviation
and Flight Educators, and the FAA Safety
Team; the second between AOPA and the
University of North Dakota.
According to Perry, the flight review
initiative will deliver a curriculum that
focuses on accident prevention. The circular pattern design leverages known best
practices and techniques used throughout
other aviation sectors to fly safer in the
landing phase of flight.
Stay tuned for updates on these safety
initiatives.

REMEMBER: 'FLY THE AIRPLANE!'
DURING INITIAL FLIGHT TRAINING pilots

learn the four opposing forces acting on
an aircraft in straight-and-level, unaccelerated flight: thrust, drag, weight, and lift.
As long as the aircraft remains in steady,
straight flight, these forces will remain
in balance, according to Newton's Third
Law-which states that for every action
or force there is an equal, but opposite,
reaction or force.
A good refresher on this topic is your
airplane's POH and a checkout with a qualified CFI who knows your airplane. Also,
an excellent visual tool is the AOPA Air
Safety Institute's new video, Engine Out!
From Trouble to Touchdown. It reviews the

immediate steps to take for the best chance
of a successful outcome. The video also
covers various engine-out scenarios during takeoff and at altitude, and your best
choices for a landing site. Learn to reduce
the risk of an engine failure through proper
engine monitoring, maintenance, and fueling tips. Know what matters when you
need to tackle an engine-out dilemma in
a single-engine airplane-whether under
relatively benign or tricky circumstances.

July 27-"The 80/20 Rule"
July 28-"Setting Personal Minimums"
July 29-"What Went Wrong"
July 30-"Mind Over Matter"

COMING THIS FALL: NEW SAFETY
SEMINAR-TRIVIA NIGHT
Sure, you know lots of important
stuff about flying, but how sharp
are your trivia skills? Join the
AOPA Air Safety Institute for its
fall seminar and find out. Test
your knowledge of the arcane
while also exploring the safety
issues behind the trivia. For
example, do you know:
-How long Lindbergh went
without sleep during his transatlantic flight?
-How many drinks it takes to
degrade performance as much
as a poor night's sleep?
-What piece of equipment
"caused" Eastern Air Lines Flight
401 to crash?
From vintage navaids to aerodynamics and little-known aircraft,
this seminar is sure to put your
knowledge to the test-and
make you a safer pilot.

Video made possible by the Canadian
Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)
Flight Safety Foundation and Donner
Canadian Foundation.

WEB airsafetyinstitute.org/safetyvideos/singleengineemergency

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