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Drones: Think First, Then Launch

One study shows the unmanned aircraft can be a distraction for ag operators.

New NBAA Group To Raise Awareness on LOC-I

LOC-I is linked to more fatalities in business aviation and airline travel than any other accident category.

Business Aviation Safety Summit 2016

Experts address the complicated issues at work to ensure safe operations.

NTSB Wants Crash-resistant Fuel Systems on Airbus Helos

Manufacturer is developing the retrofit kit for AS350B2s, B3s and B3es and EC130B4s.

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International Operations 2016: Flying Safely and Securely

Annual Conference Offers a World of Help

Bizav Has Lower Threat of ‘Rogue’ Pilots than Airlines

Unlike accidents based on wreckage, pilot murder-suicide "brings us into an area of the profiler of criminal behavior."

FSF Honors Doug Schwartz with Meritorious Service Award

Schwartz, a longtime NBAA board member, is a pioneer of crew resource management in business aviation.

FSF Study Recommends New Go-around SOPs

Study recommends making 300 feet, rather than 1,000 feet agl, the go-around height for unstable approaches.

Agostino Headlines GWBAA Safety Standdown

Agostino warns of inherent biases that come into play during stressful flight events.

Upset Training in the Age of Fly by Wire

Do pilots who fly airplanes with fly-by-wire flight controls need upset prevention and recovery training?

Falcon 7X Incident Prompts Training Changes

Serious incident caused Dassault to ground Falcon 7X fleet in 2011. Final report highlights organizational problems at industry and authority levels.

Argus Adds Fatigue Meter to Mobile SMS

Already a part of its web-based SMS tool, the company has integrated the Aviation Fatigue Meter in its mobile app so customers can take it in the cockpit.

EASA Issues Emergency AD for Airbus Helicopters H225

Norwegian investigators rule out “human error on board."

Canada’s NRC Develops Two New Systems To Detect Airframe, Engine Icing

The ultrasound ice accretion sensor and particle ice probe address “an industry-wide gap” in cost-effective icing mitigation.

FAA Warns of Fatigued Latch Springs on Pilot Seats

There has been a documented case of a copilot’s seat sliding aft in a Falcon on rotation due to fatigued springs.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Rulemaking Group Tasked with Helo Bird-strike Defense

Present bird protection regulations apply only to transport category rotiorcraft and have not been updated since being adopted in 1966.

APS Head Ransbury To Lead NBAA LOC-I Group

Loss of control inflight remains among NBAA's top safety issues as it is a leading cause of accidents.

French Consul General Awards Medal to FSI's Whitman

The Médaille de l'Aéronautique recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the field of aeronautics

Torqued: The FAA Needs to Listen to Aviation Workers, Too

The agency asks employers to listen to front-line workers. It should do the same.

Hawker Crash CVR: FO Had Difficulty Flying IFR Approach

All nine persons aboard died when the jet crashed into an apartment building two miles from Ohio's Akron Fulton International Airport.

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