Partners in Aviation Safety
The GAJSC met this week (Oct. 12) in Washington, DC to review GA safety data, discuss the status of ongoing safety efforts, and deliberate on FAA/industry safety priorities. Among the updates the GAJSC received, FAA reported on the expansion of FAA Aviation Weather Cameras from Alaska to the lower 48 (see Safety Enhancement 12 – “Deploy […]
The GAJSC’s System Component Failure – Powerplant (SCF-PP) report is now available online! Read the GAJSC’s SCF-PP-related safety enhancements (SE) and the underlying analyses in the report, and look for updates on SE-related materials here.
The GAJSC held its summer meeting on June 23 at NBAA headquarters in Washington, DC. The meeting focused on the FAA Small Airplane Directorate’s road map for future safety technology and the GAJSC’s soon-to-be-released System Component Failure – Powerplant (SCF-PP) Report. The FAA is interested in taking steps to facilitate technology for new engines, including the […]
The May/June 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, New Technologies for Pilots, Planes, and ’Ports, is now available online. This issue features articles on the role technology plays in general aviation safety and what the FAA is doing to prepare for the future and make technology more useful. It also discusses some of the pitfalls of […]
The GAJSC met on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in Washington DC. The committee discussed ongoing work and received updates including briefings on NTSB’s work on PIREPs, FAA’s work regarding airport cameras, research into angle of attack indicators (AOAs), NATA’s misfueling program, and FAA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). The GAJSC also approved a revised Charter […]