GAJSC Summer Meeting

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 […]

FAA Safety Briefing May June 2016

FAA Safety Briefing May/June 2016: New Technologies for Pilots, Planes, and ’Ports

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 technology — including the ability to distract and disrupt decision-making skills.

In addition to technology-related Safety Enhancements in the GAJSC’s Loss of Control Work Group reports, look for new technology-related recommendations in the soon-to-be released System Component Failure — Powerplant report.

Previous issues of FAA Safety Briefing and GA Safety Enhancement (SE) Topic Fact Sheets are available online here.