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 […]

The 38th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey for reporting on CY 2015 is underway! The GA Survey is an important source of information on the general aviation fleet, the number of hours flown, and the ways people use general aviation aircraft. This information is used to prepare safety statistics and calculate the rate […]

The March/April 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, Your Guide to Preventing Loss of Control, is now available online. This issue features articles on loss of control — or “unintended departure from controlled flight” — a key focus of the GAJSC and the subject of two work group reports. Articles in Your Guide to Preventing Loss of Control are intended to help pilots […]

At the GAJSC’s first meeting in 2016, the committee reviewed the FY16 general aviation (GA) safety performance data. A slide presentation on the FY16 data has been added to the Document Center. The committee also reviewed updates to the GAJSC Pareto chart to help the committee identify target areas for future work:

The GAJSC met on Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. Currently, the committee is evaluating previous work and looking ahead to future projects. The GAJSC reviewed fatal accident data for the previous year. The committee also discussed the status of ongoing work under its Safety Enhancements and received an FAA briefing on the agency’s new compliance philosophy. […]

A slide presentation on GA safety performance data through November 2015 is now available for download at the GAJSC Document Center.

The GAJSC SAT met telephonically on December 1, 2015 to discuss this year’s activities and the 2016 work schedule. The team also reviewed GA Safety Performance Data: For FY2015, a fatal accident rate below the target rate was achieved. The GAJSC’s goal is to reduce the general aviation accident rate to one fatal accident per […]

The November 2015 #FlySafe Topic of the Month is Vmc and Angle of Attack Indicators. To learn more about this topic, visit FAA’s fact sheet at: http://1.usa.gov/1STI0Sd or FAA’s #FlySafe page www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=84127.

On October 15, 2015, the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) approved Safety Enhancements (SE) proposed by the System Component Failure – Power Plant (SCF-PP) work group. SE topics include improved training and education for pilots and mechanics, enhanced data sharing, and use of new technology to help mitigate the risk of power plant accidents. The […]

The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) was honored to be nominated to receive the Robert J. Collier Trophy – 2014 “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics… in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air… vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year.” The award […]