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Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring 2024
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Welcome to first edition of the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee's (GAJSC) new quarterly newsletter, the FlySafe Flyer! This newsletter is intended to keep you apprised of GAJSC-related news and updates, as well as relevant safety information that impacts the general aviation community. The FlySafe Flyer also aims to convey the GAJSC's purpose and collaborative role in advancing aviation safety. We encourage you to read and share this content with your fellow airmen. Please copy the link here to share.
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What is the GAJSC?
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The GAJSC is a public-private partnership working to reduce the GA fatal accident rate via data-driven risk reduction efforts. Participants include the FAA and industry stakeholders, including pilot organizations, flight instructors, mechanics, builders, and manufacturers.
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New Report on GA Safety Culture
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The GAJSC's Safety Culture Working Group recently released a report with recommendations on ways to educate and raise awareness of safety culture within the GA community. The report focuses on 5 safety culture levers for change -- Leadership, Education, Peer Pressure, Just Culture, and Measuring/Monitoring.
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Recent Fly Safe Topics Cover Human Factors, Preflight Inspections, and Pilot Proficiency
January's Fly Safe topic of month introduces pilots to the concept of human factors and how research in this field helps better design tasks and technology to optimize the relationship between human operators and the environment they work in. The topic also covers the five main ingredients needed for a robust safety culture.
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Every aircraft is unique, so your preflight should be unique too. See the February Fly Safe topic for tips on how to take your preflight inspection to the next level.
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The FAA’s WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program can help you improve your pilot skills and #FlySafe. Discover the benefits of staying current and how to earn your #WINGSCredit by reading our March Fly Safe topic.
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FlySafe topics are monthly outreach focus areas designed to support and promote the GAJSC's data-driven safety mitigation strategies, or Safety Enhancements.
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- April - Energy Mangement: A look at best practices associated with managing aircraft energy in flight.
- May - Human Factors: Emphasizing the benefits of human factors training for pilots.
- June - Regulatory Roadblock Reductions: how streamlining the certification/approval of GA safety equipment can help owners adopt these technologies.
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GAJSC Safety Stats
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Here is a Pareto chart on general aviation fatal accidents from 2023. This new dynamic tool
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can be customized to display a specific date range of accident data and sort results by aircraft classification, FAR part, operational category, and accident category.
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Field Data Helped Generate GPWS Safety Notice for KHND During Super Bowl
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Based on an analysis from industry safety data that indicated a rise in terrain awareness alerts, the FAA issued an important safety notice for pilots flying into KHND airport in Las Vegas the week before Super Bowl LVIII.
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How the FAA's Compliance Program Is Making an Impact
Since its start in 2015, the Compliance Program has helped change the way the FAA approaches regulatory oversight. For an in depth look at the program and how voluntary reporting programs, like ASRS, are integral to its success, check out the Jan/Feb 2024 issue of FAA Safety Briefing.
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GAJSC Member Profile
Founded in 2009, the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) is a dynamic trade association that serves flight training providers and the entire aerospace industry, creates meaningful programs, and works to increase the pilot population. See the FSANA website for more information.
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Thanks for reading and #FlySafe!
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Partners in Aviation Safety
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