Owning the Go-Around Button
New approach training improves go-around decision-making While we practice go-arounds in the sim, we seldom do them in the real world. However, accident data suggest we should judiciously use them when an approach isn’t going as planned. However, for the most part we are not given the tools in training we need to assess how […]
Air Charter Safety Is All About Culture
While the air charter industry is experiencing a business boon during the global COVID-19 recovery, some recent high-profile Part 135 accidents highlight the need for continued – even urgent – enhancements to safety. The reduction in some companies’ hiring requirements, along with more turnover than typically seen in the industry, can also create risks, especially […]
C-FOQA (FDM) is No Time for FOMO
When it comes to obscure abbreviations, social media has nothing on aviation. Our industry has been immersed in acronyms since the dawn of radio communications. But IMHO, sometimes it’s important for the rest of us – particularly business aircraft owners and charterers – to know what letters like C-FOQA and FDM stand for. In C-FOQA Is No Time […]
ERAU Finding Early Successes with Virtual Reality Training
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) introduced virtual reality (VR) to its flight training curriculum six months ago. And it’s already yielding results in terms of training time, costs, student preparedness, and confidence. Speaking during the recent Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium, ERAU College of Aviation assistant dean and chairman of the flight training department Ken Byrnes […]
NBAA Attends Safety Symposium
Advancing safety is a key goal for the industry, and looking at various ways of doing that was in focus at the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s 14th Safety Symposium, recently held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, FL. “The new venue not only gave industry professionals the opportunity to gather and discuss aviation […]
ACSF Forum Highlights Good Work Culture
As aviation reporting programs continue to expand as a key means to elevate safety, so too has the need for positive cultures to ensure the success of such programs, according to speakers at the 2022 Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium this week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kimberly Perkins, a Gulfstream G650 captain and industry researcher, […]
ACSF Adding Programs To Cast Wider Safety Net
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is continuing to expand its reach into new programs and initiatives to raise the bar on safety for small and large operators alike. Speaking during the ACSF Safety Symposium in Daytona Beach, Florida on Tuesday, chairman Robert Rufli, who is v-p of flight operations and director of operations for […]
ACSF Symposium Venue Helps Expand Outreach
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) kicked off its annual Safety Symposium on Tuesday at a new venue, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) campus in Daytona Beach, Florida. ERAU’s dean of the College of Aviation, Alan Stolzer, welcoming the 150 safety professionals and some 25 students to the two-day event. The symposium this week follows […]
Leading with Safety: The Business Aviation Roundtable
Last month, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), and over 50 representatives from across every corner of business aviation gathered for roundtable-style discussions in Washington, D.C. Their goal was to discuss a broad range of pressing safety issues and workshop solutions, all in a space where each participant in […]
Assessing the Health of Aviation Safety Reporting in Bizav
Safety reporting in aviation has a long history. In the U.S., the concept of voluntary safety reports dates to the 1970s with the rollout of NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). Today, with the adoption of a modern safety management systems (SMS) and other voluntary aviation safety programs, there are more opportunities for pilots and […]
