Vector Online - Page 4, In category Health and human factors

Read our special 'online' Vector stories here. Some are unique to the website, and some have featured in print issues of Vector.

Note: This archive dates back to 2015. So, the advice in some of the earlier articles may have changed.

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Peer assistance network - A 'safe harbour'

Since its inception in 2015, a peer support programme designed to help stressed or troubled aviation workers has helped 150 of them get back on track.

Posted in Health and human factors;

Posted 7 years ago

Startle

A fire warning, sudden stall, an engine failure on takeoff, a cockpit alert: some pilots react quickly and appropriately, some act after a long delay, a few freeze.

Strip flying

Landing on short, unofficial strips requires skills quite apart from those needed for other types of flying. And most of those skills are to do with human factors.

Above the bar

“Mother Nature is under no obligation to set us challenges meeting regulatory standards.

Take the pressure down

Pilots experience pressures from all angles but how many bad decisions stem from commercial burdens? And what can you do to make sure financial concerns don’t compromise safety? Read the articleTake…

Posted in Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 8 years ago

"Line up and wait... I said wait!"

When issued with a clearance or departure instruction, you need to keep your headspace in the right kind of airspace.

Posted in Aerodromes, Health and human factors;

Posted 8 years ago

Alternative process for determining cardiovascular health

The CAA has adopted an alternative process for determining cardiovascular health which, for many participants, may cost less.

Posted in Health and human factors;

Posted 8 years ago

Avoiding distraction

Quit your hashtagging, put down your cellphone, and stop flicking through filters to make the Southern Alps look even prettier than they are.

Posted in Health and human factors, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 8 years ago

The danger of accumulated stress

Here’s a tale of apparently small things leading to a big mistake that could have killed someone. Read the articleThe danger of accumulated stress

Posted in Health and human factors;

Posted 8 years ago

A new approach to fatigue

Better scientific knowledge and operational experience has led to a re-think, globally, about managing fatigue in aviation.

Posted in Health and human factors;

Posted 8 years ago

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