Vector Online - Page 3, In category Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism

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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Patterns of rule-breaking

Analysis of fatal accidents spanning the past 15 years has identified patterns of repeated rule-breaking prior to those accidents.

Posted in When things go wrong, General safety, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 12 months ago

Pushing the boundaries of safety

Here are some personal stories of knowing when to say ‘no’ to risking that little bit of bad weather. We’ve all been there.

Posted in Weather, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism;

Posted 12 months ago

Stuck in the middle with you

Understanding the weather between your departure and destination points is an important step in your flight planning.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Weather;

Posted 12 months ago

Who's really flying your aircraft?

A conversation with three safety investigators about the downfalls of trusting technology too much in the cockpit.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Technology;

Posted 13 months ago

Your family doesn't want to have to meet us

It’s never ‘just a job’ for our safety investigators to have to meet a family bereaved by an aviation tragedy.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Operators, When things go wrong;

Posted 13 months ago

Worth their weight in gold - cockpit video recorders

Three recent incidents have highlighted how invaluable onboard recorders can be. During a recent agricultural operation, a helicopter experienced a partial engine failure.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, Operators;

Posted 13 months ago

Wet wet wet

No, it’s not the 1980s Scottish band – it’s a new measure to prevent runway excursions. Runway excursions have been identified by ICAO as a key risk area globally.

Things that jeopardise your lookout

By Marc Brogan, CAA Chief Advisor of Standards Your awareness of your place in the air is vital.

Posted in Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, General safety;

Posted 14 months ago

High safety

In 1972, in the first issue of Vector, we reported a fatal aircraft accident in the lee of a mountain range.

Lessons for all pilots from a Fenestron tragedy

Know yourself. Know your aircraft. Know what it’s doing right now.

Posted in Rotary operations, Pilot performance flying practice and professionalism, When things go wrong;

Posted 16 months ago

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