Managing Risk.
Flying involves risks. Fortunately, most of these risks have been identified and managed down to remarkably low levels. However, accidents still occur, and the key to successful flight is an in-depth knowledge of the risks and how to effectively manage them.""Managing Risk: Best Practices...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc.,
2014
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; 1: The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time (Runway Incursions); What's So Hard About Navigating on the Apron?; How Things Are Changing; Avoiding a Runway Incursion; Helpful Resources; 2: The Big Sky Is Not So Big (Midair Collisions); Midair Collision Risk Factors; See and Avoid: How Good Are We at It?; Avoiding a MAC; Helpful Resources; 3: Do You Want to Be a Test Pilot? (Aircraft Icing); Aircraft Icing; Meteorology of Icing; Effects of Airframe Icing; Types of Airframe Icing; Recent Icing Research; Managing the Icing Hazard.
- Minimize the Risk When Flying in IceHelpful Resources; 4: Pushing Weather (VFR Flight into IMC); The Accident Record; Environmental Factors; The Human Factor; Avoiding a VFR-Flight-Into-IMC Accident; Helpful Resources; 5: Can You Survive the Ride? (Low-Level Wind Shear); The Effects of Low-Level Wind Shear; Sources of Wind Shear; Managing the Hazard of Low-Level Wind Shear; Helpful Resources; 6: How High Can You Fly? (High-Altitude Flight); Hypoxia-An Insidious Threat; Avoiding Hypoxia; Helpful Resources; 7: Don't Be Caught in the Dark (Flying at Night); Hazards That Lurk in the Dark.
- Physiological Limitations of Night VisionManaging the Hazards of Flying in the Dark; Helpful Resources; 8: What You See Is Not Always What You Get (Visual Illusions); Approach and Landing Illusions; Other Illusions in Flight; Overcoming Visual Illusions; Helpful Resources; 9: Which Way Is Up? (Spatial Disorientation); What Is Spatial Disorientation Anyway?; Overcoming Spatial Disorientation; Helpful Resources; 10: Where Am I? (Controlled Flight into Terrain); CFIT Risk Factors; Steering Clear of CFIT; Helpful Resources; Abbreviations & Acronyms; Index.
