report discusses the June 9‚ 2009‚ accident involving an Agusta S.p.A. A-109E helicopter‚ N606SP‚ which impacted terrain following visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions near Santa Fe‚ New Mexico. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; a highway patrol officer who was acting as a spotter during the accident flight was seriously injured. The entire aircraft was substantially damaged. The helicopter was registered to the New Mexico Department of Public
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using cockpit instruments‚ a malfunction such as a vacuum failure‚ in less than desirable visual meteorological conditions (VMC) can also cause SD‚ with the same lethal results. While some pilots are introduced to the concepts of SD during their flight training‚ general aviation pilots still have misunderstandings about what it is and how to deal with it. There is a misconception that the majority of pilots who suffer SD are junior in their career. In reality‚ however‚ the pilots who are most
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Areas‚ Preflight Planning. Contents: Fundamentals of Instruction Review Certificates and Documents Airworthiness Requirements Weather Information IFR Cross-Country Flight Planning National Airspace Technical Subject Areas Regulations and Publications Operations of Systems Aeromedical Aircraft Systems‚ Flight Instruments‚ and Navigational equipment Instrument Cockpit Check Air Traffic Control Clearances Lost Communications Schedule: FOI 0:15 Review 0:45 Technical
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Aircraft Incidents Attributable to Human Factors On June 10th 1990‚ a British Airways BAC 1-11 suffered a catastrophic decompression in mid flight‚ resulting in Captain Tim Lancaster being partially sucked out of the aircraft. Only the quick reactions of flight attendant‚ Nigel Ogden‚ who managed to secure the captains legs and feet‚ meanwhile the co-pilot Alastair Atchison fought to descend the aircraft from 17‚500ft to a safe altitude and eventually touch down safely on runway 02 at Southampton
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or thankful recognition; the act of understanding the qualities of things and giving them their proper value. Whether it is received or given‚ wanted or not‚ appreciation is a universal need shared by all people. In the case of William Loman‚ in “Flight Patterns‚” his character defies and ignores the concept of appreciation. Convinced by his pride in himself‚ his heritage‚ and for his family‚ William fails to see any need to be appreciated or to appreciate. However‚ after the impact of a stranger’s
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medulla of the adrenal glands. Strong emotions such as fear or anger cause epinephrine to be released into the bloodstream‚ which causes an increase in heart rate‚ muscle strength‚ blood pressure‚ and sugar metabolism. This reaction‚ known as the “Flight or Fight Response” prepares the body for strenuous activity. Epinephrine was the first hormone to be discovered. Hormones are substances produced by body cells that circulate in body fluid and influence the activity of cells in another part of the
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Regulations2. However‚ in the regulations it also mentioned that an aircraft always have to fly according to the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) or Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)3. In the control zone rules Luton is in under Class D air space. In the Rule of the Air (RotA)‚ it is mentioned that if the air space is in Class D then it needs to follow Visual Flying Rule (VFR). The VFR flight is allowed to be at or below 3000 ft amsl at a speed of 140 kt or less‚
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“fight or flight” (Cannon 1914). The body’s stress response is arousal for example‚ increased blood pressure and providing glucose to the muscles. The adrenal glands release stress hormones (e.g. adrenalin) to energize the body‚ so that the person can confront or avoid the threat. Hans Selye (1956) suggested the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). The model describes three stages in the stress process. The initial stage is called “the alarm stage”‚ which is the equivalent of the fight or flight response
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Nowadays‚ planes are one of the fastest though the most complicated mean of transport and that is why there are not many chances for people to save in case of accident. Great number of people control each flight‚ however‚ accidents still happen and many people die because of that. The crash of Avianica flight 52 was one of these accidents. First of all‚ it should be said that there is a great number of versions and suppositions connected with
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been introduced on the back of a mandatory requirement to fit Flight Data Recorders. Until now however‚ the flight data stored in the FDR’s has only been used in a reactive manner for the analysis of accidents and incidents. Many airlines operating fixed wing aircraft have adopted a pro active approach to improve operational safety by analyzing flight data on a routine basis to provide better visibility of their operation in flight operations quality Assurance (FOQA) programmes. A simple description
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