CORPORATE PILOT SAFETY TRAPS

Presented to: CORPORATE SEMINAR

LAKELAND, FL

By: DIEGO M. ALFONSO, NF FSDO ASI

Date: AUGUST 11, 2007

Federal AviationAdministration

CORPORATE PILOTSAFETY TRAPS

CORPORATECORPORATE

PILOTPILOT

SAFETY TRAPSSAFETY TRAPS


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SHOW ME A PILOTSHOW ME A PILOTTHAT CAN’T PERFORMTHAT CAN’T PERFORMA GIVEN TASK, & I’LLA GIVEN TASK, & I’LLSHOW YOU A PILOTSHOW YOU A PILOT

THAT DOESN’T THAT DOESN’T ““UNDERSTAND”UNDERSTAND” WHAT WHAT

HE/SHE IS TRYING TO DO.HE/SHE IS TRYING TO DO.


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THE HARDEST JOB THE HARDEST JOB IN OUR INDUSTRY.IN OUR INDUSTRY.

THE THE CORPORATE CORPORATE

PILOTPILOT


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AVIATION’S CINDERELLA


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GROUND CREWGROUND CREW

CATERING COORDINATORCATERING COORDINATORGROUND TRANSP. COORDINATORGROUND TRANSP. COORDINATOREXTENSIVE WEATHER GATHEREREXTENSIVE WEATHER GATHERER

DIRECTOR GREETING COMMITTEEDIRECTOR GREETING COMMITTEE

BOOKING AGENT BOOKING AGENT FLIGHT FLIGHT ROOMSROOMS

WORSE CASE WORSE CASE SCENARIOSCENARIO


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DISPATCHERDISPATCHERBAGGAGE HANDLERBAGGAGE HANDLER

FLIGHT ATTENDANTFLIGHT ATTENDANTCO-PILOTCO-PILOT

MAINTENANCE COORDINATORMAINTENANCE COORDINATORPORTERPORTER

WORKING SOME WHERE ELSE WORKING SOME WHERE ELSE WHEN NOT FLYING.WHEN NOT FLYING.MECHANIC.MECHANIC.ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.


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DISCLAIMERDISCLAIMERI’M NOT TRYING TO:I’M NOT TRYING TO:

TEACH ANY BODY HOW TO FLY.TEACH ANY BODY HOW TO FLY.CHANGE ANYBODY’S FLYING HABITS.CHANGE ANYBODY’S FLYING HABITS.

BE THE SHINIEST PENNY IN THE ROLL.BE THE SHINIEST PENNY IN THE ROLL.

MASMAS


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TO BE PART OF THE NATURAL TO BE PART OF THE NATURAL SELECTION PROCESS. SELECTION PROCESS.

WHAT’S THE MAINWHAT’S THE MAINGOAL OF A PILOT ?GOAL OF A PILOT ?

IT’S ALL ABOUT LONGEVITYIT’S ALL ABOUT LONGEVITY


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3 CARDINAL3 CARDINALRULESRULES

RESPONSIBLE FORRESPONSIBLE FORLONGEVITYLONGEVITY

IN THE IN THE AVIATION AVIATION BUSINESSBUSINESS


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DON'T HIT DON'T HIT ANYTHING.ANYTHING.

RULE #1RULE #1


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DON'T LETDON'T LETNUTHIN'NUTHIN'

HIT “YOU”.HIT “YOU”.

RULE #2RULE #2


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DON'T DODON'T DONUTHIN‘NUTHIN‘DUMB.DUMB.

RULE #3RULE #3


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DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CORPORATE FLYINGCORPORATE FLYING

SINGLE PILOTSINGLE PILOTPISTON ENGINE ASE, AME, HELPISTON ENGINE ASE, AME, HEL

TURBO PROP ASE, AME, HELTURBO PROP ASE, AME, HEL

TURBO JETTURBO JET

BUSINESSBUSINESS

AIRLINERAIRLINER


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SAFETYSAFETY

TRAPSTRAPS


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YOU MAY HAVE TO BE THERE.YOU MAY HAVE TO BE THERE.I, DON’T HAVE TO BE ANY I, DON’T HAVE TO BE ANY

WHERE.WHERE.

!! WE HAVE TO GO NOW !!!! WE HAVE TO GO NOW !!

GUESS WHAT?GUESS WHAT?

THE MOST THE MOST DANGEROUS TRAPDANGEROUS TRAP

!! I HAVE TO BE THERE !!!! I HAVE TO BE THERE !!


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THE BOSS UP FRONTTHE BOSS UP FRONTIF SINGLE PILOT OR JUMP IF SINGLE PILOT OR JUMP SEATSEAT

THE THE DEMANDING DEMANDING

BOSSBOSSSMALL COMPANIES.SMALL COMPANIES.CLARIFY WHEN HIREDCLARIFY WHEN HIRED


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MOST COMMON MOST COMMON SCENARIOSSCENARIOS

IFR DEPARTURE DELAYIFR DEPARTURE DELAY

WEATHER DELAYSWEATHER DELAYS

MAINTENANCE DELAYSMAINTENANCE DELAYS


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BUSINESSBUSINESSPROPOSITIONPROPOSITION

$16,000,000.00$16,000,000.00

RETURN ON INVESTMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT $5.00 TO $240.00 $5.00 TO $240.00

DOLLARS.DOLLARS.OR MAY LOSE ALLOR MAY LOSE ALLYOUR MONEYYOUR MONEY



525,600 MIN. IN A YEAR.525,600 MIN. IN A YEAR.

525,600 MIN. X 30 YEARS525,600 MIN. X 30 YEARS

16,000,000 MIN.16,000,000 MIN.

TIMES YEARS TO 70TIMES YEARS TO 70



INTERSECTIONINTERSECTIONDEPARTURESDEPARTURES

ANY SHORT CUTSANY SHORT CUTSTHAT COMPROMISES THAT COMPROMISES

SAFETY.SAFETY.


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CHANGE OF CHANGE OF ITINERARY ITINERARY

IN FLIGHTIN FLIGHTPROGRAMMING GPSPROGRAMMING GPS

LOOK FOR CHARTSLOOK FOR CHARTSNEW DESTINATION’S WEATHERNEW DESTINATION’S WEATHER

COORDINATE FOR GROND TRANSP. COORDINATE FOR GROND TRANSP. FUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL CONSUMPTION


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AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT DEPENDENCYDEPENDENCY

THERE IS NO BETTER THERE IS NO BETTER FEELINGFEELING

VIEW LIMITING DEVISEVIEW LIMITING DEVISE

THE PPPTHE PPP

THE PERSONAL PROFICIENCY THE PERSONAL PROFICIENCY PLANPLAN

THE TRIM RUN-AWAY ACCIDENTTHE TRIM RUN-AWAY ACCIDENT

A/P FAIL ONLY ON TWO A/P FAIL ONLY ON TWO OCCASIONSOCCASIONS


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UNRESOLVED UNRESOLVED MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE

ISSUESISSUES

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DON’T GO AWAY THEY TEND DON’T GO AWAY THEY TEND

TO COMPOUND. TO COMPOUND.

INTERMITTING TPX, RADIOS, INTERMITTING TPX, RADIOS, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC.BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, ETC.


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LAST MINUTE LAST MINUTE CALLSCALLS

MONROE COUNTY LOUISIANAMONROE COUNTY LOUISIANAPROBABLY FATIGUEDPROBABLY FATIGUEDMAYBE A DRINK OR TWOMAYBE A DRINK OR TWOTRIP PLANNINGTRIP PLANNINGFAMILIARIZATION WITHFAMILIARIZATION WITHDEPARTURE DESTINATION ANDDEPARTURE DESTINATION ANDALTERNATE AIRPORTS.ALTERNATE AIRPORTS.


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DIFFERENT DIFFERENT KINDS OF KINDS OF

AIRPLANESAIRPLANESN-66118N-66118

C-310C-310 PA-28-200PA-28-200


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IN TIMES OF CRISIS IN TIMES OF CRISIS WE DON’T RISE TO WE DON’T RISE TO

THE OCCASIONTHE OCCASION

WE DEFAULT TO OUR WE DEFAULT TO OUR LEVEL OF TRAINING.LEVEL OF TRAINING.


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GUESS WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT NOW?


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WEIGHT AND WEIGHT AND BALANCEBALANCE

WALKERS CAY WALKERS CAY THE FISHING TRIP THE FISHING TRIP

COMBINED WITH COMBINED WITH DANGEROUS DANGEROUS AIRPORTS.AIRPORTS.


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IF YOU ARE NOT IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE COMFORTABLE

WITH WITH YOUR SITUATION...YOUR SITUATION...

YOU ARE PROBABLY YOU ARE PROBABLY “NOT SAFE”“NOT SAFE”


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AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERSCONTROLLERS

DEDICATION VS COMMITMENTDEDICATION VS COMMITMENT


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THE DAY THAT YOU ARE THE DAY THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER TRYING TO REMEMBER

EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND HAVE TO DO, SO YOU HAVE TO DO, SO YOU

CAN STAY ALIVECAN STAY ALIVE

DEFINITION OF A DEFINITION OF A BAD AVIATION BAD AVIATION

DAYDAY


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THE DAY THAT YOU CAN’T THE DAY THAT YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT YOU NEED REMEMBER WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, AND YOU CAN’T TO KNOW, AND YOU CAN’T

EXECUTE WHAT YOU HAVE TO EXECUTE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, TO STAY DO, TO STAY

ALIVE.ALIVE.

DEFINITION OF A DEFINITION OF A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE

AVIATION DAY.AVIATION DAY.


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CELL PHONE AT CELL PHONE AT NIGHTNIGHT


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IF YOUR GOAL IS TO IF YOUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE ACHIEVE LONGEVITY, SOME LONGEVITY, SOME OTHER PEOPLE MAY OTHER PEOPLE MAY SERIOUSLY THINK:SERIOUSLY THINK:

IN CLOSINGIN CLOSING


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THIS GUY IS THIS GUY IS A A CHICKENCHICKEN


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CAUTION IS NOT CAUTION IS NOT COWARDICE...COWARDICE...

NOR IS NOR IS CARELESSNESS...CARELESSNESS...

COURAGE!!COURAGE!!


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STRONG TAIL WINDSSTRONG TAIL WINDS

ALWAYS CAVUALWAYS CAVUPLENTY OF FUELPLENTY OF FUEL


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YOU CAN AVOID REALITY YOU CAN AVOID REALITY BUT YOU CAN’T AVOIDBUT YOU CAN’T AVOID THE CONSEQUENCESTHE CONSEQUENCESOF AVOIDING REALITYOF AVOIDING REALITY


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WHEN OPERATING IN IMC WHEN OPERATING IN IMC IN NONRADAR IN NONRADAR ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL PROCEDURES AND ARRIVAL PROCEDURES ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS.ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS.


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JACKSON JACKSON HOLEHOLE


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JANUARY 6, 1977: JANUARY 6, 1977: NATALIE "DOLLY" SINATRA NATALIE "DOLLY" SINATRA (82), MOTHER OF FRANK (82), MOTHER OF FRANK SINATRA, WAS ONE OF FOUR SINATRA, WAS ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE CRASH OF A GATES LEARJET CRASH OF A GATES LEARJET WHICH FLEW INTO A MOUNTAIN WHICH FLEW INTO A MOUNTAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM PALM SPRINGS FROM PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA.CALIFORNIA.


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ICING


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ICINGICING


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FLYING LITTLE AIRPLANES IN ICING CONDITIONS IS…

PROBABLY ILLEGAL

DEFINITELY SCARY

LIKELY UNSAFE

CLEARLY AGAINSTLIMITATIONS


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THE EFFECTS OF ICING ARE CUMULATIVE


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•LIFT LESSENS

•DRAG INCREASES

•WEIGHT INCREASES

•THRUST DECREASES

•AIRSPEED DECREASES

•ANGLE OF ATTACK INCREASES

•STALL SPEED INCREASES


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ADDING POWER TO SOLVE THE

PROBLEM


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•FUEL CONSUMPTION INCREASES

•ENGINE TEMPERATURES WILLINCREASE

•ENGINE VIBRATIONS

•UNCONTROLLED DESCENT

•FUEL VENTS BLOCKAGE

•AIR INDUCTION BLOCKAGE


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•AFFECTS COMMUNICATIONS.

•AFFECTS NAVIGATION.

•LIMITS VISIBILITY.

•AFFECTS THE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM

•STALLING SPEED INCREASES

•CONTROL SURFACES LIMITED TRAVEL


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CIRCLETO

LAND APPROACH

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