Is complacency seeping into all areas of aviation? From pilots doing casual preflights to the NTSB’s continued refusal to do on-site investigations for most aviation accidents, John and Greg have safety concerns at all levels.
The safety culture of aviation is stagnating. The findings of the Rand Report – written more than 20 years ago – have not been implemented. It outlines issues with the NTSB organizational culture that persist today. The result is a decrease in the board’s role as stated in the report: “The NTSB must be an open and impartial agent pursuing the cause of aviation.”
It is a tragedy that the NTSB is not going to the scene of general aviation accidents to collect information. Safety insights are being lost as investigators resort to superficial probable cause statements.
This episode also looks at issues caused by COVID-19 disruptions, from the complexities of bringing planes back to service to people losing skills from inactivity. Was COVID a factor in the recent 737 crash in Indonesia?
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40 Percent Power in a Cessna 150? – Episode 167
Pilot Gets Lost During Night Flight – Episode 166
Commercial Space Safety: Human Factors – Episode 165
A Terrible Year for Aviation Accidents – Episode 164
Live! from the 2023 Aerospace Maintenance Competition – Episode 163
Wake Turbulence Can Be Dangerous – Episode 162
Famed R&B Singer Killed in Air Crash Caused by Safety Errors – Episode 161
Captain Kirk, SXSW and Listener Questions - Episode 160
Loss of Control or Structural Inflight Breakup? - Episode 159
Cessna 441 Engine Issue Traced to Maintenance Mistakes - Episode 158
Yeti Air Crash Preliminary Report - Episode 157
Deadly Cory Lidle Crash Caused by Failure to Plan- Episode 156
Vintage Aircraft Creating Safety Concerns - Episode 155
Phraseology and Aviation Safety - Episode 154
19 Operational Mistakes and 1 Ruined Helicopter - Episode 153
A320 Elevator Damage Impacts Flight - Episode 152
Experienced Test Pilot Doomed by Severe Weather- Episode 151
Flight Instructors Can Be Dead Wrong - Episode 150
Spatial Disorientation Kills – Episode 149
Troy Gentry Crash Caused by Maintenance Error – Episode 148
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