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    Introduction The aviation community generally defines CFIT as "…any collision with land or water in which there was no detectable mechanical or equipment failure‚ where the pilot was in control of the aircraft but lost situational awareness and flew into terrain." (Bensyl‚ Moran‚ Conway‚ 2001‚ pg 1037) According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)‚ the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)‚ CFIT can be caused by many factors. Nevertheless‚ it

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    By Bryan Smith  Air accidents have been a common occurrence since the beginning of aviation. In the  early years they were viewed as an inevitability and even accepted as a consequence of man’s  quest to conquer the skies. Though there have always been attempts to prevent these accidents‚  not every possibility can be predicted‚ let alone planned for or prevented. Thus‚ in many ways‚  the advancement of aviation has mostly been reactionary‚ sometimes necessitating major events  to foster changes in design

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    Abstract Accidents in the aviation industry can occur due to many factors. An aviation accident is the worst nightmare of every pilot or passenger that has ever ridden in an aircraft. Although air travel is one of the safest forms of transportation‚ accidents do happen with dramatic and terrifying results. The causes of these aviation accidents vary greatly depending on specific circumstances and problems that may develop during the flight process. Weather is one of the factors that can influence

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    backbone of the organization. The employees in this department are responsible for multiple tasks. These tasks can range anywhere from hiring and firing employees to developing a training system for all airline pilots to go through. Working in the aviation industry has shown me many ways in which having a human resource department is vital to an organization’s success. The human resource department knows everything there is to know about how to find the right employees for the job and how to train

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    Congress enacted the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 in 1980 after the President signed it into law in February of the same year. Glenn Anderson‚ the 32nd representative of California congressional district‚ sponsored the bill leading to this act. The purpose of this bill was to provide aviation operators with advanced help in preparing programs to minimize noise in airports and other related areas to improve and ensure continued aviation security. The enactment of this bill followed

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    SPATIAL DISORIENTATION The Importance of Awareness in Aviation Shanal Perera HES1915A - Human Performance and Limitations in Aviation Introduction One of general aviation ’s biggest killers - Spatial Disorientation (SD). It is the inability to correctly interpret aircraft attitude‚ altitude or airspeed in relation to the Earth or other points of reference. Any condition that does not allow the pilot to maintain natural visual references‚ such as clouds or terrain‚ can cause SD. Whilst

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    S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION STUDENT PILOT GUIDE 2006 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Flight Standards Service FOREWORD The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites you to join the general aviation community of pilots. It is a community of civil aviation operations other than those air carriers holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. General aviation makes up approximately 96 percent of U.S

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    accident with serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. Flight 801 was operating in U.S. airspace as a regularly scheduled international passenger service flight under the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the Korean Air flight 801 accident was the captainfs

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    Flight 1420 11 Flight 1420‚ A Preventable Disaster Commercial Aviation Safety November 15‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Flight 1420 was a disaster that taught the aviation community several important lessons. All the Seven Major Elements of Aviation safety can be seen as contributing factors but the greatest factor was human error and the impact of pilot fatigue. With proper preventative measures‚ the pilots probably would have had the time to arm the MD-82’s spoiler system

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    Members of the American public who utilize commercial aviation are most familiar with airport staff such as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel‚ airline gate agents‚ flight attendants and pilots. These professions are only a fraction of careers within the aviation industry. Additional jobs the public may not be aware of include ramp service personnel‚ re-fueling personnel‚ maintenance technicians and food service personnel; each of these positions has a certain level of associated

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