Safety of Aviation (Aeronautics)

Safety of Aviation Sites:

Pilot Chronicles Pilot Chronicles: Online Database of Pilot Knowledge and Experience. Pilots share their knowledge and experience with the aviation community. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.pilotchronicles.com Best Glide Aviation Survival Equipment Best Glide Aviation Survival Equipment: Aviation survival information and equipment. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.bestglide.com The National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB: An independent federal agency that investigates civil aviation accidents in the US and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future acci (Safety of Aviation) http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/ Procockpit Flight Safety Training Procockpit Flight Safety Training: Cockpit techniques and concepts used by professionals. Offers a "fee based" online program that helps pilots set personal limitations. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.procockpit.com/ National Air Disaster Alliance Foundation National Air Disaster Alliance Foundation: Attempting to raise the standard of safety, security and survivability for commercial aviation passengers and for support of victims' families. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.planesafe.org/ Volcanic Ash Clouds and Aircraft Safety Volcanic Ash Clouds and Aircraft Safety: Provides information about how volcanic ash clouds affect aircraft and how to avoid, identify and report this hazard. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.geo.mtu.edu/department/classes/ge404/gcmayber/ Safety and Flight Equipment Association Safety and Flight Equipment Association: Forum for the exchange of information between Industry, Government Procurement agencies and Research Establishments in the field of Survival and Flight Equipment for both Military and Civil applications. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.safeeurope.co.uk White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security: 1997 recommendations for improving safety and security of air transport in the United States. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.airportnet.org/depts/regulatory/gorecom.htm DeTect Inc. DeTect Inc.: Bird detection radar systems and environmental services. Information on the hazard, contact information and the services offered. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.detect-inc.com FutureFlight Central FutureFlight Central: NASA Airport Surface Simulator: The world's first full-scale, full-mission, ISO 90001 compliant R&D air traffic control tower simulation environment where operating safety, efficiency, and environmental compatiblity can be researched, developed and va (Safety of Aviation) http://ffc.arc.nasa.gov/ Aviation Safety Network Aviation Safety Network: Resource centre for airliner accidents and civil aviation safety issues. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.aviation-safety.net/ Maintenance And Ramp Safety Society Maintenance And Ramp Safety Society: Promotes aviation safety by reducing human error with videos, posters, and training courses. Includes membership and ordering information newsletter, guest book and safety links. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.marss.org/ European Program Package for the Calculation of Aviation Route Doses European Program Package for the Calculation of Aviation Route Doses: EPCARD - online calculator for radiation dose incurred by airline staff on a given route, or per hour at a given position. With explanation of scientific background. By the German National Research Center for Environment and Health. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.gsf.de/epcard/eng_start.php Air Safety Group homepage Air Safety Group homepage: A voluntary group founded in England in 1964. The main aim is to promote safety in civil airline operations on an international basis. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.airsafetygroup.org FOD News FOD News: Resource to stop foreign object damage in aviation. News articles, mission statement, useful information, contacts, discussion group. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.fodnews.com/ FDAI Flight Deck Automation Issues FDAI Flight Deck Automation Issues: Oregon State University and Research Integrations study on the human factors issues of commercial transport aircraft flight deck automation. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.flightdeckautomation.com Transportation Safety Institute Aviation Safety Division Transportation Safety Institute Aviation Safety Division: Supports the efforts and initiatives of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with regard to air travel safety by conducting education and training programs. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.tsi.dot.gov/divisions/Aviation/aviation.htm Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive: Aviation survival equipment reviews; survival techniques and resources for pilots; authoritive General Aviation ditching information. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.equipped.org/avsrvtoc.htm Madden's Air Transportation Safety Resources Madden's Air Transportation Safety Resources: Madden's Air Transportation Safety Resources (Safety of Aviation) http://courses.unt.edu/madden/WWW/ Rich Stowell's Aviation Learning Center Rich Stowell's Aviation Learning Center: Spin recovery techniques and emergency recovery maneuvers. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.richstowell.com EuroControl EuroControl: European Organization for the safety of air navigation. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.eurocontrol.be/ Bird Avoidance Model Bird Avoidance Model: Provides pilots and planners/schedulers access to bird strike and bird avoidance models along with other geospatial themes. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.geoinsight.com/Projects/USAF/Academy/BAM.cfm Aviation Safety Magazine Aviation Safety Magazine: Monthly journal of aviation risk management and accident prevention. Search archive of Preliminary Reports, Accident Probes and Safety Analysis. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com Aviation Safety Foundation, Australia Aviation Safety Foundation, Australia: Through the promotion of air safety standards, the Foundation aims to instill confidence and interest in aviation. About group, membership, sponsors, programs, news and links. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.asfa.org.au/ Aviation Safety Reporting System Aviation Safety Reporting System: Incident reporting service for pilots in the United States. (Safety of Aviation) http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/ Korean Air Safety Audit Findings Korean Air Safety Audit Findings: From 1998 internal safety audit report on KAL flight procedures, by a former KAL pilot. Analysis of cockpit resource management, links to related articles, commentary and glossary. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.vision.net.au/~apaterson/aviation/korean_audit.htm Gremline Gremline: Flight safety information and online monthly magazine. Based in the UK, provides information for powered and non-powered recreational flyers, ground service providers and aircraft accident investigators. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.gremline.com FAA: National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center FAA: National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center: NASDAC has domestic and international government and commercial data resources. Enables users to compare data sources with each other for more comprehensive and accurate analyses. (Safety of Aviation) http://nasdac.faa.gov/ CHIRP CHIRP: The Confidential Human factors Incident Reporting Programme allows any pilot to report safety related incidents and events. Disidentified reports can be viewed. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.chirp.co.uk/ Plane Crash Information Plane Crash Information: Aviation accident database with brief analysis and links to official determinations. Voice recordings, aircraft specifications, statistics, sorts by carrier or aircraft type, links and reference. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.planecrashinfo.com/ International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) International Business Aviation Council (IBAC): IBAC's IS-BAO Program. International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). IS-BAO is a code of best practice. It has been developed by the industry for the benefit of the industry. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.ibac.org/is-bao/isbao.htm The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc.: The AOPA is a non-profit individual membership association that serves the interests and needs of its members and promotes the safety of flight in aircraft. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.aopa.org/asf/ Smoke Hoods and Aviation Safety Smoke Hoods and Aviation Safety: A brief article outlining the issue of the use of smoke hoods on airplanes for passengers. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.landings.com/_landings/Press-Center/r11257452-1.html UK Flight Safety Committee UK Flight Safety Committee: Aviation flight safety personnel dedicated to the improvement of aviation safety. About group, mission, committees, membership information, seminar schedule and member area. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.ukfsc.co.uk/ Aviation Safety Topics And Links Aviation Safety Topics And Links: Flight instructor provides aviation safety information. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.airmark1.com/ Aviation Safety Group of New England Aviation Safety Group of New England: A non-profit organization dedicated to the enhancement of aviation safety. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.airsafety.org/ Aviation Human Factors Division - Technical reports Aviation Human Factors Division - Technical reports: Sponsored by the Aviation Human Factors Division, Institute of Aviation, University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign, this site provides fulltext reports dealing with human factors research. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.aviation.uiuc.edu/UnitsHFD/HFDIndexFM.htm Mountain Flying Mountain Flying: Citation pilot and author instructs mountain flying safety. Also articles on landing technique, taildraggers, photo galleries, products, author background, profile and testimonials. (Safety of Aviation) http://www.mountainflying.com/index.htm