Personnel Training and Licensing Panel: Automation Study Report

The Personnel Training and Licensing Panel: Automation Study Report (Nov 2023) by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) addresses automation dependency in commercial air transport operations, focusing on pilots in fixed-wing aircraft. The report is a result of an extensive study that examines the growing reliance on automated systems and the implications for manual flight skills, pilot monitoring, and aviation safety. We summarise the key components here and link you to the full report.

Sleep Hygiene:

Sleep matters. And quality is what matters most. A set of practices and habits, called sleep hygiene, are essential to having good nighttime sleep quality and full daytime alertness. Konstantinos Pechlivanos lays out 15 tips for pilots to help to maintain their sleep quality. Check out the comprehensive list of references for further info on sleep.

Threat and Error Management (TEM) for Helicopter Operations

Here’s one for the helicopter community. An introduction to the principles of threat and error management with a particular focus on how it affects rotary wing operations.

In helicopter operations, the TEM model is particularly valuable due to the unique challenges and operational complexities involved. Helicopter pilots often face varied and dynamic environments, such as adverse weather conditions, confined landing zones, and low-altitude operations. The TEM model helps pilots anticipate, detect and manage threats, errors and Undesired Aircraft States (UAS, and keep margins of safety.

The Boeing aerospace safety timeline

The Aerospace Safety Timeline tool is an impactful way of visualising data and describes the history of innovation and development in aerospace.

It features significant aerospace events, accidents, investigations, innovations, and regulatory decisions that have shaped aerospace history, allowing you to view images, videos, and other details of significant events during your aerospace safety exploration.

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