Risk Management Magazine

“Every landing is a slope landing” was always preached to me during flight school and progression to Readiness Level 1. Now, instead of just doing it because I was told to, I believe in it from experience.

As many of you have heard, aviation mishaps spike most years during the fourth quarter. However, I am excited to say that commanders have taken a proactive approach and reversed the trend of the dangerous fourth quarter.

As unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continue to rapidly evolve to meet the needs of our Army, so has their evolution into our aviation formations. Yet, this rapid and somewhat unfettered demand and growth has come at a price, particularly with safety.