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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, marked four months since I had departed active duty to pursue a career as an airline pilot. I’d been an Army aviator for 12 years, all rotary-wing time.

Threat and Error Management

As the day moves along, don’t be afraid to take a mental break to rest. It is important to be rested and ready at the end of your day just as it is in the beginning.

  • 1 August 2015
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Complacency Can End Your Career

A very dangerous part of the maintenance personnel’s job is the launch and recovery of the Shadow. This incident occurred during the recovery of an aircraft where complacency played a contributing factor and the crew chief was not following the proper procedures.

  • 1 August 2015
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A Slippery Slope

Sometimes, complacency and inexperience causes us to make less-than-stellar decisions. Thankfully, early experiences and failures in my personal career never led to a loss of life or equipment damage. What it did lead to, though, were lessons in the Army aviation safety risk management process.

  • 1 August 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
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A Dangerous Combination

Fatigue, minor errors and simple miscommunication is a dangerous combination. I know because it happened to me and could have resulted in a midair accident.

  • 1 August 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
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Rushing Toward Disaster

Army aviation is a demanding profession. You quickly learn how important it is to recognize and control situations that can cause problems, like being in a hurry. My story happened during routine flight operations.

  • 1 July 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10273
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