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Get Out Alive

Like all aviators, I’ve read a lot of articles on icing and events involving it. Each is unique, but there are also some similarities.

For the Birds

Striking a 150-pound deer with your vehicle can cause substantial damage, maybe even resulting in a total loss. Now imagine what a five-pound bird impacting an aircraft traveling at 120 knots or greater can do.

  • 1 June 2015
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Haste Makes Waste

From the beginning of the mission briefing to the end of the debrief, it had already been a nine-and-a-half-hour work day. To add icing to the cake, I had to perform weekly radio maintenance the following day.

  • 1 June 2015
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Did I Check?

For a line company pilot on deployment, things can become very routine. We often perform daily operations without being able to account for every step needed to accomplish our final goal.

  • 1 May 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
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Negligent Discharge on the Flight Line

In a rush to get the bump aircraft run up, the PC passed in front of the weapon the door gunner was carrying and arrived at the aircraft an instant before the door gunner placed the weapon on the ground. Then, the inevitable happened.

  • 1 May 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10262
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Licking the Envelope

When my unit was deployed to Iraq, we stayed busy maintaining the flying tempo to meet mission requirements. Looking back, danger was lurking behind every corner.

  • 1 May 2015
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 10051
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