81 Lessons From The Sky

Fletcher McKenzie

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Squabbling Sparrows Press
15 July 2018

True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Transport industries; Aviation law; Aviation skills & piloting

Series: Lessons From The Sky

Do you want to be the pilot who comes home after every flight?

Learn from the experiences of other pilots so you don't become another air incident statistic.

81 Lessons From The Sky contains eighty-one easy-to-read, true stories from actual pilots, including what they learnt from their accidents and near misses. Eighty-one stories from around the globe, from the General Aviation community on their own near misses and their learnings.

All eighty-one stories have been selected and republished with permission from NASA, CASA and CHIRP, and include first hand pilot reports about aviation accidents from the USA, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Eighty-one lessons learnt from taxiway incidents, refuelling errors, airspace infringements, cloud base confusion, reliance on GPS systems, storm fronts, military airspace incursions, and many, many more.

Each story is short and easy-to-read, written in the voice of the pilot who lived to report back. You'll recognise the names of the aircraft, and you may have even landed at some of the airfields mentioned in these pages. Aircraft like the Conquest, the Pawnee, the Cessna 150, the 172, a Piper 6XT, even a Bird Dog, and others.

An essential read for all current and future pilots. And remember, safety first.

By: Fletcher McKenzie
Imprint: Squabbling Sparrows Press
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780473419943
ISBN 10: 0473419947
Series: Lessons From The Sky
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 15 July 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Introduction Preface Prologue AUSTRALIA - AUS - CASA UNITED KINGDOM - UK - CHIRP UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - USA - ASRS 1. Airworthiness & Maintenance DRINKING DISTRACTION SEAT FAILURE ON TAKE-OFF PRE-FLIGHT CHECK FAILURE ALUMINIUM SPEED TAPE FOR A/C SKIN REPAIRS STANDARD OF WORK FRYING TONIGHT PROPERLY CLEAR OF THE PROP? BIRD DOG DISTRACTION 2. Complacency & Fatigue PUSH THE `RIGHT' PEDAL EVENT AT A BUSY FLY-IN MEA CULPA WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND FUELLISH MORE THAN A TROPICAL BREEZE ACCIDENT REPORT NO PLACE FOR FUELING NO PLACE FOR DUELING COMPLACENCY FORCED LANDING IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH HOT AND HIGH RUNNING OUT OF FUEL COMPLACENCY OR PARANOIA? READING ON A TRAIN SAVED MY LIFE TOO TIRED TO GLIDE? 3. Human Factors & Decision Making TAKING-OFF INTO TRACK OF LANDING AIRCRAFT (1) TAKING-OFF ACROSS THE PATH OF A LANDING AIRCRAFT (2) WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? C150 PILOT'S REPORT TAXIWAY INCIDENT ALL FINGERS AND TOES HELICOPTER HAZARD LIGHT BULB MOMENT GET THERE `ITIS' SOMETHING TO WATCH IN THE DARK DOUBLE TROUBLE TIGER COUNTRY 4. Communicate & Air Crew TCAS CLIMB POTENTIAL COLLISION AIRPROX ALTITUDE DEVIATION JOINING DILEMMA NARROW SQUEAK IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE COCKPIT ORGANISATION/COMMUNICATION ALERT TO THE DANGER A FEW HOME TRUTHS 5. Weather & Wind EDGING AROUND THE STORM CARBS AND CALORIES CAUGHT ABOVE CLOUD RUNNING FROM THE STORM CAVOK CONFUSION BAD WEATHER CIRCUITS 6. Controlled Airspace & Air Traffic Control POSSIBLE INFRINGEMENT ATC MIS-CONTROL INFRINGEMENT OF CLASS D AIRSPACE NEAR INFRINGEMENT INFRINGEMENT OF DONCASTER CTR 1 RADAR VECTORS TO APPROACH WITHOUT GLIDEPATH INFORMATION AIRSPACE INFRINGEMENT DANGER AREA INFRINGEMENT PRESSURE FROM ATCO SERA 5005 - ATC SUSPENDING OPERATIONS INFRINGEMENT OF CLASS D ZONE INFRINGEMENT OF CAS POSSIBLE INFRINGEMENT OF THE LONDON TMA INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN CLASS G AIRSPACE 7. Near Miss & Separation BENEFITS OF LISTENING SQUAWK GLIDER IN PROXIMITY TO CLOUD VERY LATE `CLEARED TO LAND': WAS IT AN INCURSION? RECENT NAVIGATION INCIDENT RUNWAY INCURSION NEAR MISS (1) NEAR MISS (2) CLOSE ENCOUNTER ON FINAL APPROACH 8. Technology & Automation IPAD, GPS AND COMPASS DEVIATION DEGRADED RNAV - INSPIRATION FOR VERSATILITY GPS GUIDES TO DISTRACTION TOO SMUG FOR COMFORT GONE PEAR SHAPED 9. On the Ground VEHICLE ENTERING RUNWAY GROUND MOVEMENTS AWARENESS AVGAS CONTAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS FROM AIR GROUND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (AGCS) OPERATOR Aviation Quotes Glossary - ICAO Abbreviations and Codes Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Fletcher McKenzie

"Fletcher McKenzie flew solo in a glider at the age of 16, then tried parachuting several dozen times, before graduating onto paragliding, and finally obtained his Private Pilots License. He is the producer of the global television show ""FlightPathTV"" which is on air in over 60 countries, and travels extensively interviewing pilots from around the world."

Reviews for 81 Lessons From The Sky

One day, one of the lessons in this book might be that file that pops up from the depths of your memory to save your life. Scott McKenzie Former RNZAF Instructor