Recently added articles from Approach:
Command excellence through safety.(The Initial Approach Fix)
May 01, 2009 ... The Chief of Naval Operations and the Commander Naval Safety Center are proud to announce the winners of the CNO Aviation-Related safety awards for CY 2008 CNO Aviation Safety Award These award winners are recognized for their professionalism, commitment to ...
Focus on fatigue.(The Initial Approach Fix)
May 01, 2009 ... For most aviators there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything that needs to be done. So, where does proper rest fit into your priorities? Our aeromedical experts want you to know that fatigue can kill, and everyone involved in naval aviation must be aware of this insidious ...
More fatigue! (yawn).(AEROMEDICAL--FATIGUE)
May 01, 2009; Davenport, Nick ... Yeah, we're at war and OPTEMPO is up; we're mission-oriented folks accustomed to continually doing more with less. We just gut it out and get the job done, right? You're probably thinking, "We're fatigued, and there ain't much we can do about it." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
You, me, and 2P.(AEROMEDICAL--FATIGUE)
May 01, 2009; Gebicke, Kent ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Time management and sleep play a big role in aviation. We know that fatigue can contribute to errors in judgment and response time. We also know too many mishaps occur because of pilot error. At some point in a pilot's career, a situation will arise that ...
Tired but calm and collected.(AEROMEDICAL--FATIGUE)
May 01, 2009; Podgorski, David ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We had been deployed on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) for almost two months, flying daily six-and-a-half-hour missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We had become comfortable with the missions but felt fatigued from the daily grind of long ...
Wake-up call in the desert.(AEROMEDICAL--FATIGUE)
May 01, 2009; Teeter, Dan ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I have been told Navy flying is far more dangerous than Army flying. The argument asserts that flying over land affords you terrain references and contrasts, more accessible fuel, and emergency-landing sites; all you have at sea is an infinite expanse of ...
The jaws of death: the minute the mission changes in flight is the minute you need to sit back and carefully evaluate everything that's going on.
May 01, 2009; Fulcher, Joshua ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The day began just like any normal duty day for a Kodiak, Alaska, Coast Guard C-130 crew. We got to the station at 0745, checked the aircraft book, and got the weather brief from the marine-science techs (MSTs). The weather forecast for this lovely Sunday ...
Prowler, go long.
May 01, 2009; Hay, Bruce W. ... November 2002 was month four of eventually what became a 10-month deployment onboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). After a couple weeks flying Operation Enduring Freedom missions over Afghanistan, the battle group had transited the Straits of Hormuz to support Operation Southern Watch. The ...
No squawking, no talking.(ORM Corner)
May 01, 2009; Norris, Chad ... I had flown E-6s in my previous tour and was used to dealing with poor cockpit visibility. So, when I discussed "VFR scan and lookout doctrine" during briefs, I often shared a story about when I almost ran over a lineman who was underneath the nose of our mammoth Boeing 707 when I started ...
Instruments tell a story.
May 01, 2009; Comer, Ross ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We enjoyed another beautiful Southern California afternoon in September. Our HH-60J crew was flying down the shoreline on a homeland-security patrol, after an afternoon of waving the flag along the beaches of San Clemente and La Jolla. We were late getting ...
Couple up: the fogging was so severe the HUD's combining glass was coated with condensation, which caused the symbology to fade under the moisture.
May 01, 2009; Gerber, Chad A. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Hornet often is described as so advanced the only limiting factor is the pilot at the controls. The aircraft has all the bells and whistles expected of a modern fighter, with the operational simplicity suitable for a single-seat aviator. On a ...
Multiple failures.
May 01, 2009; Skirvin, Nick ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The crew of Bear 601 was two months into deployment and two weeks into Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) missions. We were preparing for what we thought would be another routine flight. The man-up was a hot-pump, crew switch that started OK, but radio ...
VT-2.(Bravo Zulu)
May 01, 2009; ... ENS. BRANDON OSWALD AND A VT-2 INSTRUCTOR PILOT (IP) were returning to NAS Whiting Field after a weekend, instrument, cross-country training event. These flights are in the primary phase of T-34C flight training. The crew was completing the last training sortie with a PAR approach to a ...
LCdr. Rob Schneider (AC-NFP), Lcdr. James Haas (PAC), and AW2 Monique Bozeman (TAC).(Bravo Zulu)
May 01, 2009; ... LCDR. ROB SCHNEIDER (AC-NFP), LCDR. JAMES HAAS (PAC), AND AW2 MONIQUE BOZEMAN (TAC), were a UC-12M flight crew on a joint-operational-support-airlift-center (JOSAC) mission. For the second leg of the personnellogistics flight, the crew picked up four passengers and then taxied at ...
Three Harriers launched.(Bravo Zulu)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THREE HARRIERS LAUNCHED from an LHD for training during a bi-lateral exercise in the Gulf. Two aircraft were flown as a section, with the planned mission of strike coordination and reconnaissance (SCAR). Maj. Chad Casey, USMC, flew the lead aircraft, with ...
Controlling CFIT: NAVAIR's CAS team qorking on collision-avoidance systems.
May 01, 2009; Robinson, Matt ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "CFIT has been one of the leading causes of mishaps in recent years and continues to be one of the most difficult problems to solve."--Maj. Matt Robinson, USMC, aviation investigator, Naval Safety Center. The collision-avoidance-systems (CAS) ...
The only critical skill.(Crew Resource Management)
May 01, 2009; Kepner, Paul ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the dinner table in the wardroom of USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10), a discussion switched from the usual analysis of movies and disappointing sports teams to the topic of child development. "Why is it," my colleagues from the air detachment and I wondered, ...
Brownshoes in action mix: "the kind real aviators like".(Cartoon)
May 01, 2009; Carroll, Ward ... Remember, this only happens once a year ... I know "the customers" think this is something we enjoy, but it's definitely no fun from our side ... ... so let's just go ahead and get it over with. And trust me, I've heard ...
