NBAA moved its annual Single-Pilot Safety Standdown online this year, as part of the association’s inaugural Virtual Safety Week. In this episode of Flight Plan, two presenters from the event discuss takeaways from the standdown and how operators can continue to pursue excellence across all their operations. “Learning never stops,” noted Chris Provencio, director of flight safety and security at Textron Aviation. “I’ve been flying for almost 40 years now, but I also realize that any day there’s something out there that could bite me. There are always things to get better at.”
In today’s episode of NBAA’s Flight Plan, host Rob Finfrock speaks with:
Todd Hotes, flight operations manager and chief pilot, Polymer Resources
Chris Provencio, director, flight safety and scurity, Textron Aviation
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The FAA’s new rule expanding safety management systems (SMS) to Part 135 on-demand operators, certain Part 21 certificate holders and 91.147 air tour operations will be positive for the business aviation community and meets most of the criteria advocated by NBAA and other industry stakeholders, concluded an expert panel during an NBAA News Hour webinar.
Runway excursions are the leading cause of accidents in turbine business aircraft operations. NBAA's Domestic Operations Committee recently updated the association's safety resource, Reducing Runway Excursions in Business Aviation, with additional tips for operators to avoid these events.
Although aviation remains the safest form of travel, accidents continue to be an unfortunate and infrequent reality. Information stemming from crash investigations often spurs important discussions about ways to make operations safer. In fact, preliminary findings from probes conducted by the NTSB can yield valuable lessons.
As risks to business aviation are identified, NBAA’s Safety Committee is positioned as a center of expertise, analyzing industry data and findings to shape the scope of the NBAA’s Top Safety Focus Areas.
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