Human Factors / Performance

HF / Human Performance

Confusion of Compelling, But Erroneous, PC-12 Synthetic Vision Display

Posted by on Jan 22, 2017 in Accidents & Incidents, Business Aviation, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

Confusion of Compelling, But Erroneous, PC-12 Synthetic Vision Display Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) are an increasingly common tool to enhance flight crew situational awareness.  The crew of an Australian...

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EC130B4 Loss of Control on Take-Off in Dubai

Posted by on Jan 16, 2017 in Accidents & Incidents, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Design & Certification, FDM / Data Recorders, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Regulation, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

EC130B4 Loss of Control on Take-Off in Dubai On 22 January 2014, Airbus Helicopters EC130B4 helicopter A6-DYR of Helidubai crashed after suffering a loss of control departing the heliport at the Atlantis Palm...

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CHC Scotia Sikorsky S-92A Loss of Tail Rotor Control Events

Posted by on Jan 11, 2017 in Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

Sikorsky S-92A Loss of Tail Rotor Control Events (CHC Scotia G-WNSR, Total West Franklin Installation, Central North Sea) The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have issued a Special Bulletin on an...

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S-92A Flying Control Restriction on Wiring Loom

Posted by on Jan 9, 2017 in Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

S-92A Flying Control Restriction on Wiring Loom A pilot recently reported a restriction of main rotor cyclic movement in the forward left quadrant of a Sikorsky S-92A according to a Service Difficult Report...

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