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; ... 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; ... [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; ... [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 ...